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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Getting Around Scotland
Scotland is a small country with an efficient road, rail and ferry network, so getting around is pretty straightforward.
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...
