I would have to say that if I was forced to pick my favorite part of the trip, it would be the Highlands of Scotland. When I went to Ireland several years back I left thinking that I would never see anything as pretty as the beautiful green rolling hills we encountered there…and then I went to Scotland. The natural beauty of the Glencoe Valley is absolutely breathtaking and will leave you speechless. It’s the type of landscape scene that you think of when you hear “And God created the heavens and the earth”. Beautiful mountains and valleys full of sheep and cattle, ancient rock ruins, and rich, haunted history.
Blair Athol Whisky Distillery- Blair Athol, Scotland (If you ever find yourself in this part of Scotland, I would highly recommend taking the tour of this amazing distillery!)
A glimpse of everyday life for farmers in the highlands- Aviemore, Scotland
Culloden Moor
The battlefield at Culloden Moor where Bonnie Prince Charlie was defeated by the redcoats.
Inverness, Scotland
The still waters of Loch Ness…
One of Macbeth’s many castles nestled in the banks of Loch Ness
Loch Lomond
Ben Nevis- Britain’s highest mountain
Ben Nevis
Glencoe
Glencoe
Many more to come!
XO Laura Lee
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amazing landscapes !
I concur! AMAZING! I still need to get myself to Ireland AND Scottland! thx for sharing!
So beautiful! I’d love to see this place for myself.
Gotta get there! Beautiful!!!
“Stay on the road. Keep clear of the moors.Beware the moon, lads.”
(American Werewolf In London 1981)
Hhhmm. Loved that movie, though how the locals threw the innocent lads to the wolves was quite despicable. Better to sacrifice a couple of foreigners than fellow community members, eh? A bit sadistic, though understandably self-preserving. Not a one of those locals gave the boys shelter for the night, nor told them NOT to go out. Set them right out on the path to meet the beast.
Well, in these times, it’s best to understand that the local wolves are really a huge number of pedophiles in hiding out among those moors. Do your research, folks. Oh, do read.
That beautiful landscape hides more than you think. If you take your children on the trip, keep them very, very close at hand. Do not place them in the care of either locals nor strangers out there . . . in the misty moors. The history of Scotland is a chilly one, indeed.
Wow! No kidding! That is about one of the most disturbing news flashes I’ve ever heard! Seriously? I mean, I’m sure you wouldn’t post something like that if there wasn’t truth behind it. I’ll start with some local news papers up there. They do indeed have wolves then.
Your pictures are beautiful! Thank you for sharing them.
PS: The bar waitress wanted to save the lads, but the local dart players would have none of it! Great movie!
Sorry, Tony. It is true. Try looking up the Holly Grieg case. Try also looking up pedophile rings in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Very famous over in the UK, but not known in the MSM, particularly in the US. There are some very disturbing coverups over there that are coming to light, encompassing very high officials in the police force and government.
I did feel a bit disturbed having to ease up on the bucolic, magical nature of the photos but, as we know, surface level covers up a lot. And I would not have written it unless I had a lot of information that it is, indeed, true. I do, however, very much appreciate your writing to ask if there is substance behind my statement – discernment is key and I certainly invite you to use your own when you begin to dig into what’s under the headlines.
In any case, the photos are gorgeous.
I’m from Scotland. To suggest that there is a “huge number of pedophiles in hiding out among those moors” is one of the most stupid things i’ve ever heard!
The Scottish Highlands is one of the most remote areas in Britain. There’s no-one there!!
Besides, it’s a bit of a long shot for a paedophile to camp out in the hills waiting for children. The smart ones will be working in suburban ice cream vans etc.
Q – What has “An American Werewolf in London” got to do with the landscapes and history of Scotland?
A – Nothing.
I take it the post commenting on the paedophiles was written in jest? I hope it was.
Surely no-one is seriously suggesting that the Scottish glens are over-run with child molesters hiding behind every gorse bush?
American Werewolf in London was set in the North Yorkshire Moors. Whitby, where Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, is very close and is probably the reason for AWIL being set there. What is a mystery is how the survivor ended up in a hospital in London. The Ambulance would have to have passed half-a-dozen major English hospitals and many smaller ones to get there and ignored quite a few more to the north. T’was daft.
The paedophile stuff is also daft. Sadly, over 90% offenders are family/close friends with the victims and also offending alone; an inconvenient truth that is often hushed up by medics and police ‘for the family’s sake’.
Teach your children from birth, “No secrets from mummy”. Hammer it in.
Great pictures, will look in again.
These are stunning! I’m moving to Scotland in 2013 and these only make me more anxious to leave! :)
I am so jealous! I was only there for two weeks, but I could have spent another month exploring Scotland! I’m doing another post on Edinburgh and my favorite restaurants/pubs/shops in the UK! You’ll have to check ’em out!
XO
Would like to see your post on Edinburgh – I’ve lived here in Edinburgh all my life. Really like the photos you have taken of up North
WOW. How lucky for you! My peeps have been three times and would love to move there. Enjoy!
LIzzie, what part of the country are you moving to?
(If you don’t mind me asking)
Not at all! I’ll (hopefully) be studying in Edinburgh, but have every intention of traversing the highlands as well! :) Why do you ask?
Merely because a lot of people come to Scotland and miss out on many things it has to offer and concentrate on “the highlands” I am not knocking them in any way (neither the people nor the highlands) but Scotland is a great wee country. On travel sites for instance you will find questions from people who arrive by cruise ship near Edinburgh for the day and decide they must try and see the “Loch Ness Monster” Most replies tend to advise against that particular trip given the time involved, the pointlessness (you can’t see something that doesn’t exist) and the cost.
Edinburgh is a great place and I always enjoy my visits there, it is less than an hour from my home town of Glasgow and work takes me through on a regular basis. If fact I shall be there tomorrow.
Enjoy your studying and time in Scotland, and although I am not an expert I am more than happy to answer any questions on our little part of the planet if I can.
Well, thank you kindly! I’m terribly excited; i intend to live in Edinburgh from January to August, so hopefully i’ll get a real feel for the city :) I shall keep in touch!
Wow! Simply beautiful!
I have always had a desire to visit that part of the world! I hope I will be able to one day.
But in the mean time thank you for sharing your own experience with us all!!
My pleasure! It was a huge blessing to be able to go (:
I’m sure it was! I think I may be jealous! hehe…
Whilst I was living in the UK I never thought much about travelling there. There was always plans to do some kind of hiking but never got around to doing it. I’ve spoken to friends who have since gone off to explore the UK and I’m overly jealous I didn’t do it myself whilst I had the chance. Great pictures. Let this be a lesson, you dont have to go miles and miles away from home to travel and see beautiful sights. Will have to get around to doing it sometime.
I would have to agree with you. There is always something to explore that others would love to see….you just need to look.
So very true! Thank you! :)
Looks wonderful, I have always been meaning to go there, maybe that will be my next trip, thanks for the inspiration :)
just beautiful!
As a Scot with a blog about living in a castle in the Highlands (yes, really), it’s interesting to see your take on our beautiful country. I’m so glad you enjoyed it – and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Wow…what an honor! Thank YOU so much!
XO LL
I was in the Highlands many years ago, I travelled for about a month throughout Scotland. Beautiful images.
Gorgeous photos! I was only in Edinburgh for two days and I had wished I had planned time to go to the highlands. I must go back!
We had 3 days in Edinburgh…truly WONDERFUL! I hope you get to go back soon (:
XO LL
My girl is famoussss! I love you! And I love the pictures of us in “Part 2” We look quite dapper. ;)
I LOVE YOUUU! I think we’re quite smashing ;D
Looks straight out of a fairy tale…gorgeous photos!
:)
Gorgeous! I’m planning a trip there in a month and your photos make it look all the more enticing! Can’t wait.
Makes me a tad homesick :) Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos x
I hope I did it justice!
XO LL
Beautiful photos – I was in the highlands a lot of years ago and must put it on my list of places to re visit. Thank you.
Very nice photos, I would like to travel that place. :)
great photos. I was there last summer and it was one of the best trips i had ever been on. I toured most of Scotland from Edinburgh to Inverness to Oban then Glasgow and then flew out of Manchester. Thanks for sharing the photos, it reminds me of the good times i had.
I would LOVE to take the hike from Glasgow to Inverness that goes along Loch Lomond and Loch Ness….I think that would be an awesome trip!
I was in Manchester for two days! I’m not much of a soccer fan, so it wasn’t my favorite stop, but it was still interesting!
XO LL
makes me want to go back. Though I am not sure if I prefer Scotland or Ireland more. both have beautiful landscapes.
I have to agree that Scotland is the most breathtaking place I’ve ever visited. As beautiful as Ireland is, there is something majestic and fierce about the Scottish highlands. Beautiful pictures!
Those were the exact words I used when I first encountered the wilds of the Highlands ;)
XO LL
Ah Scotland. I’ve been there twice and planning another trip for next year. In 2000 I spent about 5 weeks backpacking and in 2010 I bought a motorbike and spent a couple of weeks riding the roads through that amazing scenery. After my first trip I have found myself feeling homesick for the place. My fav was Tobermory, but it’s all good. The Orkneys and Shetlands are fantastic as are the outer Hebrides. I believe I have McDonalds and Wallaces in the family tree, so maybe it’s about the bones going home.
Ah, Glen Coe. Magnificent and sad all at once. Been through there several times and it always feels haunted and compelling.
So lovely! Reminds me of the movie “The Princess Bride”. Especially love the castle picture!
My wife and I visited the UK and Ireland two years ago, and felt the Scottish Highlands–and Glencoe–were the most beautiful spots we visited. There are no words to describe the sight we encountered when we drove around a bend in the road and Glencoe came into sight at the end of a bay. There was a break in the clouds and the mountain tops were awash in morning light. It had rained the night before and we could see rivulets of water sparkling in the sunlight running down the mountainsides. Spectacular doesn’t begin to describe the view. And there was no place to pull over and take a picture! The people we met there just made our experience even more memorable. Thanks for the reminder!
Wow! What an honor to be able to remind you of such a memorable trip! Thank you!!
XO LL
I truly enjoyed your beautiful photos. Loch Ness and Glencoe are such pieces of heaven on earth. Will look forward to “many more to come!”
Your Photos are truly wonderful!!! What a great trip to Scotland you had and I have enjoyed tonight. Thank you
nice post
Just beautiful, and blue skies to boot!
