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Alternative Christmas Shopping Guide
Shop Local - Mean More With Christmas on the (not too distant) horizon, the ‘Christmas shopping dread’ is starting to creep in – memories of packed high streets, stressed shoppers and over-the-top Christmas music. Every year, you inevitably end up grabbing the closest...
Celtic Festival of Beltane
Believe in Beltane! Today is Beltane, one of the most important days in the Scottish pre-Christian calendar. It is a day steeped in mystery, when fires were built, offerings made and rituals enacted. There has been a rekindling of interest in Beltane in the last...
Social Media Etiquette – Play Nicely!
Use Social Media For Good Not Bad Whilst some minorities have become far more vocal on social media in terms of being moaning Minnies, it seems businesses have become more frightened to answer back in case they upset someone. Well we aren’t. This is a piece of...
Witches Stones of Scotland
Tales of Witches Stones The history embedded in the stones that surround us has a refreshing permanence to it. Like signposts or a blog from the past, rocks can still carry meaning and lessons from history in our age of transient media. Tales that hark back to an era...
Lights of the North
Lighthouses around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland The current dispute over access to the now privately owned Rubha Reidh lighthouse, near Gairloch on the west coast of Scotland, has served to highlight the ongoing fascination that visitors have with these...
Macbeth – Reality, Myths and Locations
Macbeth - The Scottish Play Macbeth is, without a doubt, one of the most famous plays of all time. Shakespeare’s tale of madness, ambition and bloody vengeance is one of his most enduring works, a classic that has appeal across generations and well beyond the borders...
Holy Wells of Scotland
Drink from the Waters of Life... or not! Healing wells have a long tradition in Scotland. At one point, there was estimated to be over 600 of them operating in every corner of the country. Each had its own distinct history attached and were associated with different...
Not the North Coast 500 – Two Wheels North
Cycling the North Coast 500 The North Coast 500 has been a remarkable success in bringing motorists to Scotland by highlighting the terrific scenery and historical attractions around the north. While it is certainly possible (and legal) to cycle the entire way, the...
Northern Lights, Milky Ways & Dark Skies
Scottish Highlands Dark Skies As evidenced by the astronomical alignment of many groups of standing stones the Highlands has long been a place where people gazed at the heavens for meaning or inspiration. Due to its extremely low levels of light pollution the north...
