New Kintyre Express boat to be named today ar RedBay

The third in the Kintyre Express fleet of small fast passenger ferries Continue reading

Argyll and the Isles hits warp speed

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Delegates taking a breather

2012 will go down as the year of Argyll and the Isles. The Tourism Summit held yesterday at the spectacular Portavadie Marina resort Continue reading

Tourism engine for Argyll and the Isles a bright hope

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Tomorrow (1st March 2012), at the spectacular Portavadie Marina, Argyll and the Isles Strategic Tourism Partnership is hosting Continue reading

Kintyre Express collects third – and 75th – Redbay Stormforce 11

Kintyre Express 3 at Cishenda;; harbour

Joining the Kintyre Express team in Campbeltown yesterday, crossing the North Channel to pick up their third fast passenger ferry, Continue reading

Images of 2011

Flame Shell © Marine Scotland

This is a Flame Shell, a ‘cryptic’  marine species with bright orange feeding tentacles. It is found only in Continue reading

Seasonal gifts, extravagances – and great escapes in Argyll

Let’s start with the extravagances – in shopping experiences – Continue reading