My family (American) lived in Scotland when I was in college in Texas so I spent summers and Xmas there, and have been back once or twice. I wish I could go back all the time. I’ve been the Ireland, and sorry, my dear Irish cousins (my grandmothers family was straight from Ireland) I wasn’t all that impressed. Irelance is pretty, but you’re right: Scotland is truly magical, and yet people don’t know it as well. Gorgeous photography! Makes me “homesick” for my second home. Scotland, I love you!
Amazing photos! I just signed up for the Loch Ness Marathon in September. These photos are making me even more excited about it (the trip, not really about the marathon part :-) )
Beautiful pictures, I love how you introduced this peice “and God created the heavens and the earth” made me smile =).
I remember, when I was a little boy on holiday in the Highlands, I found a fragment of a bone in Glencoe and convinced myself that it was a relic of a murdered Macdonald. Your images bring back lots of memories. Thank you.
ahh the highlands.
I fell in love with the place in 2006 and these pictures took me right back there.
Truly beautiful – thanks!
I am heading to Scotland a week from Friday – I’m even more excited after this post! Thank you!!
Breathtaking!!!! I want to be there now haha!
Thank you for sharing!
♥ Love and light ♥
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Stunning photos… I can’t wait to visit this beautiful place
Such superb imagery superbly captured. Cheers.
Despite all the time I’ve spent in the UK, I regrettably never made it up to Scotland. Thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos!
Thanks for the post! Love those pics. Blessed to have been to that country three times. Those “Highlands” are packed with spiritual forces at battle, for sure.
Thanks and God bless you!
I am 13 and have never been to another continent, but I know my first time in Europe will definetly be in Scotland and Ireland! I loved your photos and the way they captured the essence of Scotland as well! The photo of the bridge I just adore! Thanks for inspiring me to pursue my dream of getting out to the Scotland highlands even more now!
I honeymooned in the Highlands and stayed on the Isle of Skye. Your photos were beautiful and brought back a lot of memories. My impression was that when you are driving round a bend and then a gorgeous visita unfolds before, it is just amazing and it was so hard to go back to civilization.
I am interested in the Island of Skye, the land of my ancestors. Will you be traveling in that region?
Stunning!
No words… is just beautiful :)
Beautiful! I visited Scotland for a few weeks last year and the highlands are absolutely gorgeous; these pictures make me want to go back there so badly.
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Ben Nevis…
Glencoe looks rugged! These pics make me want to go there and spend a month just backpacking and climbing. Nice pics!
Truly beautiful pictures. I hadn’t really thought of Scotland as a possible future destination but you may have changed that. :-) What type of camera did you use, if I may ask?
Wonderful! You would certainly not regret the trip (:
I used a Nikon D40 for the entire trip!
Amazing to see the places that inspired songs, like “Loch Lomond”, literature, like “MacBeth”, and legends, like Nessie!
Magnificent photographs. Place seems God’s own country. Beautiful photographs on travel blogs increase my Itching to travel.
Whoa, these are perfectly lovely photographs! Thank you for giving me a glimpse of a dream vacation.
I do love Scotland. Have to go back with my Nikon and take many more photos. Such wild country and cities.
Wonderful pictures. Did you make your way onto the Islands? My father is from Isle of Skye and it doesn’t get much prettier than that. These pictures made me homesick! Congrats on being freshly pressed.
Celeidh
WOW stunning landscape pics!
I must get there. Immediately.
Stunningly beautiful!
Beautiful pics! I’ve been to Edinburgh and Wales when I was in high school but would love to go back so I could explore more of the scenery in Scotland and appreciate it more. Plus I am a bagpiper so it holds a special place in my heart. :) Glad you had a good time.
This is speachless and breath-taking!
Ah, Scotland! Beautiful!
Brilliant pictures of the highland! I’ve been to Scotland once, but Only as far as Glasgow and Edinburgh, maybe next time I will venture out more.
I never though about visiting Scotland but after seeing your beautiful pictures i decided to put on my travel list :)
Thanx for the post
Scotland..one of my dream destinations :)
yeahh,, so do I…. :)
Nice pics…brings back lovely memories !
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Fantastic scenery in Blue…….
Scotland Island of sky……..
very beautiful pics. looking like very fresh. thanks for sharing.
beautiful! The Scottish countryside has been on my travel list forever!
How nice and wonderful of you to share these lovely pictures of Scotland. Had no idea how mountainous it is. I am writing to people in the UK, Ireland and Scotland and know of their wish to become independend from Great Britain. Power to them!
The Republic of Ireland is independent from the UK.
Scotland is part of the UK and Great Britain (Just to save you writing twice)
in love
wish i could see this place!
Love these pictures
Makes me proud to read this, thank you from a happy Scot :). Lovely photos.
I loved the landscapes however they are not beautiful as much as Ethiopian high lands.
oh boy…now this is really increasing my desire to see more countries. Scotland, I’ll surely visit you one day, darling.
Great post and photos and congratulations for being on freshly pressed!
Good God! Those are really beautiful!!!
