As a lover of remote, windswept islands, I’ve long known where Scotland’s Shetland Islands are, but for many they’re just another North Atlantic island chain. However, this small archipelago is a rare bird paradise (ok, Arctic bird paradise), a hiker’s dream destination, and if you like to explore shipwrecks you will find plenty of them […]
Scotland’s Outer Hebrides are a 210 mile long series of barrier islands on the west coast of the Scottish mainland. They range in environment and geology from the rugged mountains of the isles of Lewis and Harris to the machair and low-lying marshes of the Uists and the white sandy beaches of Vatersay and Barra.
Scotland’s Inner Hebrides are a group of islands only a short distance from Scottish mainland. Together with the Outer Hebrides, the islands make up around 44,000 of the entire Scottish population and encompass around 200 islands. Only about 50 of these are inhabited.
Scotland’s islands are gorgeous places! They encompass almost all ecosystems within Scotland, from stunning white beaches to mountains. There are four major island groups within Scotland, the Inner Hebrides, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland.
Surprise! I opted to sneak in a ninth city on this two-week series about Australian cities. Alice Springs, Australia is not a city – by any standard. It is, however, one of the few inland Australia towns. Known mainly for the Aboriginal history, there is also quite a bit of settler history. It also has […]
Tasmania doesn’t often make travellers wish lists, but in the past few years it skyrocketed into the luxury travel sphere. Hobart, Tasmania, the capital, is a popular destination for travellers in search of wine, rugged landscape, and untouched hiking trails. For travellers who have already been to New Zealand, Tasmania is the next ultimate destination.
Adelaide, Australia gets overlooked a lot. It’s the capital of South Australia, and while it has museums and national galleries, a lot of travellers skip it in favour of Melbourne’s colourful alleyways and Sydney’s incredible heritage. I personally think Adelaide has a lot to offer a curious traveller and I know that a lot of […]
Perth, Australia is quite possibly one of the most remote cities in the world. The capital of Western Australia, it is nearly 4,000km from other Australian cities like Sydney and Canberra on Australia’s east coast. However, don’t let that distance detract from what an amazing city it is. It’s proximity to some of the world’s […]
*Last week I wrote about a two-week series on Australian cities! We kick off this week in Darwin, Australia – capital of the Northern Territory. Darwin, Australia is the country’s northernmost city, lying at the northern edge of the vast Northern Territory on the Timor Sea. Northern Territory is the least populated Australian state, having […]
When I was in Bali, Indonesia back in April of 2017, my colleague Katie put me in touch with the Director of Sales and Marketing for Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve located in Ubud, in the southeastern part of the country. After I had been in Ubud for a few weeks, I took the chance to […]
