For many sports fans, live games are the ultimate experience. Often in the United States, the tailgating, food and social interaction are at least as, if not more important than the game itself. When many Americans travel domestically, live sporting events are taken into consideration and some even plan entire trips around where and when […]
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, recently named Glasgow a UNESCO City of Music, as part of the Organization’s Creative Cities Network. It joins Bologona in Italy and Seville in Spain, as the only three European Cities of Music. Glasgow was chosen for very good reason; check-out some of the statistics:
The Isle of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach in Scottish Gaelic) is the largest and most popular island of Scotland’s inner Hebrides region. Skye is a place to revel in majestic sea cliffs and broad headlands set alongside white and black coral beaches. The Isle of Skye is where you’ll find lochs and mountains, wildlife and […]
Standing at the top of the Devil’s Staircase, I looked around and wondered how a spot this lovely got such a sinister name. There was certainly nothing in the area to conjure thoughts of fire and brimstone at the highest point along one of the UK’s most famous hiking trails – the West Highland Way. […]
“Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing . . . over the sea to Skye.” So goes the Skye Boat Song, commemorating Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape to the Isle of Skye in 1746. It’s one of many romantic stories – some of them true – about Skye, the largest of the Inner Hebrides, […]
As you arrive at the ruins of Urquhart Castle in the rural highlands of Scotland, the picturesque scene of deep dark blue waters and lush green mountains could be set anywhere in this scenic part of the country. The world’s most famous lake – Loch Ness – doesn’t look all that different from other lakes […]
River Oich at Loch Ness – Fort Augustus – Scotland Scotland evokes thoughts and images of bagpipes, celtic music, folk festivals, highland games, malt whisky, and grown men wearing red-checkered kilts. In this remote and isolated land, the Scots must resort to these amusements to pass time. Occupying the northern portion of Great Britain and […]
Everyone knows the most iconic images in Scotland: golf, the Loch Ness monster, haggis, tartans and Scotch whiskey. Nearly all representations of Scots in American media revolve around these themes. But in day-to-day life, none of these (with the possible exception of scotch) are as important in Scotland as beer and ale. Take a peek […]
One of the five main skiing locations in Scotland is the Nevis Range, a ski resort that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It’s located seven miles north of Fort William, in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, and on the mountain of Aonach Mor. It’s only two peaks away from the famous Ben Nevis […]