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Edinburgh
Edinburgh has been Scotland’s capital city since the 15th century. The city centre comprises the Old Town (which dates from medieval times) and the neighbouring 18th century New Town, which makes for a fascinating...
Congrats to Perth!
Congratulations to Perth! It’s to become Scotland’s 7th city after winning a UK wide competition to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Perth was a town of great importance in olden times. At Scone, just 2 miles from present day Perth, the early kings and queens...
2012: The Year of Creative Scotland
2012 is the Year of Creative Scotland! A year long celebration of our culture, music, and arts with truly world class events taking place throughout the country. Poetry, jazz, bagpiping, traditional music, comedy, literature, architecture, design, film, crafts, textiles…you name it, there is a wealth...
Tailor Made Robert Burns Tours
Then catch the moments as they fly, And use them as ye ought, Man! Believe me, Happiness is shy, And comes not ay when sought, Man! “A bottle and a friend”, 1787 Perhaps those words of Burns best sum up what our vacations in...
The Only True International Poet
Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard and often described as the only true International Poet, was born in the village of Alloway, just outside Ayr, on 25th January 1759. In his short life of 37 years, he wrote and collected a vast amount of poetry and...
