Tag Archives: Isle of Harris

Happy to be here

Posted on 16 Jul 2016 by lornaofarabia

It’s that time of year again… when lads and lassies don kilts, wristbands, and anoraks to stand in the rain and listen to rock and roll played on the bagpipes. It’s HebCelt 2016, and these are my people. There’s good beer, too. We got … Continue reading →

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Butt to Barra and beyond

Posted on 28 Jul 2015 by lornaofarabia

Walkers and cyclists on a quest to travel the 150-mile length of the Outer Hebrides use the Butt of Lewis and the little island of Barra as endpoints. Butt to Barra is the Hebridean equivalent of John O’Groats to Lands End. We … Continue reading →

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South Harris

Posted on 23 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Yesterday we left Stornoway and headed down to the Isle of Harris, which is actually the other end of the Isle of Lewis. Andreas and Kosta got off the bus in the main port town, Tarbert, to find a B&B … Continue reading →

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