Not being much of a Welsh nationalist, Dylan Thomas wouldn’t have minded that the tableware in the Dylan Coastal Resort is Scottish slate and the balms in west Wales’ new Milk Wood Spa are made by Ishaga in Stornoway.
Should you be contemplating installing your own whisky and gin bar at home, you will undoubtedly undergo research to determine the design and feel. Your inspiration will be drawn from personal experience and research, perhaps looking at some of the finest whisky bars in Scotland.
The drive from The Torridon Hotel to Murrayshall Country Estate was nothing short of spectacular, if at times happily slow, for all the right reasons. Where else is your progress in the magnificent McLaren 720s hampered by a wild Stag? Having driven the McLaren for hundreds of miles already, it was still exhilarating driving this supercar. At times blended in with the far-reaching sky in tonal colour and could easily become invisible in low-lying Scottish mist and rain. Today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky though as the old Scottish saying goes.
Polaris was founded in 1954 and is now the leading global Powersports company in the world. They are no.1 in the global Powersports market.
Their range is divided into two categories; ATV (All-terrain vehicles, quad) and UTV (Utility vehicles, buggies etc).
The ATV range has 3 categories;
Utility - consisting of the Polaris Sportsman 570, Youth - consisting of Outlaw / Sportsman / Phoenix and Sport / Leisure - consisting of Sportsman / Scrambler XP1000.
The UTV range is made up of;
Our final stop on the McLaren 720S International Excellence Magazine Tour was the Dunstane House Hotel in Edinburgh. They have free parking so we pulled the supercar around the back of the imposing detached Jacobean manor and ambled into reception.
McLaren 720S Scotland Tour.
The staff welcomed us warmly and sat us comfortably in the Ba' Bar lounge's leather sofas with a dram of 12-year-old Highland Park and some scones. You can't go wrong greeting two writers with aged whisky in the early evening.
The Torridon Hotel is set on Upper Loch Torridon with spectacular views in the northwest of Scotland opposite the Isle of Skye. Driving to the Torridon is a visual feast of soft rolling orange fern-covered hills peppered with scintillating streams and lakes. It is an area of outstanding beauty and the hotel is the ideal place from which to explore. This is one for the romantics, the perfect venue for a spring, summer or winter weekend.
If you ride all year round, you will no doubt have your riding gear well-sorted. There's nothing worse than being wet, freezing and cold but you still have miles to go.
For me, my hands tend to get cold first which causes me the most issues. They hurt, and on occasion, I've found it becomes more difficult to operate the clutch and brake because my hands are so wet and cold. Usually, it's my own fault for not wearing the correct gear in the first place.
From the Field of Miracles to the Gulf of Paradise
It’s a rare and special act travelling off-season especially somewhere so geared to the summer where sun loungers are arranged in busy blocks to dissuade the casual visitor. Off-season you meet only locals, you don’t queue and in time you start to feel a local. It’s all so much more immersive and rewarding.
