Take a road trip around Scotland’s ‘misty isle’ for volcanic rock formations, wild swimming at the Fairy Pools and warming drams of cask whisky.

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Say “Rainforest”, and the average sailor will conjure up an image of some exotic tropical landscape covered in jungle that is home to a diverse array of plants and animals. I first came across such a

Marsali Taylor swaps skippering her Offshore 8m for being crew on a converted herring drifter, with comfy berths in the former fish hold

Owned by a quirky whisky-distillery, Ardbeg Hotel is the perfect starting point for exploring the Hebridean island of Islay and tasting a wee dram of celebrated single malt

At the farthest western tip of the British mainland lie the remains of one of the most violent volcanic moments in the nation’s pre-history. Walking it is a challenge – and a revelation.