Scotland

Spending most of my summer vacation on the beach isn’t my idea of fun. Please do not get the wrong idea, at times I really do enjoy relaxing on a sandy beach, however, I also like to travel a little inland too. I love to soak in the atmosphere, which is often unique, I like to sample the local food and culture. If the truth is to be known I simply enjoy visiting new places each year and I try very hard attempting to find something totally different. Most probably this is why I so thoroughly enjoy visits to the island in the Hebrides known as the Isle of Harris and why I frequently choose to book a self catering cottage on Harris.

The Isle of Harris is a little island situated off the west of Scotland. Harris is one of over three hundred of small isles/islands  frequently referred to as the Outer Hebrides, although to be 100% correct the UK postal address is the Western Isles. Known as either the Outer Hebrides or the Western Isles the islands are extremely beautiful and amazingly unique. For folk who simple can’t do without a beach with golden sands the Isle of Harris has countless to choose from and virtually all are spectacular and more often than not deserted. It would seem as though around each twist and turn you are greeted with an awesome sight. The Isle of Harris roads are drastically different to those experienced on the mainland of Scotland in more remote areas single track road is still common and you will have to know how to use passing places to safely let past traffic from ahead and also from behind. All you really need to do is pull over to the left of the road. However, if the vehicle wishing to get past you is very big and the passing place is to the right hand side of the road you can move over into it to let the said vehicle pass more easily but take great care not to drive off the road too much.

One of the primary reasons people visit the Isle of Harris is to enjoy the islands culture and landscape. The culture of the Isle of Harris has, over hundreds of years been immensely influenced by the Scottish, English, Celtic and Norse races. Today the vast majority of people speak in the Gaelic language and though many talk in English, it is more often than not their 2nd language. The folk of the Isle of Harris are amongst the friendliest on planet earth and their hospitality is known across the globe. The Harris folk are very proud of the breathtaking beauty of the island and go to some length to keep the island clean and tidy so it is immensely important to clear up any of your litter.

Along the west coast of the Isle of Harris you will find some of the most breath takingly beautiful beaches of golden sand in the whole of Scotland, and many people believe the whole of Britain. The waters are extremely clear and it is true to say that the beaches on the Isle of Harris are incredibly clean. Unfortunately it is impossible to avoid debris washing up from ships in the Atlantic ocean but thankfully there isn’t a great deal.

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