Gorgeous pictures! I lived in Scotland for a while and fell for the place the very same moment I set my eyes on the stunning landscapes and I met the lovely people that live there. You really captured that beauty very well. Oh, and congrats on being freshly pressed! :)
Hi, just introducing myself. We spent a great few days in Killin many years ago with the highlands on our shoulders. However, I’m irish and well all those mountains get a bit tedious. If ye want something beautiful, calming and accessible try the glens of Antrim. Better again come visit us at http://www.wix.com/divilthebit/teachancheoil or http://www.nuthollow.com it’s magic!!
Land of the McGregors, my ancestors. How can you be homesick for a place you’ve never been? Wonderful. Thank you.
Breathtaking. I have a friend in Scotland who kept telling of its beauty and how I should drop by but I never got down to it. I really should see all these for myself. Thanks for sharing such wonderful photos – maybe now I’ll get down to my trip.
These are lovely!
so beautyfull
What a wonderful start to the day; a stunning visual reminder, not only of the beautiful place I was born and privileged to spend an idyllic childhood……but (sigh) that I don’t return to nearly often enough……In every one of your beautiful photographs I felt the highland spirits calling me home……..Thank you!!!
Many Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
Thank you for your wonderful photos. It definitely made my day! :)
I used to live up there. These days I spent a lot of time thinking of ways to go back home. Thanks for sharing.
Lorna
What beautiful photos , you make me miss Scotland so much !
this was the homeland to some of my ancestors (I am a bit of a mongrel) and until I get the chance to visit it for myself, I thank you for the exquisite tour.
I am eager to go to these places. Such beautiful!
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Last two are lovely – when the light is right it is beautiful up there – sadly it spends so much time raining!
Wow! Such a beautiful place and photos! Dreaming…
Gorgeous pictures! It is a place of dreams. I like your line how this is what you think of when you read “And God created the heavesn and earth.” Beautiful!
Very beautiful! Awesome Scotland.
those are truly beautiful photos. the location is amazing, of course.. but the work to capture them has been perfect :)
Laura
You have taken some fab photo’s! I would certainly like to visit the distilleries in Scotland and that castle on the bank of Loch Ness Looks like a great place to stay and just get away from the world for a while.
Janet
Memories!
Been there and can only say: Memories!
Scotland is one of my favourite places to visit. Really enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Absolutely stunning!!
WOW!!! This is another reason to cross the pond. Thank you sharing this!
Charlie :D
Adorable pics! Especially the distillery and Loch Lomond!
and the description, It’s the type of landscape scene that you think of when you hear “And God created the heavens and the earth”. OUT OF THE WORLD!! Kudos!
Beautiful landscapes…
I too must travel there…will add to my bucket list today. Thanks and congrats! Please visit my blog/world! ;-)
Amazing pics!!!
Some really great scenery. I like the bridge scene.
simply breathtaking! ♥
Stunning photos. I definitely need to visit Scotland.
“When I went to Ireland several years back I left thinking that I would never see anything as pretty as the beautiful green rolling hills we encountered there” ~ I went to Ireland last year and left feeling the EXACT same way! So, when I planned my vacation for this year, I changed my plans from Scotland back to Ireland again…now I know what I’ll be missing out on in Scotland!!
Sigh…there’s always next year, I guess. ;)
Fantastic photos!
I wish I had worded this post differently! Ireland has still been one of my most fantastic, fun, amazing vacations! ENJOY your trip!! You’ll get to Scotland at some point ;)
Awesome!!! When I get rich, I’ll be sending people postcards from home, home being a castle somewhere in Scotland. I cannot think of a better location from which to write my scary stories. Thanks for sharing.
Mind blowing! You are right when you say heaven on earth!
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Beautiful.
beautiful pictures! love it :D and the best part is, theres gonna be a part 2, cant wait, hee hee :)
Haha, there is a part 2! :D
Gorgeous!!!
beautiful place!
The Scottish Highlands are easily the most beautiful place I have ever been. My two best buds and I backpacked Scotland after our freshman year of college and it was so remarkably memorable. The trip from Stirling to Fort William, the Isle of Sky, and then back across through Inverness was absolutely serene and wonderful. Oh, how I miss the place!
I have heard SO many amazing things about the hike from Stirling to Ft. William! You have me itching to take it now!
Beautiful photos! I celebrated my birthday in the Highlands last month, and fell in love with the area. Glencoe is just unreal, isn’t it?
Love the rugged beauty of Scotland! It’s almost surreal! . . . Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos!
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That distillery is kick butt! Great job! :)
I have been living in London now for almost 3 years and never made it further north than Hadrian’s Wall (http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/hadrians-wall/). This year, I will finally visit Scotland!
Beautiful! My ancestors came from there. Hopefully one day I can make a trip and see it in pearson. Thanks for the great pics.
Beautiful!
Beautiful
I iike Glencoe ones the best! Good work, Laura =)
breathtaking!
Wish I had gone to this place when I last visited England. Enchanting place, beautiful pictures.
Glencoe was my favorite, too! :) Something about the place seems to cast a spell over you while you’re there.
Agreed (;
I actually looked into traveling to Loch Ness and Inverness. I went to Scotland a few years ago for the first time and loved every second of it. I have been obsessed with the Highlands for awhile–thanks for sharing these pictures!
Love it, and congratulations on your freshly pressed! I haven’t been there since the 80’s. Your post makes another trip a necessity.
Thank you so much! It was a shock to see my post on the WordPress homepage!
