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Blue Badge for Highland Trails! 

Great news just in!  Jill McKean, of Scottish Highland Trails, has passed her exams with flying colours and, as well as being awarded a Certificate in Scottish Studies, is now a fully accredited “Blue Badge” tourist guide and member of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association...
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It’s National Poetry Day 

It’s National Poetry Day!  Mention Scottish poets and everyone automatically thinks of Robert Burns, the 18th century “ploughman poet” from rural Ayrshire who wrote so many well loved poems and songs, including of course Tam o’Shanter and Auld Lang Syne.  But there has been a...
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Edinburgh’s New Year celebrations 

Great news for locals and visitors alike – for the first time in 16 years Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations will officially include the Royal Mile!  Two stages are to be set up close to St Giles Cathedral to host the “Old Town Ceilidh”- these events will...
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Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh 

Gorgeous blue skies in Edinburgh this week!  The 16th century tower of Holyrood Palace (on the left of the photo) was built by King James V in the 16th century; the rest of the palace was mainly constructed in the late 1600s by King Charles...
The Blue Badge - Jill wants one of these!
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Blue Badge for Scottish Highland Trails 

Our very own Jill McKean, as well as being chief cook and bottle washer at Scottish Highland Trails, has recently embarked on an 18 month course to become a professionally accredited tourist guide for Scotland.  This will involve studying everything and anything about Scotland, from...
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Fort George to host Military Tattoo 

Fort George near Inverness is to host a military tattoo from 5-7 September 2014, as part of the Year of Homecoming 2014 celebrations.  The event will be the biggest of its kind after the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo which is held each year in August...
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Last chance for Glasgow 2014 

Last chance to get tickets for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games!  More than 100,000 tickets across all 17 sports will go on sale on a first come, first served basis from 10am on Monday 12th May.  Find out more here.  On your marks, get set,...
Main Street of abandoned cottages on the island of Hirta, St Kilda
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New link to St Kilda from Skye 

A historic link to the remote island archipelago of St Kilda has been restored with the launch of a new boat service from Uig in the Isle of Skye.  Visitors will now be able to sail from Uig to St Kilda with a journey time...