Tag: Scotland
Celtic Connections seemed a crazy idea: a folk music festival, staged at a formal concert hall, in the middle of Scotland’s dark, cold, rain and snow filled winter weather? …
The winter months, when day light lingers for a shorter time and temperatures drop, make natural times for gathering, for getting together with friends and family. This is the …
Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhuinn. That alone should get you to Scotland to celebrate the holiday. Factor in the datum that Edinburgh is the most haunted …
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: is the name of this Scottish architect, artist, and designer familiar? If it is not, it is till very likely you will have seen some of …
The Isle of Skye is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It’s also the fourth largest island in the British Isles (after …
Sauchiehall Street runs from next to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall near the city center right out to the West End neighborhood near Kelvingrove Park. For all that it …
Highland bagpipes are an iconic symbol of Scotland. They are also an instrument of both traditional and other musics played across Scotland today. Fair warning: even if you think …
Fort William, in the western Highlands of Scotland, often comes in for just a line or two in guidebooks. For many, it is a place to pass through on …
What does a full Scottish breakfast mean? Will I have to eat haggis? Can I get coffee or will I have to drink tea? I am vegetarian… How about …
Archaeology, mathematics, medicine, navigation, art, geology, biology, music: these are just a few of the subjects covered in the collections of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum. There are skeletons of dinosaurs, …
Glasgow is a town filled with restaurant adventure. There are places for high end, elegant dining, rowdy pizzerias which cater to university students, coffee shops, tea shops, chip shops …
History, heritage, archaeology — Scotland has plenty of each of those. This year, the people of Scotland are inviting people from around the world and close to home to …
