There are some places that just steal your breath. Some places are just special. Some places you can imagine yourself going back to, again and again.
The Isle of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland is one of those places, for me.
It’s not really a place where you’d find a list of “ten things to do on the Isle of Skye.” (Although I’m sure you can, if you look hard enough). When people ask what we did there, my favorite moments weren’t the “things.” When you add it up, it doesn’t actually sound like we did that much.
We drove and drove. We stopped at a few waterfalls. We found the ruins of an old castle. We visited a fancy castle museum.We stopped in a few pubs for various meals. We walked around cute little Portree, the capital city (aka town) of Skye. We stopped for many, many, many vistas and photo shoots. We tried to pet some sheep and some Highland cows. We got lost. We took an accidental hike (because research is for the faint of heart, and because that can be what happens when you use Instagram for location suggestions).
The hike to the Fairy Pools, when I thought I was “so pregnant.” 
We loved every minute.
We only took a few day trips to Skye from this little cabin we found in Plockton via Airbnb. Although I loved that little town and cabin, if we go back, we would definitely stay on the island itself–but book ahead because there are not many options!
the pubs on Skye! I mean, the fire, the food, the beer…perfect.
One thing I loved about Skye is that it kind of feels like the end of the earth–it’s not very easily accessed from any major cities–but the landscape feels otherworldly too. You can forget that people actually live there, and that sheep and cow haven’t taken it over for themselves, a la Animal Farm.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again–the views will take your breath away. The green will almost hurt your eyes. The sun rarely comes out, but when it does, you will be dazzled by the colors that seem too intense to be true.
The Isle of Skye is one of those places that really is that beautiful, no editing required.
What are the places you can’t get out of your head? Read this post for another place I can’t forget :).