You’ll definitely have to go back very soon!
Wow that is beautiful! We put that down as 1 of our 5 places that we absolutely had to visit in scotland on our blog. Seeing it so well put makes me anxious to be there already! I bet the distillery tour was awesome too! It always fascinates me how different various distilleries and breweries are from one another!
The Wife and I honeymooned in Scotland and it was an amazing experience. Inverness and The Highlands were a definite highlight and while driving was somewhat terrifying it was well worth it to see Loch Ness and Lomond up close as well as the incredible rock formations. Culloden was a sobering and educational experience and we drove to several distilleries near Ft. William but they all had private groups or were closed and it was our last day in Scotland. A great trip nonetheless.
Were you able to take the boat cruise on Loch Lomond to see Rob Roy’s cave? That was really neat!
If you ever get the chance to go back, Blair Athol Distillery was a truly amazing stop. Very informative, we even got to try a “wee dram” at the end of the tour (:
We just drove around Loch Lomond, but since I was pretty determined to capture Nessie; we did take a cruise on Loch Ness. The captain was a former Loch Ness Coast Guard officer for whom the deepest point in the loch is named and he had seen the each uisge a few times so I was pretty sure we would find it. He warned me against trying to knock the creature out with fisticuffs when I told The Wife my plan to catch it and become famous.
We are both dying to go back, especially to Edinburgh and the Highlands again so we can spend more time exploring the land of my ancestors. Here is a little something I wrote about our time in Edinburgh, though perhaps slightly fictionalized: http://unnecessarywords.com/2012/02/24/a-writers-cup/
Scotland is a place I’ve always wanted to visit. Thank you for sharing these photos! They stir the inner desire to ‘get on with’ the planning and make the dream a reality!
God I love these photos!!! I’m heading straight to Scotland on my next venture across the pond.
Very beaultiful! I went to Scotland a few years ago, but did not have the chance to travel north of the country. I loved Edimburgh and Stirling and I wish I can travel to the highlands very soon.
I loved Edinburgh! It’s an amazing city no doubt!
Hope you get to go!!
Excellent!
I was in Scotland for three weeks two years ago. I just love Scotlan in every way. Nice photos really.
Lovely pictures!
Amazing photographs of a beautiful country! Visiting Scotland is on my “to-do” list. :)
GORGEOUS PHOTOS!! I want to go there!!!
Amazing and beautiful! I hope someday I get to visit Scotland, especially since my husband is part Scottish (and he’s never visited Scotland either). :) Beautiful pictures too, thanks for sharing this, love it! :)
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Check out these amazing photos by this blogger. Makes me wish I could go to Scotland right now!
I’ll be in Edinburgh in August and I’m thinking I might have to divert to have a hike or thirteen in these beaut pictures. Thanks!
Shame there are no photos of Skye, especially the Cuillins!
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Oh,I love this Land!
Beautiful! I’m heading up to the Cairngorns and inverness for my wedding anniversary next month (with my wife of course, it would be cruel to leave her behind). Looking forward to it even more now!
I hope you two have a WONDERFUL time! (:
I have always wanted to go there… now I Really, REALLY want to go there! Great photos, and congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
i especially like the rocks
i’m lucky enough to live in this area :) makes me miss home
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so Incredible!
I have wanted to go so much these past couple years, I started going to England when my son was stationed there, and left my heart there in the UK…
yes I am sooo envious , I want to live there!
Thank you for sharing, I look forward to more photos
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beautiful and charming scenery , congratulations for the shots!
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Beautiful!
This is just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful! I really want to visit Scotland, half of my teachers in school are Scots, I just love their accent! (Nothing defeats Gerard Butler’s though ;) ) hahaha
Ohh, I miss Scotland so much!!! Love those photos!
Scotland leaves a great taste in the mouth… not just the country side which are breathtakingly beautiful but also the cities and vilages and it’s people.
Ireland has a similar but different beauty and the nightlife in Dublin is wonderful.
Great pics of Alba!
beautiful!!
I am so in love with Scotland, we are planning our trip to Scotland at the moment.Two weeks up the west coast in a camper van….. ending in Tongue. I am so excited. These photos are beautiful :-) xxx
Laura, I live near Edinburgh and take all this beautiful scenery for granted. Thanks for reminding me how lucky I am. Glencoe always takes my breath away. Fantastic pictures.
Beautiful! I’m doing a year long postgrad in Edinburgh and as many trips as I’ve taken so far, I still have yet to see so much of the highlands! Next stop: Isle of Skye. I hope that was part of your trip as well!
Beautiful. Scotland is on top of my to-review list. :)
This looks a lot like the South Island of New Zealand – no wonder so many Scots felt at home there!
That had to have been an incredible trip. Would love to visit Scotland one day. :)
These are absolutely breath-taking and beautiful… just yet another reminder of why I so desperately want to visit Scotland
After visiting the Scottish Highlands in 2004, this Robert Burns song became one of my favorites: “My Heart’s in the Highlands” — YouTube http://bit.ly/hgZw5M It makes my spirit soar.
Your post brings back lots of fond memories of visiting Scotland. Thanks for sharing!
Scotland was one of my favorite trips I’ve ever taken, but sadly, I never made it to the Highlands. Thanks for encouraging me to go back and take in all the beauty this country has to offer… from the gorgeous scenes to the charm of the people.
