Western Isles Travel Guide

Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the Earth was once inhabited by larger-than-life reptiles who meandered about, eating grass, swimming through the sea... Read More

Move over, Nessie—there’s a new loch monster in Scotland. Fifty years after an amateur collector discovered an enormous fossil, the remains have finally... Read More

I have long been fascinated by maps of islands. An island will forever be bounded by its shores; because of these inherent limits, it offers the... Read More

What’s more romantic than staying at a former 19th-century monastery with vibrant sofas, bleached wood floors, and a bamboo garden that doubles as an... Read More

It doesn’t take long to be swayed by the drowsy rhythm of the Île de Ré, off the western coast of France. Before you know it, you’ll be getting around... Read More

On most cruise ships, your accommodations, standard meals, entertainment, and daytime activities are included in your fare. Then the nickel-and-diming... Read More

Imagine this: bright blue water laps against pristine white sand. Up ahead, two empty beach chairs wait for you to enjoy the warm breeze and a cool... Read More

It’s easy to fall in love on an island. “I wore a bikini for five days straight and never put on real clothes for anything,” recalls Christina Greer, a... Read More

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As a salty mist rolls in from the tidal river, you duck into Moran’s Oyster Cottage and settle by the peat fire. Willie, a seventh-generation shucker,... Read More

Rocky and often forbidding, Scotland is a place where even shepherds' huts are hewn from granite. The dark gray stone lends a stern and brooding... Read More

When Le Corbusier designed his famous chapel at Ronchamp, just outside the Jura mountain range in France, he took inspiration from the rolling green... Read More

I hate the cold. So what am I doing hunched on the deck of a 40-foot trawler off Scotland's Inner Hebrides, dressed head-to-toe in plastic rain gear,... Read More