Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about travel and food. So I love forks in the road. Islay, the southernmost island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is ...

The rain-lashed isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast is not always easy to get to. Temperamental ferries run three times a day from the mainland port of Kennacraig and frequent sea mists can ...

If your ideal holiday involves ferrying to a beautiful, isolated, weather-beaten island to commune with scores of ambling sheep and shaggy Highland cows, then Islay surely beckons. And if you're a fan ...