Our Thoughts and Musings

Glen Coe from the south

Glencoe or Glen Coe?

Is it Glencoe or Glen Coe?  Whichever way you write it, and it seems to appear in both forms, Glencoe is a stunning place that conjures every superlative that you

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Fort William and Ben Nevis

View from the top

We’ve been living and working at our guesthouse in Fort William for almost five years now. It’s fair to say that there are one or two hills and mountains in

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Benefits of Lockdown

What are the benefits of lock-down? I hear you say. In these difficult times with the Coronavirus pandemic wreaking devastation around the globe, you may wonder what I am talking

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B&B, Guesthouse or Hotel

Are we Bed & Breakfast, a Guesthouse or a Hotel?  This is often the question we are asked by our guests. Maybe what we are is obvious from our name,

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The Hidden Valley Glencoe

The Hidden Valley in Glencoe (or Lost Valley as it is sometimes referred to) is a hike that we’ve been meaning to do ever since we moved here four years

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Puffins Scotland

One of the places that you can see puffins in Scotland is on the island of Staffa which is north west of the Isle of Mull. I was fortunate enough

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Steall Falls closeup

Glen Nevis and Steall Falls

Glen Nevis and Steall Falls is one of my favourite places, being very near to us in Fort William and also being very beautiful and peaceful.  Glen Nevis is one

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Glen Etive

Glen Etive is an 18km long valley that runs south from Rannoch Moor, and is flanked at its northern end by Buachaille Etive Mor. This one of the most recognisable

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Castle Tioram

Castle Tioram is a great place to visit if you are doing a circuit of Ardnamurchan Peninsula.  It is a somewhat eerie ruin that sits on a tidal island in

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