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Scottish lochs are places I want to visit ,especially loch ness
Congrats and thanks for sharing! I want to visit there someday! So much history and beauty.
Beautiful indeed.
So beautiful! I’m definitely adding Scotland to my list of places to go now :) Thanks for sharing!
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Stunning. Simply stunning. To my shame, I have yet to venture that far North in the British Isles. Beautiful landscape, famously friendly people. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long….!
Love it! Beautiful picts. I can’t wait to go back.
So beautiful!!!
Very amazing pictures there. Mind posting distillery inside tour pics too? How was the taste of the whisky any way? ;)
Beautiful photos! They brought back fun memories from when I was in Scotland and took the bus trip up through Glencoe and over to Loch Lomond.
beautiful landscapes and the photo of the distillery its looks like a doll house :)
This is so beautiful, wish i could go. Fire & Ice would love to hear your stories about being there, what it was like and all email us at fireicemagazine@yahoo.com
I never wanted to go north from my Mediterranean town; up north meant rain; let alone in Scotland. A forced trip to the East Coast changed all that and I forever live with Scotland on my mind (and often in my ears thanks to CDs). Love all you pictures. Thanks
someplace i’ve always wanted to go. Thanks for sharin the great pics!
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All my relatives live there…I’ve never met them would love to go one day!
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heart touching photos ..
love them really awesome thanks for sharing.
very beautiful
Beautiful shots! Stunning.
Oh, you’re so lucky! I’ve been to Scotland several times and I’m still to see Ben Nevis – well, more that the lower half. It has always been covered in low hanging clouds…
Beautiful pictures! Scotland is on our list, for all the reasons you showed! How was the weather while you were there? Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed!
scotland really has an incredibly beautiful landscape there. even the traditional houses make fall in love with them. nice post =)
Absolutely Breathtaking
amazing shots!
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I have cycled though both Scotland and Ireland, and it brings back such memories. I remember it was cold and wet a lot, but that didn’t deter me.
Stunning pictures! I agree with you about Scotland, I had the same thoughts after being to both places Scotland and Ireland. ;-)
These places are beautiful!
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This is beautiful! This makes me want to go to Scotland myself! :) Maybe after I leave Tunisia haha
Amazing.
I can’t get over the amazing colours in your photographs! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Absolutely beautiful.
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Glad you had a great time, I am lucky enough to get to travel throughout Scotland a lot.
The area round Blair Athol, Dunkeld, Pitlochry, Killiecrankie is undoubtedly my favourite.
Beautiful landscape and photos. I went to Glencoe many years ago and it was stunning.
Thank you for the pictures! It is SO beautiful! On my list of places to visit!
Loch Lomond is indeed a treasure, my fave amongst the Trossachs! Great post and some amazing photos:)
Gorgeous! I’ve never been but have been tempted to make plans. These pictures are moving that decision along. :)
Lovely photos, beautiful country, thank you for reminding me how awesome my homeland is =)
How can anyone not fall in love with Scotland?! Thanks for reminding me of such stunning scenes so close to home.
Some lovely images. I’m fortunate to live on a croft in Aberdeenshire with views across to the Grampian Mountains from one side of “our hill” and across the ruins of the Norman castle atop Dunnideer on the the other side. Sunrises like these are typical, well, when it’s not cold, cloudy and raining/sleeting/snowing!
A few years ago I walked across Scotland via the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way, then hitched through the highlands toward Kinlochbervie. It was one of the most beautiful trips of my life. If you can, and even if you can’t, go. It’s worth it, as shown here and more.
woowww!! woooowww!! and wooowww!!! breath ta kingly gorgeous!!! you have an eye for wonderful landscapes.. :-D
Thank you for the pictures! It is SO beautiful….
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Looking real good. In other words of my childhood movie hero, Braveheart, — FREEEEEEDOOOOM!
Gorgeous images! Glencoe is indeed one of the most haunting places I’ve ever visited – I am always moved to tears going through that valley. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
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I was just there in December and loved them so much I ended up writing a whole book about how gorgeous the area is :) Glencoe was probably my favorite because of how beautifuly haunting it is.
I was just in the Highlands in December (the worst time, right?) and I loved them just as much as you did, and for the same reason. You feel like you’re at the top..or the bottom of the world, with no one around you. The road to Glencoe and especially just being in the valley was probably the highlight of my trip.
I got so excited about Scotland in general that I ended up writing a short humorous book about my trip. http://ebook.vickiboykis.com
So beautiful! both my parents are born a bread but they moved down south before I was born. But of course we visit all the time, and It’s still just so beautiful everytime we go. You always know on that long drive up when you’re getting close because of all those beautiful mountains that appear! ahh soo goregous, I haven’t visited in almost 3 years now though. But these pictures make me want to take a visit up there soon! great photography man!
what a beautiful place! thanks for sharing ♥
Thanks for posting all the lovely photos. We were there in 2003 and went to many of the places in your photos. We actually got married at Urquhart Castle (“secret” wedding with just us and the tourists LOL). I really wish we’d had had more time to visit. I know one day I will go back to see and experience more. For now, I will just enjoy your wonderfult photos…
All I’ve ever known of Scotland is what I’ve seen in movies like ‘Braveheart’ or ‘Highlander’, but until this article, I never would have had the chance to realize the diverse terrain of the entire country! As an environmental advocate, I see all nature as needing greater appreciation & from these pic’s, there’s a whole world full in just this short little piece. WOW… is all I can say…
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This looks like it should be on everyones Bucket List…it looks like perfection! thanks for sharing!
