Travel

Edinburgh offers so much for the tourist, with a mixture of old and new. This enchanting and beautiful city has such a wide array of things to see and do. As the city is one of the top tourist draws in Europe, many people from all over the world come to visit Scotland’s capital every […]

If asked where we are planning to visit for this year’s annual vacation few of us would reply “the Western Isles of Scotland” but to be fair the Western Isles of Scotland have, in the last ten years or so, seen a noticeable increase in tourism. Each year there has been an increase in the […]

As well as the oil of the North Sea Scotland also has another large industry, tourism. Each year more and more people visit keen to take in all that is Scottish. While many visit Edinburgh for business as well as pleasure virtually all will admit that they most wish to visit Edinburgh Castle. Castles […]

As well as the oil of the North Sea Scotland also has another large industry, tourism. Each year more and more people visit keen to take in all that is Scottish. While many visit Edinburgh for business as well as pleasure virtually all will admit that they most wish to visit Edinburgh Castle.

Worrying about what to do when you arrive at Edinburgh Airport can be stressful unless you take some simple precautions and plan ahead. That stressful feeling is terrible worrying about what to do and where to go when you arrive at Edinburgh. How do you get to the city centre? What part of Edinburgh is […]

While Scotland is only a small nation with an historically small population the influence of the Scots upon the world of today is disproportional. Throughout history a disproportionate number of Scottish men and women have played incredibly important roles in the history of the vast majority of countries of the world.

Aberdeen is the 3rd largest city in Scotland and is widely known as the “Granite City” but is also known as the “Silver City (with the Golden Sands)”. Although the area shows evidence of being inhabited for over eight thousand years Aberdeen is a thoroughly modern city with a strong association with the oil and gas industries.