It was in the spring of 1996 that I first crossed the Doirlinn that connects the small island of Eilean Garbh to Gigha. It is a beautiful pl...

I returned to Islay last month to spend the better part of a week. The highlight of the trip was the place where I stayed, the Four Winds Lo...

While on Islay last week, I made my way to Kilnaughton Military Cemetery, a mile west of Port Ellen. It's a small cemetery, with around ...

The details for the launch of my next book, Thirty Years of Adventures in Search of the Past: Skye and the Small Isles , have been finalised...

I am happy to announce that Volume 2 of the Thirty Years of Adventures Series, Skye & the Small Isles , is to be published by the Island...

I've learned that Scottish Islands Explorer will live on, as the Islands Book Trust has acquired the rights to publish the magazine. It...

I recently learned that Scottish Islands Explorer magazine has ceased production, and that the October 2025 issue will be its last. The maga...