Travel

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.

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.

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.