North Coast 500

After two amazing days in the Isle of Skye, our route continued to the north of Scotland. We made part of the North Coast 500, a circular route of 516 miles (830 km) that runs through the northern counties of Inverness-shire, Ross, Cromarty, Sutherland and Caithness, starting from the famous […]

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Isle of Skye II

After the beautiful end of the previous day, our second day in the isle didn’t start so well. The weather was very humid, the clouds were very low and dark and soon the drizzle and mist became a heavy rain. We spent that day exploring the northern and western part of Skye, […]

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Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. It is one of the most stunning places in the Scottish Highlands: old volcanoes and mountains, beautiful beaches with turquoise waters and white sand, green valleys, huge cliffs, waterfalls… No wonder why Skye is one of […]

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The Scottish Highlands. Part I

After three weeks of absence, I’m back! The first part of my summer holidays is over. It’s the best part of the summer: when my husband and I spend some days or weeks exploring a new place. This year we finally decided to go to Scotland. We’ve been travelling around the […]

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City wildlife

The end of spring and beginning of summer are the best part of the year in Dublin. The weather is as good as it can be here, everything is now green, there are still flowers everywhere and, the best of all, there is a “baby boom” in the city wildlife right […]

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Dublin’s summer visitor

Summer is coming. After a very short spring, the weather has finally improved a bit and the temperatures have risen suddenly in the last days. People has started to wear lighter clothes, the terraces and parks are full of people enjoying the sun… And the tall ships are coming again […]

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Sunrise at Dublin bay

Some time ago I saw a beautiful photograph of a big full moon rising behind the Poolbeg lighthouse in Dublin (I’ve already showed you some photographs of this lovely red lighthouse in Dublin, here during storm Henry, and here in another sunrise). I loved it and I started to think how a sunrise in […]

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Sunny Dublin

It seemed impossible, but spring is finally here in Dublin. Everything is green now, flowers have bloomed and the sun has showed up! At least for a few days… In days like these, one of my favourite short trips from Dublin is Howth. Howth is a small peninsula at the […]

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Beneath the cherry blossom

One of the reasons I fell in love with Stockholm when I was living there was its seasons. I was used to the dry, warm and sunny Spanish weather and every change in Stockholm was like a new surprise for me: the impressive colorful autumn, the stillness and pure whiteness […]

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