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A crescent beach surrounded by grasses. The sky is cloudy

It’s a Beach Day! Scotlands most Beautiful Beaches

The beaches around Kinlochbervie in north-west Scotland are beyond beautiful. They are wild, sandy and rugged. If it wasn't for the weather, I would have thought I was somewhere significantly more tropical. Today, we have a slightly tongue-in-cheek round up of the four (or sort of five) beaches we visited in the area.

A red hut sits on the crest of a hill. It has a thatched roof and green shutters.

Reading Denmark: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

Translated by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder, the story follows several generations of fishermen from Marstal, a town located on the island of Ærø, in southern Denmark. We follow Laurids Madsen into battle against the rebelling Germans in 1848. Then his son, Albert, on a round-the-world voyage searching for answers. Finally, we see the Second World War through the eyes of Albert’s stepson, Knud Erik, a captain in the British Navy. 

Two young deer munching some grass

December 2023: Festive Frolics to see out the year!!

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I especially miss Brussels during the festive season, so we’ve been trying to replicate some of the fun of the Christmas markets with trips to our local National Trust houses to see their Christmas decorations. There’s less mulled wine on offer (i.e. none), but the decorations are all so lovely and varied. 

View of hills and loch with the sun peeking through

West Coast Adventures on the NC500

If you’ve seen my post about our adventures around Inverness, or you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’ll be expecting this post. I’m slowly recapping our visit to north-west Scotland in October this year. 

This is an attempt at a quick-fire round up of the various places we visited between Ullapool and Smoo Cave on the North Coast 500.