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Glasgow 2014
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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,...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
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...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
Edinburgh Castle at dusk
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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...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
Pittenweem Harbour
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Food & Drink 

          Scottish produce is world class: excellent grass fed Aberdeen-Angus beef stands comparison with beef anywhere, venison,  lamb, fish and seafood (especially the shellfish in the Northwest and the Islands), cheeses and dairy produce, soft fruits such as raspberries and strawberries…the...
Jill McKean 4 min read  
Loch Oich
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The Scottish Midge 

Culicoides Impunctatus, otherwise known as the Scottish midge, is a force to be reckoned with.  These ferocious wee beasties are tiny and almost invisible to the naked eye at about 1mm in length, but there’s strength in numbers and a swarm of midges is the...
Jill McKean 2 min read  
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Sunrise and Sunset Times 

            In Scotland summer days are long and in mid-June it doesn’t get fully dark until around 11pm, maybe later in the far north.  Winter days are short. To give you an idea of what to expect here are the...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
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The Weather in Scotland 

One of the things we are asked about most often is “what will the weather be like?”.  This is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string – the weather here in Scotland is pretty unpredictable!  As I write this (March 2012)...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
Scone Palace
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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...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
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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...
Jill McKean 1 min read  
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