In 1999, when I first visited Shetland, I was presented with a certificate confirming that I had been farther north than 60°; it was a marketing ploy, but I was pleased to receive it – and still have it. Latitude, clearly, was anything but a geographical platitude to these people of the far north of Britain, closer, as they are, to the Arctic Circle than they are to London, and on a level with Hudson Bay in Canada, St Petersburg in Russia, Stockholm in Sweden and Helsinki in Finland.
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Shetland. Islands with Latitude
02/06/2016 .Brilliant Edinburgh festivals and other fancies
09/07/2015 .When my friends say they’re going to the ‘Edinburgh Festival’ I’m tempted to ask – which one? These days there’s a whole host of them year round – 12, in fact, from the Jazz and Blues fest to the Storytelling to the famous Fringe.
Read the full story hereCaledonian Sleeper. Glasgow to London.
28/04/2015 .It’s all change for the Caledonian Sleeper that connects London Euston overnight with five Scottish termini: Edinburgh, Glasgow for the lowland sleeper and Fort William, Aberdeen, Inverness for the Highland sleeper.
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22/04/2015 .There’s no better time to head for the Scottish Highlands and Islands than May, especially for lovers of a wee dram. This most picturesque region of the country boats a pair of fine distillery trails where some of the world’s greatest malts emerge from the pot stills as liquid gold.
Read the full story hereStellar Line Up for Hogmanay Street Party
10/10/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Scotland, Travel News, United Kingdom and tagged Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh Hogmanay on .Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay announce a uniquely Scottish line up for the Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party.
Read the full story hereBest golf courses with spas
29/08/2013This entry was posted in California, Dubai, England, Europe and Middle East, Fife, Hotel Reviews, Lisbon, London, Phuket, Portugal, Scotland, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA and tagged best Spa Golf Courses on .The world’s best golf courses offer an unrivaled playing experience; lush rolling fairways, glass quick sculpted greens and total respect.
Does it get any better? It does if you can enjoy a relaxing luxury spa after your round.
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27/08/2013This entry was posted in Edinburgh, Europe and Middle East, Hotel Reviews, Scotland, United Kingdom and tagged best attractions in Edinburgh, Edinburgh highlights, Edinburgh in 48 hours, weekend in Edinburgh on .It’s getting late in the evening at the old castle, and I’m sitting watching the closing of the Edinburgh Tattoo.
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