Isle of Skye, or the Cloud Island

The first time I went to Skye was with a group of friends when I was studying at university. As proper twenty little year old students, we thought we knew it all but we knew nothing, so we decided to visit Skye in January. Probably you remember what I said yesterday about the sun in Scotland in winter, so yeah, my first memories of the Isle of Skye are at night time.

The second memory is of a sheep in the middle of the road at (guess!) night time. My friend driving was not realising there was a sheep there, staring at the car but without moving. Three other people were shouting at him to stop the car, to be careful with the sheep. Well, the problem mainly was that he is French and we were shouting at him in Spanish, therefore he had no idea what we were saying.

Don´t worry! The car finally stopped centimetres away from the sheep, this one looked at us for a brief moment, and run away! I think sheep and car passengers were as fright as each other.

True sheep from Skye

Years later I went back to Skye, as my Scottish boyfriend had never been before (aha!). The island is beautiful, it is joint to the mainland by a quite impressive bridge, and you have to pay attention to the roundabout at the end of the bridge, otherwise you will be going round a couple of times!

In the island you can find from dinosaur fossils to, yes, sheep. Oh well, and people! Very nice people actually! In the capital, Portree you can find charming shops and little cafes, and good food! Plus one can´t get lost as it is not that big. It is tiny actually! You can find more information about the Isle of Skye here.

As you will see on the photos, the views are incredibly amazing, the mountains, cliffs, beaches are just spectacular. To me the Isle of Skye is the perfect place to enjoy a week of relax, being away from everything and everybody. Just renting a little cottage and enjoying life. The more I write about it the more I wish I could do it starting tomorrow!

I hope you like the photos!

Loch Lomond - Scotland -

Loch Lomond, only over 30 minutes from Glasgow by car, is one of those places that can make you feel better. Away from the city, surrounded by nature and a beautiful scenery, it is one of my favourite places to scape to when I need some peace and quiet.

Loch Lomond, a sólo 30 minutos en coche de Glasgow, es uno de esos lugares que te hace sentir mejor. Lejos de la ciudad, rodeado de naturaleza y con unos paisajes preciosos, es uno de mis sitios preferidos a los que escapar cuando necesito un poco de paz y tranquilidad.

There are plenty of hotels around if you are considering spending a weekend there, but my absolute favourite is Cameron House, a stunning house renovated to be a hotel. But they also have some lodges, which are perfect for families. It is kind of posh camping :-)

Hay cantidad de hoteles cerca, pero el que más me gusta es Cameron House, una casona renovada y convertida en hotel de cinco estrellas. También tienen unas "cabañas", que parecen perfectas para familias. Son como de camping pijo!

And as in many other places in Scotland, you can find castles around. Unfortunately some of them haven´t been taken care of, and are falling apart, which is a shame.

Como en otros muchos sitios de Escocia, puedes encontrar castillos por los alrededores. Desafortunadamente algunos no han sido cuidados y se están cayendo, lo que es una pena.

For me Loch Lomond is the perfect place to enjoy nature, and spend a whole day around, eating in one of the many traditional Scottish pubs and restaurants you can find there. If you like golf, the Carrick is one of the most amazing golf courses in, probably, the world.

Para mi Loch Lomond es el sitio perfecto para disfrutar de la naturaleza, pasar un día entero comiendo en alguno de los restaurantes of pubs tradicionales escoceses que se pueden encontrar por la zona. Si eres amante del golf, el Carrick es unos de los campos de golf más increíbles de (probablemente) todo el mundo.

Where are your favourite places to scape to? Where do you go when you need peace and quiet?

Y vosotros a dónde os escapáis cuando necesitáis paz? Cuál es vuestro sitio preferido?

Thank you for reading!

Muchas gracias por leerme!