Peter's Travel Blog

Last night, after our barbeque, we dismantled the canopy in preparation for an early start. This morning, after breakfast, we packed up the rest of our gear, topped up with fresh water, drained the grey waste, refreshed the on-board loo, and left Morvich to head back South, towards Glencoe, and more specifically, the Glencoe Mountain Centre at Ballachulish. We’ve had...

Our target today was to indulge in a bit of hill climbing. To the South lies the Five Sisters of Kintail, while to the North, sits Sgurr an Airgrid and Beinn Bhuide, two peaks that, when we looked out this morning, were engulfed in thick, low cloud. In fact, it didn’t matter which way you looked; in all directions, the...

For our first full day in Morvich, we opted for a relatively gentle meander the local area. After breakfast we walked the mile from the site into the village, enjoying the views of the mountains visible in all directions. From here, we headed up the lower slopes of Sgurr na Criche, where a map told us there were waterfalls, and...

It’s been a while since we last visited Scotland, and a lot has happened in the intervening time, what with one international health crisis or another. To ensure a place to stay, and not be part of the problem when it comes to a massive increase in ‘staycationers’ and folks having hired motorhomes in ther droves, we took the decision...

The Three Lochs Drive in the Trossachs is like a masterclass in how to properly welcome and effectively manage visitors in campervans without it ever feeling ‘managed’. What happens is this: you book a place online via the Trossachs and Loch Lomond website. There are lots of designated places to choose from within an area of forests and lochs that...