Beautiful pictures. My husband and I visited this part of Scotland many years ago. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I think if you stare very carefully at the Loch Ness photos, you can just barely make out the monster. If you don’t see it, just keep looking!
OK – just kidding, but I love your photography. I was there once as a student and the memories are so fun to relive through your writing and photos. Thanks for sharing.
simply STUNNING !!!!
wow! what a beatiful places. i really wish i can visit that place someday.
I’m brand new to blogging, and I can’t see the comment about paedophiles. Just want to agree that Scotland is beautiful. I was there many years ago.
Beautiful colours in these landscapes. I’m so jealous that you got to see the viaduct! Great post.
Wonderful… the Glencoe photos immediately made me think, “oh, the bones of the earth…” Thank you for sharing these!
oh my god…those picture are so amazingly beautiful…It’s very calming.. I’ve never been to Scotland..I hope someday i’ll be there.. :)
those pictures made me madly craving for having a digital camera..i love photography…
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Those are incredible shots. I have never been to Scotland but I have always wanted to go, and seeing these pictures MAY have made me a bit teary-eyed! Gorgeous.
Hey Laura, you are so right about Scotland – I loved it so much, I got married on a mountain in the Scottish Highlands! http://www.50wordsfor50countries.com where i wrote about it. I love your photos – so evocative!
Loved your photos…planning a trip to Scotland, Ireland, England and France in a couple of years. I am always interested in learning as much as I can before we go!
Beautiful!! We head to Scotland in a couple of weeks. Can’t wait to see the beauty in person! :) Just returned from China if you have any interest: sarahsjoys.wordpress.com Congratulations on being freshly pressed!
So restful to view. Beautiful.
Like a beautiful dream, only it’s all too real….which makes it truly amazing!
I lived in Inverness on and off over about three years, and both sides of my family are from Scotland — seeing these pictures (eerily similar to many of my own!) moved me to tears. My husband and I are hoping to move to Scotland in the next few years permanently, and reading this post only reinvigorated that sentiment. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos — they’ve given me a new focus.
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I spent a few weeks in Scotland in 2004 and loved it, though I didn’t get to travel around the country quite as much as I’d have liked. I did fortunately manage a trip up to Aberdeen and then Fort William to see some the highlands – very powerful place.
Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing!
Great pictures. Scotland’s city’s, towns, countryside, weather, brill…
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This is absolutely my dream trip to go on. I want to walk the vast landscapes of Scotland and be immersed in it’s charm. I dream of the day where I can sit my the waters of Loch Ness and gaze upon Macbeth’s castle. *sigh* Seems like such a distant dream right now.
i dream about scotland :P
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I’m hoping to visit and see these for myself after graduation. UK + trip across Europe = Marissa, Alyssa, Claire, Tori, and myself having a good ol’ time trying not to kill each other. <3
Scotland, if you include the Highlands, will be one of your best trips ever. But don’t miss Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Alloway where Robert Burns was born. See his birth cottage and nearby museum. Unforgettable. Read everything you can about Burns after you go there.
I’ll make sure to do that! Thanks so much!
I love Scotland. Edinburgh is my favorite city. I visited Glencoe many years ago. Can’t wait to go back to Bonnie Scotland.
So magical!! :)
So beautiful !! worth a visit !!
these places are beautiful
I was here last September and loved it … especially Skye and Edinburgh. (the Royal Mile!!!) However we also ran into the tail end of a hurricane and didn’t see much of Glencoe and Loch Lomond … thanks for the photos so I know what I missed! :-)
Breathtaking photographs, well done.
Nothing like being indoors when it is raining and becoming insanely jealous of other peoples adventures.
Those are incredible shots. I have never been to Scotland but I have always wanted to go, and seeing these pictures MAY have made me a bit teary-eyed!awesome!
Very beautiful photos. I was in Scotland for about a week back in 1980. I liked Scotland a lot.
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inspiring pictures, hope one day I can visit dan explore those places..:)
Two weeks after meeting the man I’m now married To, he bought me a ticket To Scotland. Having roots in the Highlands myself, your pictures bring back memories of being very smitten and, if course, whiskey.
I love Scotland. My Mother’s name is MacDonald so we have an old connection to the Western Isles and Western Scotland. We visited last year for a couple of weeks and stayed in a cottage above Loch Fyne! Beautiful!!! I will go back soon…
What beautful pictures!
I live in UK for few years now but never been to Scotland, your photos make me want to go there very sooooon :))
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Ah, Scotland! Many fond memories.
Beautiful photos – its been awhile since I’ve been there myself. Takes me right back. Thanks!
Thanks for putting the pics up reminds me of beautiful Scotland :) lovely lovely!!
Nice pics, however you should go back to scotland during the summer if you can – it is especially beautiful then and a different experience all together! i often travel up the west coast along the isles or through glen coe further north & it is just so extra special in summer, very fond memories from my childhood there!
