Written by Denise Scotland on October 30, 2009
- Ancient Celts marked Samhain or the summers end on October 31st, it was believed that on this day the day that the gap between the living and the spirit world was at...
Written by MagdaDH on October 26, 2009
- Dundee is a Scottish city situated on the east coast, a few miles inland, on the north bank of the river Tay. The Tay separates it from Fife (although road and rail bridges now connect...
Written by frangliz on October 11, 2009
- Most of my experiences of travelling by train in the past have been with South West Trains or Southern, neither of which has impressed me with punctuality. More recently, I have travelled several times with...
Written by MagdaDH on October 6, 2009
- Monifieth is a small town on the coast of the Firth of Tay, located on the outskirts of Dundee, 9 miles away from the centre, beyond Broughty Ferry and towards Carnoustie and Arbroath.It is more...
Written by travelswithkids on October 4, 2009
- The coast of County Antrim includes what is probably the best-known tourist stop in Northern Ireland, the Giant's Causeway, a unique formation of volcanic rock-crystal columns. The coastal area also contains many of the...
Written by MALUSE on September 27, 2009
- In August 1964 my friend and I hitch-hiked through Scotland for three weeks.We started in Edinburgh, went up to the very north, then down on the western coast and finished in Glasgow. After getting an...
Written by MALUSE on September 27, 2009
- Some years ago my husband and I decided to visit Wales (starting from London). We bought a Rover coach ticket for one week which allowed us to roam around as much as we wanted to....
Written by flyingscot4 on August 26, 2009
- Edinburgh has everything for the tourist, especially pubs, and more than necessary. Some are more local than others, and some have large numbers of tourists. Mostly, they are just pubs for folks and...
Written by flyingscot4 on August 25, 2009
- I am a MacDonald on one side and a Campbell on the other, which explains why I can't get along with myself, much less with others. Anyway, throughout the history of the highlands, it is...
Written by Fiver29 on June 25, 2009
- EurotunnelThis was our first trip through the Channel Tunnel, and we had absolutely no idea what to expect. We had opted to board one of the early morning trains, which were cheaper than the...
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