Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Fri, 08/11/2017 - 08:19
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Is his name is familiar?
Mackintosh, who lived in the late nineteenth through to early twentieth century, was an architect, artist, and designer. During his life, his work went in and out of favor. Ne ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Wed, 04/05/2017 - 10:01
Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow is a major shopping street. A pedestrian area near the city center buzzes with stores, including fashion boutiques and pound stores, as well as eating places from Burger King to Masala Twist. Further west as auto traffic is al ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Fri, 08/01/2014 - 08:53
Bagpipes: the sound and the symbol of this instrument are what people across the world think of when they think of Scotland. The pipes are very real instruments, turning up in historical records in Scotland at least as far back as the 1 ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Mon, 08/26/2013 - 09:40
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)
Royal Exchange Square
Glasgow
The building is centuries old, dating back to the eighteenth century when it was an elegant home for a Glasgow merchant who made his fortune in tobacco trade and made a home for his family i ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 16:11
Cafe Source is a bit of a hidden gem in the Glasgow restaurant scene -- it’s located in the basement of Saint Andrew’s in the Square, just east of Merchant City.
Saint Andrew’s in the Square was built as a house of worship in the eig ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Wed, 06/26/2013 - 13:25
Do you love pubs? The colorful exteriors, exteriors, and characters? A place to relax? Look no further...a new publication from Historic Scotland highlights the broad variety of listed pubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Pubs of Edinburgh and Gl ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Sun, 12/09/2012 - 19:41
There are a number of companies which offer tours of Scotland, focusing on history, whisky, golf, Scotland in a day, and all manner of other things. All good and well, and worth looking into, especially of you’re new to travelin ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 18:06
Writer Charles Dickens, statesman Benjamin Disraeli, comedian Billy Connolly, explorer David Livingstone, fiddle player Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh, singer Julie Fowlis, singer Kathy Mattea, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: a varied ...
Submitted by Jessie Voigts on Thu, 09/13/2012 - 15:17
Glasgow is the second largest city in Scotland, and is chock full of great things to see, do, hear, and eat. And, there is plenty that you can do that are no cost - which is a helpful respite on your budget - and by saving money, you'll be able to experien ...
Submitted by Kerry Dexter on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 10:07
You are able to hear the skirl of bagpipes every day of the year somewhere in Scotland.
In early August, though, Glasgow becomes a focus of pipers the world over as the Piping Live! Festival takes place, with competitions, concerts, talks, pipers shar ...
