"Isle of Skye" Isle of Skye by joits

Isle of Skye Travel Guide: 441 reviews and 879 photos

One of the most beautiful places on Earth...

One of the stops on my 3 day tour took me to the amazing Isle of Skye. We spent a full day here which was great. I guess living in the concrete landscape that is LA, its just nice to be in a place that's still how it was thousands of years ago.

Isle of Skye

Its funny, before I got to Scotland, I knew very little about it. All I know is what I see in the movies... y'know... Braveheart, Rob Roy. So when I was confronted with scenes like this, all I can imagine is Scottish men running around in their kilts stabbing each other to death hundreds of years ago... hehe.

Ooooh... Scottish rocks....

Man did my feet hurt during my trip to Europe. We do a lot of driving in LA. But, to really enjoy and experience the beauty of this place, you have to get out and walk. There's so much to see by getting away from the roads.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful, peaceful...
Cons:Easy to get lost...
In a nutshell:Its Grrrrreeeat!

Last visit to Isle of Skye: Aug 2004
Intro Updated Sep 16, 2004
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Reviews (9)

Old Man Storr Things to Do (4)

You get great views from your car, but to really see the Isle of Skye, you got to get out.... stretch out them legs and... more travel advice

I'm gonna be beeeeyoootiful!!! - Isle of Skye

Stream of Eternal Beauty Things to Do (4)

This stream is located somewhere between the town of Kyleakin and Portree. The story is that some viking princess who... more travel advice

Single lanes, two way traffic.. Transportation (1)

I guess to preserve as much of the natural beauty of the Island, the roads around the Isle are real skinny... even when... more travel advice

Skye bridge tolls... Warnings and Dangers (1)

The toll to cross the bridge is insanely expensive. The thing that also sucks about it is that apparently the money... more travel advice

Restaurants (2)
See All Good Scottish food.

Hotels (1)
Excellent hostel

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BarryAir Mar 22, 2007 at 5:07 AM

And when the tour guide stood up...BOOM! he looked just like the ugly Viking princess! Barry in Louisiana
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arinizy Oct 18, 2005 at 6:26 PM

wowo nice thing to know!!!!.. so hows your guide after he did it?? any changes?? become beeeeeyoootiful!!! happy travelling!! - greetings from Jakarta!-
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sue_stone Jul 13, 2005 at 11:50 AM

Looks beautiful! And the hostel sounds great : ))
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Gerrem Jun 28, 2005 at 2:47 AM

Stream of Eternal Beauty: interesting story! Have you put some of the water in a bottle? I think there are many people who need help ;-)
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arasnosliw Nov 22, 2004 at 2:26 AM

those chicks must've been lame to not get wet! what, were they going to smear their makeup or something ;-) Happy Birthday Jon!!