I’m a sucker for a quaint and cozy small town. Add in some colorful buildings, a local bakery, and artisan shops and I’m looking at real estate. Birnam and Dunkled hold all the charms I dream about, even amidst dreary Scottish weather. Here’s what I got up to during my long weekend.

I heard from so many locals that the Isle of Skye is a stunning place to visit in Scotland. The weather was absolutely crazy but I made the most of my trip for the weekend. With my base set-up in Portree, here’s what I got into on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

I spent two nights with Fort William as my home base and then spiderwebbed out from there across the weekend. Here’s how I spent this weekend in the Scottish Highlands: