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Travel Tips

June 07, 2016

Lost Heritage of Inner Hebrides uncovered in landmark new book

For the first time the forgotten histories of a group of four Scottish islands – known collectively as the Small Isles – have been brought together in a definitive new work.   By exploring the...

Activities on a Cruise Ship

Although the idea of boredom may occur to some when thinking of a cruise ship holiday, this is definitely not the case onboard a modern day c ...

Viticuso, 1913 and 2005

I love this poem, published in Issue 2 of Far Off Places. It calls to me, makes me tear up, expands my heart, lets me wonder and wander, brin ...

The Tea Garden, Mallaig

Picture this: a gorgeous warm late September day, on Mallaig Harbor, Scotland, with dear family friends, and an incredible meal. Yes - it was ...

Scotland for Beginners

Can you imagine heading to Scotland - cold and foreign - after a life in India? What would it be like, to adapt interculturally to an entirel ...

Stirling Castle Online: Kids Castle

Young visitors to Stirling Castle will be able to learn more about it with a new, interactive section on the Castle’s website: Kids Cast ...

Travel gets easier in Scotland

Citylink is Scotland’s major cross country bus system. Their coaches -- which is what buses which travel long distance routes are known as in ...

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& ...

Underground Edinburgh

Beneath the streets of Edinburgh lurks a labyrinth of man-made tunnels that were originally designed to hide clandestine activities from ...

Underground Edinburgh

Beneath the streets of Edinburgh lurks a labyrinth of man-made tunnels that were originally designed to hide clandestine activities from ...

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