Snapshots of Scotland

Monica is a frequent visitor to Scotland and the Western Isles and has hundreds of pictures from her travels on Flickr. You can watch a slideshow of them all by clicking play. A few highlights from some of her earlier trips are below. Don't miss the Picture Books in Special Features for more pictures specific to each book. Enjoy!

Scotland 2008

Monica’s trip to Argyll (including Islay and Bute) with fellow Scottish author Veronica Wolff.


The Gang: Veronica, Guide Iain and Monica


Inchmahome Priory


Balmaha


On boat to Inch Cailleach


Monica and Hamish


From top of Ben A’An toward ‘the Cobbler”


On Loch Katrine


Balquhidder Kirk


Carrick Castle


The Haunting Finlaggan Castle on Islay


Islay


Lagavulin Distillery on Islay


Near Dunyveg Castle on Islay

Scotland 2007

Monica’s trip to the U.K. and Republic of Ireland with the Stanford Alumni Travel Study program. It was an amazing adventure with a dream itinerary: Dublin, Wales, Belfast, Mull, Skye, Shiants, Orkneys, Shetlands, Isles of Lewis and Harris, St. Kilda, Staffa, Iona, Stirling/Bannockburn, and Edinburgh.


Kilt Rock


Shiants


St. Kilda


Isle of Staffa


Ring of Brodgar


Near Abbey on Iona


Stac Lee off St. Kilda.


The girls land on the Shiants.


The group poses at the top of the hill


Monica near the mouth of Fingal's Cave looking to Iona


Kirkwall book shop with a cool name.


Birlinn on gravestone, Iona.