Graeme, the duty manager at the YHA hostel in Crianlarich, raises an eyebrow as I dump my dripping pack by the door. It’s been dark for several hours already, it’s raining heavily, and he clearly wasn ...

The Scots have many different words to describe their land and climate: "ben" is a "mountain" and a "loch" is a "lake." A rock face is known as a "creag," and a pile of stones, known in English as a ...

The "Harry Potter" movies were filmed throughout the Scottish Highlands (the location of Hagrid's hut can be found in Glencoe), but the most recognizable location is in Glenfinnan. Remember that ...