Western Isles in global 100 beauty spots 8/8/11
The Western Isles have been voted one of the world’s top 100 places to visit by a travel magazine.
Readers of Wanderlust are noted for their passion to seek out authentic travel experiences and explore the world’s most naturally beautiful places.
They reckon Western Isles is on a par with the Great Barrier Reef and whitewater rafting in Nepal.
The islands is 98th on the list -
The magazine said: “Cut off by the wind-
It highlighted: “Ringed by some of the UK’s loveliest white-
“Hikers and bikers will find trails galore, or you could take to the skies and kitesurf over Barra’s beach airstrip, the only one in the UK.