A Blog about the Isle of Jura off the West Coast of Scotland
Posted in photography, Travel Reports on Apr 16th, 2011
James Deane is from the neighbouring Isle of Islay and is a very talented photographer, although he started just a few years ago. You probably won’t believe me when you see the images here and on his website but it’s true. James visited the Isle of Jura early March and walked through miles of boggy [...]
Posted in people, snippets, Travel Reports on Jul 27th, 2010
A while ago Clive Loveless contacted me through the Jura Info website. Clive had sent me some of his fond memories of the island when he visited it first in 1963 after finding an image of the Paps at a London Fair. I have contacted Clive and asked him if I could publish his memories [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Nov 1st, 2009
Jura is not only visited by people for the obvious reasons such as its overwhelming nature, the wildlife, or the fact that the island has three famous mountains called the Paps of Jura which are almost a destination in its own right. Jura is also known as the island where George Orwell lived from 1946-48 [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Dec 2nd, 2008
This is not a lengthy account of Jura Venison, but merely a made up title for an article I found on the “The Age” website. The Age is an online as well as a magazine publishing company from down under in Australia. The author, Andrew Marshall, visited the Hebrides and wrote about Islay and Jura. [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Nov 23rd, 2008
Earlier I wrote about the Jura Malt Whisky Writer Retreat. The Scottish Book Trust and Isle of Jura malt whisky are working together to offer writers the opportunity to spend a month living and writing on the Isle of Jura. Each selected writer receives a month’s exclusive use of the luxurious distillery lodge, a bursary [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Oct 3rd, 2008
It’s probably the time of year that people return from their summer holidays and start posting on their websites or blogs about their whereabouts. Today I found another report about Jura from a family who arrived by boat in the Small Isles Bay and spent some time on the island. It’s interesting, specially for people [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Oct 2nd, 2008
I found an interesting report today from Moira Kerr who used to live on Scotland’s west coast and moved back to England, back to a midge-free place to live and closer to city life. Back then they had the feeling that they wouldn’t miss the place but things turned out to be different. A quote [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Sep 27th, 2008
I found a very interesting travel report today which is related to the Jura Malt Whisky Writer Retreat, organised by the Scottish Book Trust. To understand what it’s all about here is a quote from the Trusts’ website: “Scottish Book Trust and Isle of Jura malt whisky are working together to offer writers the opportunity [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Aug 18th, 2008
I found an interesting travel report today from the Moray Mountaineering Club who made a trip to Jura in an attempt to climb the Paps. There are a few nice pictures in the article and there is a link to more pictures on Flickr. About the journey they write: “On this occasion many people chose [...]
Posted in Travel Reports on Aug 5th, 2008
A writer from the Sydney Morning Herald, Saska Graville, visited the Isle of Jura and was a guest in Jura Lodge. Today the writer published his article online and it’s an interesting account of his trip. From what I read the writer is very fascinated about the island and the fact that there is only [...]
