A cruise on the tiny Glen Massan, one of three ships operated by Scottish-owned Majestic Line, is a deliciously unstructured way to explore the Hebrides. There was no itinerary, as such, on my three-day cruise. Just pottering around remote lochs, stopping for hikes, rocking up at the occasional castle and searching rocky shorelines for wildlife. Glen Massan and its sister, Glen Tarsan, are Irish-built fishing trawlers, tastefully converted into 11-passenger
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I could be in any stylish Parisian street, chatting to friends in a cosy bistro with tiled flooring, red leather banquettes and red-and-white chequered tablecloths. Onion soup, pâté and steak au poivre are on the menu and there’s a chilled glass of Provençal rosé in front of me.