Scottish culture and travelling

Friends, I need advice on travel to Scotland

feeds@yuku.com (Oddern) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:46 GMT

Friends,

Some colleagues and I are planning a trip to Scotland next spring. We arrive at Prestwik airport Thursday evening and back home on Sunday. We would like to visit Ferintosh Dumfries, visit some distilleries, for example Laphroaig, maybe some old castles and many pubs.
Are there any of you who have tips and suggestions on how to squeeze this in on the day we have available?
Skål and thanks!

David R Ross's books and travelling in Scotland

feeds@yuku.com (Tartan Jack) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:34:32 GMT

At the Greenville Games in South Carolina (US) I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Ross.
I also finally looked at his books and managed to finish 2 already, as they read very quick.

As his book are written in a way for people to travel to the sites, notice what they see, and appreciate it, had anyone on here actually done that?

Freedom Kilts comes to the mountain

feeds@yuku.com (The Wizard of BC) — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:45:30 GMT

Well, I guess my attempts to get Scotland adopted as the 14th Province of Canada and moved over here will have to wait till next year.
In the mean time I will be making a business trip to visit with my suppliers and as many friends as time will allow.
Bobbie and I will be arriving in Glasgow on Thursday the 18th of June 2009. We will spend the first couple of days enjoying Robertson's Scotch at the Ferintosh Inn. We will take a day trip into Glasgow knowing that Robertson and...

Sir Sean Connery in Slovene newspaper

feeds@yuku.com (Mipi) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:32:55 GMT

I'm posted this on X-Marks already, so lets post it here too: l the scan of newspaper article, talking about Sir Sean Connery and his autobiography book. Please don't judge my translation to harsh.

Here is the scan for start:

And here is my (poor) translation:

Fun to be retired

He played in more then...

Trip to the Isle of Skye 2009

feeds@yuku.com (Robbie Mackay) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:00:08 GMT

Hello gents,

1 april iam going to Scotland again, my mom and dad are coming with me. start point Edinburgh from there on the A84 and A82 to Isle of Skye, from there we dont know..
I would like to know whats to see and do on the road to Isle of Skye.. Please let me know

Cheers Robbie

Connecting Slovenia with Scotland

feeds@yuku.com (Mipi) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:53:47 GMT

After long search on net, I've finaly find it:

http://www.slo-scot.net/#

Don't know why I didn't find it earlier. It seems I was entering wrong words in search engine.

Kingdom of Dalraida

feeds@yuku.com (Redshank) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:04:56 GMT

The Kingdom of Dalraida, often overlooked as part of Scottish History, with much emphasis being placed on Burns, Bruce, Bonny Prince Charlie, Wallace et al, in favour of unwritten, undocumented pre history, but I feel it is a very important part of Scottish history, the very first chapter, there are few written facts, and the evidence on the ground is open to opinion and conjecture, but the fact of the matter is, that there is a huge amount of prehistoric artifacts, and evidence of life in...

Travel advise for outside of Scotland

feeds@yuku.com (Colin) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:54:25 GMT

In early April my wife and I are headed to Europe for a two week vacation. We are not likely visiting Scotland this time around (we did that last time) though we have a lot of connections there and would love to go back. We are however landing in London, spending a few days to avoid Easter in Rome, than going to Paris, Nice, Rome, Venice, and hopefully Geneva before returning to London to fly out two weeks later. We are backpacking and will be going fairly quickly so the kilts are not coming...

Loch Sween

feeds@yuku.com (Redshank) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:37:03 GMT

Yesterday, was a cold damp day, not at all good for photography, but I just had to get out again with the camera, if only for a wee drive.
So we headed out for a short drive down by the shores of Loch Sween, a sheltered sea loch on the west coast about 1 mile south of where I live,
About a quarter of a mile from my house, is the cute wee kirk at Bellanoch, sitting halfway up in the hills that enclose a marina on the Crinan Canal,
the kirk looks out across the marina, the canal...

A wee trip to Iona

feeds@yuku.com (lammy57) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:21:08 GMT

Tea Break a bit Wet

on Mull

Gathering update

feeds@yuku.com (tassiecelt) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:06:34 GMT

Sorry for not being around for a while, just wondering where the Gathering 2009 forum went, anyway, was there talk about meeting up there?
Hamish, we will meet of course, we're staying at the same place, another lass from Tassie is also staying there, one of our dancers...

I hope Leslie and I will get to meet some of our other kilted brethren.

Scottish website with nice links "Crann Tara"

feeds@yuku.com (Robbie Mackay) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:08:57 GMT

Go to http://www.cranntara.org.uk/

Wee holiday in Arisaig...

feeds@yuku.com (Pour1Malt) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:02:46 GMT

Weel... fur the fierst time in 4 years Emma an I arr takin' a holiday...

we arr closing Ferintosh Dec 1-6 an' stayin' in a wee cottage in Arisaig....

oiny o' ya been there?

oiny helpfou advice fur us?

"Puffer"

feeds@yuku.com (Redshank) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:06:35 GMT

VIC 32 was commissioned by the Admiralty as part of a fleet of over a hundred Victualling Inshore Craft (VICs).
She was built on a 1939 Puffer design - boats that operated on the West Coast of Scotland,
supplying the Highlands and islands with everything that was needed in these remote parts.
During the war, she carried cement, ammunition and aviation fuel, delivering cargoes to the fleet as far as Scapa Flow. Laid up at Rosyth after the war,
she can now be chartered for...

Probably another wee Scotland trip this year!

feeds@yuku.com (Robin Lous) — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:13:44 GMT

We received a "too good to be true" offer for a weekend in Crieff.
Ferry to Newcastle...2 nights in a hotel and back again...prolly somewhere in October or November.

Next thursday

feeds@yuku.com (Robbie Mackay) — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:14:13 GMT

one week to go and i wil fly to Scotland again!!!!

Farewell Tae Bladnoch!

feeds@yuku.com (Pour1Malt) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:35:42 GMT

Oor Friend Emily (frae Australia) has been workin' o'er here in the UK fur several years...

an noo she is gae'n hame ta Oz....

this wuz her final day trip tae say guidbye tae Bladnoch an' Scotland....

we heided doon the Solway Coast...

Lochmaben & its Fower Lochs!

feeds@yuku.com (Pour1Malt) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:27:09 GMT

anither grait walk in Dumfries & Galloway...

'roon the wee toon o' Lochmaben... Lochmaben Castle (family hame o' Robert the Bruce).... and the fower lochs thot sorroond Lochmaben... a short dottle o' a walk... 5 mile arr so...

the walk stairts a' the statue o Robert the Bruce in Lochmaben... this is me an Ceilidh... pre-walk ...

Tullibardine Distillery!

feeds@yuku.com (Pour1Malt) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:19:14 GMT

took a wee day trip tae Tullibardine Distillery back in 2006....

it a' started because o' a wee bottle o' malt...

this yin...

Sweetheart Abbey

feeds@yuku.com (Pour1Malt) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:14:40 GMT

here ai am wi Ceilidh at Sweetheart Abbey....

it is a late 13th Century Cistercian abbey founded by Lady Devorgilla....

in memory of her husband John Balliol....

Lady Devorgilla is buried here wi' a casket containing her husband's embalmed heart....

he died in the Crusades...