Scotland’s mountains and lochs dwarf those to the south, its beaches rival the best in the world, and the roads that weave between them are among the most spectacular on the planet.

It’s less than two miles long but it took one determined man over a decade to complete Calum’s road.

You might spend almost as much time on ferries as driving but a road trip to the 15 islands in the Outer Hebrides is like nowhere else in the United Kingdom.

What the Isle of Skye lacks in size it makes up for in spectacle. You can lap the island in a day, but its visual and gastronomic delights will make you want to stay much longer, says Nik Berg.