This was my first tour with Atlas Travel Solutions and my first time guiding to a group through the use of an interpreter. It was also my first walking tour of Oban but thankfully not the first beautiful sunny day this year. They were 5-star tourists from Japan who knew exactly what they wanted – whisky! Armed with the knowledge that they were going to spend a few days on Islay, I took them for some tasting in the Oban Distillery, then James from the Whisky and Fine Wines

Despite living in Argyll I always have this great sense of adventure boarding a Calmac ferry because the islands can be so different. We all read the Oban Times but the landscape, the architecture, the culture, the general attitude and pace of life can vary enormously. We were on Tiree for a long weekend visiting old friends of Elise’s. It was a great opportunity to catch-up, socialise and explore. I don’t need to say anything about the beaches as the images say it all. Like