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June 28, 2015

Exploring Scotland's North Coast 500

oute 66, Going to the Sun Road, The Wild Atlantic Way: classic travelers'  routes all. The folk of the North Highland Initiative would like to add another to that list: North Coast 500.    North...

Exploring Scotland's North Coast 500

oute 66, Going to the Sun Road, The Wild Atlantic Way: classic travelers'  routes all. The folk of the North Highland Initiative would like to add another to that list: North Coast 500.    North Coast 500 i ...

Enjoying Summer in Scotland

When the weather begins to turn warmer, many travelers choose to visit Scotland - and for obvious reasons. Despite the charm of a snowy winter, some want to avoid the cold and instead enjoy days by the seaside or walking the plethora of trails av ...

Scotland: Standing with Stones

Are you intrigued by the Standing Stones in Scotland? Recumbent stone circles? Paths of the sun? Have I got a film for you! It's called Standing with Stones, and covers England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. What does archaology have to t ...

Trees For Scotland

Lay down Scottish roots ... plant a tree & create a Living Legacy   From the Scotsman: Purchase a unique and everlasting gift or make a touching tribute to a loved one by planting a tree in their honour. The trees will be planted ...

Cowalfest: Meet as strangers, leave as friends

Cowalfest has a knack of attracting extraordinary people who are fascinated by their area of interest and able to convey their wealth of knowledge in easy to understand and accessible language.   Join a Cowalfest walk or two, and you ...

Cowalfest: Meet as strangers, leave as friends

Cowalfest has a knack of attracting extraordinary people who are fascinated by their area of interest and able to convey their wealth of knowledge in easy to understand and accessible language.   Join a Cowalfest walk or two, and you ...

All Scotland's Landscapes Matter

Fifty years on from a ground-breaking conference looking at Scotland’s landscapes, a follow up event is scheduled to consider the future for nation’s countryside.     In 1962, a ground-breaking conference considered the state of the na ...

Facelift for Scotland’s tenth highest mountain

New visitor facilities at the National Trust for Scotland’s Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve in Perthshire, designed to be more in keeping with the mountain landscape, are now open to the public.     The major piece of landscape rest ...

Video: The Highlands - Inverness to Glencoe and Mallaig

One of the joys of visiting Scotland is the beauty - of the land, and the people. Come along with us as we explore through photos the Highlands - from Inverness to Glencoe and Mallaig!     The music was beautifully composed and scored by ...