Travel Tips

Travel Tips

April 29, 2013

I'm William Wallace...

I'm William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them... Scotland is free!     Photo of Loch Tummel Courtesy and copyright Winfred Peppinck           I'm...

I'm William Wallace...

I'm William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them... Scotland is free!     Photo of Loch Tummel Courtesy and copyright Winfred Peppinck           I'm William ...

Scottish Citylink Explorer Pass

    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 ...

Ghostly path at Glencoe

    The National Trust for Scotland is sharing a stunning new night-time image of Coire nan Lochan in Glencoe. A brooding sky sits over the summit, while a ghostly glowing trail leads down to the valley below.   Glencoe has a dar ...

A Getaway to Lerwick

    One of the top places on my ‘must see’ list is Lerwick, capital of the Shetland Islands. The most northerly and easterly town in Scotland is only 230 miles West of Bergen, Norway and 210 miles north of Aberdeen. Its location and ...

Give me but one hour of Scotland...

Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die. ~ William Edmondstoune Aytoun               Give me but one hour of Scotland... Written by Jessica Voigts     &n ...

Movie Travel: Harry Potter's Footsteps

    Do you just love to follow along in the footsteps of your favorite movies? If you're like our family, you've planned entire TRIPS around books, movies, and their locations!   When we were in Scotland, we visited all three of ...

3D Map of Scotland

Unique three-dimensional concrete map of Scotland awarded listed status The Great Polish Map of Scotland, a vast three-dimensional concrete representation of the country in the grounds of a rural Scottish Borders hotel, has been awarded B-listed statu ...

A Sense of Belonging to Scotland

Andy Hall loves the light and the landscapes of his native Scotland. As a photographer, he also enjoys finding ways to share that love. For his book A Sense of Belonging to Scotland, he decided to investigate and share what places hold significance for oth ...

Scotland, the Rave

If you've ever made your way north from the midlands of the British Isles, then you probably know that the further you go, it will get colder and more rugged, windier and wetter, quite as you imagine the Land of the Gaels should be. Next stop, the Arct ...

Get to know Scotland - Immerse yourself in the local culture

One of the best ways to get to know a place is to live like a local - by immersing yourself in the local culture! You can learn how people live, shop, play, and learn by doing it yourself. This way, you can truly explore a place - and get off the tourist t ...

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