Tag: Scotland
Glasgow is a city of stories. People have been living at this place along the River Clyde in southwestern Scotland since prehistoric times. Saint Kentigern came to share the …
Winter: it is time when cities seem lively against winter’s early dark. That same winter dark brings deeper quiet to places in the countryside. It is a time for …
Celtic Connections. That’s the name of the festival that’s been lighting up Glasgow’s winter for better than twenty years now. It is also a name which both defines and …
Saint Andrew’s Day, on 30 November, is the national day of Scotland. Whether you are in Scotland or not, if you’d like to join in the celebration, there are …
Music makes a good gift, and one that invites adventure: it may be enjoyed in company or in solitude. It can inspire movement or stillness. It comes in all …
Are you a fan of visiting filming locations? Scotland is full of them! Locations for Harry Potter are quite famous. There’s another which might top even those. Doune Castle …
Although I’ve been backpacking around the world for nearly four years, I’ve come to consider the capital of Scotland as my home base. Edinburgh is not only a city …
Faskally Wood: if you treasure off the beaten path experiences which include nature, history, and unexpected stories think about adding it to your ideas for places to visit in Scotland. …
Reasons for travel include opportunities to meet new people, to make friends, to learn about differing ways people live, and to consider how that compares to your own life. …
In September every year, Scotland celebrates archaeology. In fact, Scotland celebrates archaeology every day of the year. There’s so much of it around, and so much to learn …
A world of piping and bagpipes: that is what Glasgow becomes for a week in mid August every year. The world of bagpiping, in fact, as a week of …
The Pipers Tryst in Glasgow, Scotland: a meeting place for those who play bagpipes, perhaps? It can be that, at times. It is also a very fine place …
