Blog posts about Scotland at Permanent Tourist

Some panoramic views of the Isle of Skye, shot way back in 2005.

Drone photograph of Loch Glascarnoch in summer

Aerial views of a flooded glen in the wilds of northern Scotland, with low water levels exposing the old road.

Living in a land-locked, mountainous country can be hard when you love the seaside, beaches, caves and coastal nature. Luckily, Scotland abounds in such things, and we took the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at Lunan Bay when we visited Angus in July.

Even after the many miles of road travel to the populated north of Scotland, the next stage out into the northern Highlands, delineated by the huge Great Glen between Oban and Inverness, is something else entirely. Leaving dual carriageways behind on the Black Isle and heading west, especially during inclement weather, both the roads and the landscape become increasingly […]