"I'm headed to the Isle of Luing," I'd say. "Where?" would come the consistent reply – most surprisingly, even from those who spend most of their weekends exploring Scotland's Highlands and Islands. A member of the Slate Islands, named after their mining heritage, Luing can be found just south of Oban and Mull.
You can reach it from Cuan, by hopping on what is surely one of Scotland's shortest ferry journeys at around three minutes long. Luing is very small at just six miles long and around 1.5 miles wide, with just 200 residents.
There are few accommodation options on Luing, which probably explains why it's not already on all the "must-see" Scottish islands lists. However the island is now home to Wild Luing , a series of eight beautifully designed self-catering lodges which the young owners promise aren't "your typical pod suites". They're not joking – Wild Luing is very luxurious as far as cabin lodgings go.
There's a huge comfortable bed, gorgeous roomy bathroom full of Highland Soap Company products and a full kitchen stocked with fresh bread – even a fridge packed with home-cooked meals for each night of our stay. That's all without even mentioning the view over Torsa Bay. (Image: Wild Luing) Inside one of the luxury pods at Wild Luing (Image: Wild Luing) A friend and I travelled to stay in these fancy Luing pods for two nights, on what just so happened to be the best weekend for weather that Scotland had seen in weeks.
As we sat in the small passenger boat on a w.