‘Just give me a call when you want me to pick you up,’ said the skipper as he untied the mooring lines. ‘Is there even any signal out here?’ I…

The cover image of my first Scotland calendar shows the Castle of Old Wick. You have to look very closely to spot it. Although the ruin perches on a cliff…

The answer was always the same: ‘Go to Murlough Bay!’ – no matter whether you asked your host at the B&B or the farmer beyond the stone wall. Everyone swore…

I’m always up for a boat trip through Roaringwater Bay to Cape Clear. Whether it’s on the ferry from Baltimore, passing the iconic Baltimore Beacon and Sherkin Island. Or on…

Glen Rosa on the Isle of Arran opens gently. A narrow path follows the river into a vast, green landscape. The further you walk into the glen, the narrower it…

Achill Island has finally made it into my Ireland calendar once again. The 2027 edition features a view of Ashleam Bay with its white cliffs. It’s a classic landscape scene,…

The seals on the seaweed-covered rocks take only brief notice of the boat drifting slowly past. On board, meanwhile, the sight of these marine creatures, so ungainly on land, sparks…

The railway bridge at Queensferry has spanned the mouth of the Firth of Forth since 1890. With a main span of 521 metres and a total length of 2,523 metres,…