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Downpour Gin North Uist

Downpour Gin: Island Life Distilled at North Uist Distillery

September 27, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 4 Comments

The sky was bright and light before breakfast; it was June in the Outer Hebrides, and night never stays long in the summer. Gannets and cormorants wheeled through the air in front of the ferry, the landmass of Berneray and…

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15 of My Favourite Places To Eat in Lewis and Harris

August 22, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 13 Comments

Where are the best restaurants in Lewis and Harris? Where to eat in Lewis and Harris is a question a lot of visitors ask, and one I’m always happy to answer. (As you know, the food is one of the…

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United EU flight delay compensation

How I Got a Refund for My Delayed Flight to NYC

July 31, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 7 Comments

I couldn’t help it: I started crying. It was nearing midnight, our flight should have left at 7.30pm, and I didn’t know if we would make our connecting flight from Glasgow to Stornoway the next morning – or if we…

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Edinburgh guidebook Forth Bridge

A Day Trip to Edinburgh – in the Rain!

June 19, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 2 Comments

“This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again.” I’ve always loved this quote about Edinburgh, written by author Alexander McCall Smith. It seems to…

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Culzean Castle Scotland

A Night at The National Trust for Scotland’s NYC Gala

May 22, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 2 Comments

Glencoe. Culloden. St Kilda. Bannockburn. These are names that most visitors to Scotland will recognise – and if you’ve been been to any of these Scottish sights, then you’ve been to a National Trust for Scotland property. From ancient houses…

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Notre Dame Bell Towers

The Magic of A Weekend in Paris

April 10, 2019 By Katie MacLeod 4 Comments

In French, a flâneur (or flâneuse) is someone who strolls, saunters, and wanders around a city. It’s a delightful sounding word, one that rolls off your tongue, and the act of being a flaneur is just as satisfying, as I…

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