Dunrobin Castle looks like it belongs more to a French fairytale than on the East Coast of the Northern Highlands. Outside the villages of Golspie and Dornoch, this impressive 13th-century castle is one of Britains oldest continuously inhabited houses. Architecturally the building is stunning. It’s all spires, turrets and windows…

In the northeast highlands of Scotland lies a days adventure. From one of the least-accessible harbours in Whaligoe to a 5,000-year-old tomb at Cairn O’Get. Fit both into one day worth of easy walking and, as always in the highlands, spectacular scenery. …

Looking for a little inspiration for your next trip? Or looking to escape the latest lockdown restrictions? Sarah Baxter’s ‘Inspired Traveller Guide’ series offers plenty. Whether you’re a book, art or zen lover, or even just a lover of off the beaten path places — there’s something for you. I…

Ben Nevis — famous for the title of Great Britain’s highest peak at 1,344m. Located in the north-west highlands ‘the Ben’, as it’s affectionately known, attracts 125k walkers every year. For many that makes a trip up this mountain an absolute must on any Scotland visit. Near the town of…

It’s no great secret to anyone who know’s me that I’m a big Harry Potter fan. I grew up reading, and waiting, for the books and then the films. I have long been in love with the wizarding world — with magic, and spells and charms and potions. It’s a…

Covering 1,000km along the Pacific coast of Chile the Atacama Desert is the world’s driest desert. It’s roughly 105,000km2 is made up of the infamous salt lakes alongside, sand, lava and stony outcrops. High above the coast it reaches 4,000m above sea level at its highest point. At this altitude…

Cinque Terre is a region of Italy made up of five small fishing villages. Each is unique in their own way but share a few similarities: The pastel coloured buildings built deep in the rock side Paths that crawl across the mountainside, down rocky cliffs to finally meet the sea. …

Antwerp is a Dutch-speaking city in the small European country of Belgium. It’s one of the main cities, second to Brussels (the capital), and has one of the largest ports in the world. It’s a historic economic and cultural stronghold in the ‘low countries’. …

It’s no great secret to anyone who know’s me that I’m a big Harry Potter fan. I grew up reading, and waiting, for the books and then the films. I have long been in love with the wizarding world — with magic, and spells and charms and potions. It’s a…