A beautiful beach in a country better known for sheets of drizzle and delicious baked goods has been compared to the Maldives.
Sam and Chris Hoar recently visited Traigh Mheilein beach on the Isle of Harris, Scotland and were bowled over by the oasis that lay before them.
Despite being separated by more than 5,000 miles, the "white sand and the crystal-clear water" they found felt like it could've been out of a brochure for the Indian Ocean paradise.
