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 [...]
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December 2 2008
Difference between Jura Venison and Mainland Venison
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. [...]
November 23 2008
John Burnside’s Month on the Isle of Jura
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 [...]
October 3 2008
Boat Trip to Jura
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 [...]
October 2 2008
There is no Place like Islay and Jura
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 [...]
September 27 2008
Jura Malt Whisky Writer Retreat
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 [...]
August 18 2008
Jura Travel Report
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 [...]
August 5 2008
Jura Travel Report from “Down Under”
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 [...]