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Beautiful photos! My daughter just completed her post graduate studies at The Royal Scottish Academy of Drama and Music. During her studies, she was offered a part in a film named “The Angel’s Share” which will be in theaters, June 1st. they filmed in the Scottish Highlands and my daughter said it was splendid. I need to go there to see and feel for myself. Your post took me right there! Thank you!
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Absolutely breathtakig pics!!
Stunning, I’m dying to go.
I’ve always wanted to climb Ben Nevis.
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I’m based in London and am planning a trip up north to Scotland. Thank you for sharing this as I think it’s given me some great ideas of where to go.
Never managed to make it to the Highland on my visit to Scotland. Now I’m sorry I missed it. Fantastic pictures. I’m looking forward to more.
The land of my ancestors! I am so grateful that I had the chance to visit years ago and I am DYING to go back. Thanks for such wonderful pictures. Our clan (Rose) has a castle near Inverness, did you happen to see Kilravock castle while you were over there?
I gotta go see my roots one of these days ….
And by the way, it wasn’t just the Bonnie Prince who got defeated at Culloden, it was all of us rightful highlanders.
:)
But, we evened the score a short while later.
Thanks for the blog. I loved it!
Wayne
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Ah the beauty of the motherland.
One of these days, I gotta just get on “a big iron bird” in Kiev and fly over there!
Maybe I’ll do that this summer?
What do you think?
Wayne
Wayne, do it! Scotland is one of the finest, most beautiful places on earth. I have a friend, Scottish folk singer Ed Miller of Austin, who takes groups on folk music tours of Scotland each June. He may be booked up by now, but you could check online.
WOW! That is cool.
Thanks,
Wayne
This looks so beautiful ! I wish I could go there and see what you saw ! And your pictures are really stunning, great job :)
Amazing! I love the photos of Culloden, you really captured the beauty there. Makes me want to go visit again! (My mum is from Glasgow)
Culloden is also a very sad place, especially as you walk among the clan marker stones. It’s important history that should be a must-see in Scotland.
yes, i felt like your photos really captured the stillness and the kind of .. “silence” that goes with visiting places with such sad histories. it really captured the feelings i had when i was there and brought it all back. great work.
I can’t take credit for the photos. The blog owner did that. They are great photos.
Love that Glencoe photo – my favourite place in all the world (and Bidean nam Bian is my favourite mountain to climb)…
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The photos are breath taking! :)
Those are spectacular photos. I’m currently caught up in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, and have fallen head over heels in love with the Scottish Highlands, though I’ve yet to visit. Thanks for giving me a wonderful visual of so many places mentioned in the book, particularly Culloden.
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Beautiful pictures of Scotland, feel homesick today and stumbled across your blog. Makes me feel like I’m back home, thanks! :)
The best of your post is the istagram efect in your picture…Are really beautiful
the picture of whisky distillery is so…so…. INSPIRING!!
C’est vraiment magnifique!!!
I recently left Scotland to live in France, these photos are making me very sad/nostalgic!
Love this. We did a walking tour through the Troussachs in 2010. We walked about 10 miles a day from one B&B to another; Callender, Stathyre, Brig’O Turk, Killin and Balquhidder are some of the places we stayed. What a beautiful country.
I love scotland…
Absolutely gorgeous!
great pictures!
I have always wanted to visit there and these pictures make me want to even more! It looks GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for posting these!
It’s beautiful! I may never get to see the places that everyone takes pictures of, but I feel like I get a mini vaca when I see pictures blogs like yours. Its powerful and blissful. Thank you honey.
This is great! Man, I sure hope I can go there someday.
Wow!!! These pictures looks so great! Scotland is a treasure…mesmerized here through these photos. :)
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Thanks for sharing those Scotland photos. I have been to both myself, Ireland and Scotland and I want to go back some day, because both are amazing.
Thanks for bringing Scotland back to me with your photos!
I just love the shot of Blair Athol. It happens to be my favourite drink in the world, and I might just be a little bit biased but… still, it’s a great shot of a quirky little bit of perfect on God’s green Earth1
Amazing pictures! I really loved Scotland and I would love to be there now….
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Fantastic armchair tour. I want more!
Lovely photos! I’m amazed!
Thanks for the beautiful photos of Scotland. My branch of the Cameron clan was from Blair Athol and my husband and I visited it several years ago. I felt such a strong connection to Scotland and enjoyed our trip very much.
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I live to the east of Inverness in Banffshire. (You must visit here, your camera would love the Spey Valley)
I often think wow at the views I see taking my kids on the school run (or even looking out of my window). But I rarely think WOW!! as your pictures have made me do. I think like most people I take my surroundings for granted, but your pictures have given me a bit of a kick in the pants. Thank you for sharing.
Hi! I just got back from Scotland and posted my first round of photos today. Thought I would pass it along in case you were interested: http://sarahsjoys.com/2012/05/28/the-scottish-highlands/ I know it can be fun to see places you’ve been to before! :)
Amazing pictures…
I have to visit Scotland, also because I love Whisky. I think Loch Lomond is also the name of a popular one.
What a beautiful pictures!I like those pictures very much.I will must visit those places as soon as possible.Thanks a lot.
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what an amazing trip!! and BEAUTIFUL photos! :)