1.0Travelshttps://tsjuri.com/travelJoris Sankai Lemmenshttps://tsjuri.com/travel/author/sankai/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tdghk4hyTz"><a href="https://tsjuri.com/travel/2015/01/04/fantasy-isles/">Fantasy Isles</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://tsjuri.com/travel/2015/01/04/fantasy-isles/embed/#?secret=tdghk4hyTz" width="600" height="338" title="“Fantasy Isles” — Travels" data-secret="tdghk4hyTz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://tsjuri.com/travel/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://tsjuri.com/travel/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/01/p1000683.jpg600450While Inverness was a delightful place to ring in the new year, we decided enough is enough — bring on the Highlands, capital “H.” In the midst of cold and snow and mist and fog and sheep and every other Scottish Highland cliche you can think of, we made our way northwest. Stunning and raw, it was impossible not to exhaust our camera even though we knew “it” would never come through. The cherry on top was the mountain pass that led to our hostel — an 11-km single-lane road with 25% inclines and hairpin turns. Joris was in heaven. We stayed in a virtually-deserted hostel in secluded Applecross (again, heaven), and had venison burger and fish pie at the local inn.  Again, heaven. Then there were the islands. We took day trips to the Isles of Skye (via car) and Islay (via ferry). Skye was postcard-perfect, complete with dramatic..