Les yeux de Camille

Loch Loyne on the background   Since a couple of years ago it became tradition to travel somewhere nice for our birthdays. Thanks to my boss I even get an extra holiday day for this special event. So last year we took a full week off and went to the world famous Isle of Skye. This article is my selection of the best things to see in Skye.         Eilean Donan Castle The weather was gorgeous an we took our time to very slowly drive up from Stirling to Skye via Fort William stopping plenty of times on the way to admire the landscape. We finally got to see the legendary Eilean Donan Castle (featuring in Highlander and the Bond movie The World is Not Enough ) just before arriving on the Isle of Skye.  We had rented a little flat on the Sleat peninsula which is in the South East of the Island. It's a little far from the most famous touristy sites but considering the size of the island we would have had to drive a fair bit wherever we stayed. We were, however,...

Anstruther   After a long break writing my blog, let me now show you one of my favourite area of Scotland: the Kingdom of Fife .  I love it there, firstly, because it usually gets a nicer weather than Stirling, secondly because it is by the sea (or the Forth estuary for a big part of it) and it is full of very charming towns and villages. Therefore it has a very nice holiday feeling and a day trip over there always feels like a breath of fresh air.  In this time of Covid, I feel very lucky to be able to easily get a change of scenery without having to travel very far. Anstruther We decided to walk small bits of the Fife Coastal path which is a long distance trail linking the Forth and the Tay estuaries. This 183km path follows the Kingdom of Fife coastline passing through picturesque old fishing villages, some more industrial towns, as well the birth place of Golf: St Andrews. There are beautiful golden beaches along the trail, and interesting wildlife to be spotted: ...

View over the firth of Forth Last winter has been very rainy here in Scotland, so sadly we only managed to go for walks only twice. For almost all of our Scottish walks we find the itinerary on the brilliant Walkhighlands website. They provide very detailed itineraries of walks & hikes for all levels all over Scotland. I highly recommand to check this website if you want ideas where to walk across the country. Our first walk was a short historical walk around the beautiful Royal Burgh of Culross in the Kingdom of Fife. At about 25 min drive from Stirling, we climbed up a path along fields, offering us a great view over the firth of Forth, passed by the remains of  the 13th century Culross Abbey and wandered through the medieval village of Culross.  Culross Abbey Thanks to the work of the National Trust for Scotland , the 16th and 17th century buildings of the Royal Burgh have been very well preserved, and taking a stroll in the streets...