Now Rail Chiefs Fly to Scotland; (They Say Trains Are Too Slow and Expensive!)
1. Barra International Airport, Outer Hebrides, Scotland This small airport is one of the most dangerous airports because of the sandy runway. Journalist Mikhaila Friel flew out of Barra International and called the experience strange but calming because she was able to walk around a desolate bea...
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members in Scotland have voted to strike in the next six months but will consider an offer from the Scottish government of a salary rise of 7%, or 11% for the lowest paid. Physios in England and Wales were balloted until 12 December as the union calls f...
“I am running a race to finish the Quiet Planet collection.” That’s the title of a planned 19-volume set of nature recordings@The sound tracks could be licensed for use in movies, video games, exhibits, plays and the like@Volunteer assistants now help Hempton review and edit sound file...
drift-happy handling and whisked you off to such exotic locations as India, Norway and, erm, Scotland. Back to the Future 2's utopian vision of the future might have lied to us about the hoverboards and flying cars we'd have in the mid 2010s, but DriveClub VR was probably the next...
The South African was going north to visit relatives in Scotland. They all look to be in their thirties. Idly wondering what I did in my thirties and realizing it was nothing like this. So, here we are back to my first blog post on my vacation. I just have to go upstairs to the ...
When no one would hire her, she upped sticks and left for Scotland where a chance meeting with Leslie Auchincloss, the founder of Irish biotechnology company Biocon Biochemicals, changed her career trajectory. He let her use the name of his company and she started Biocon in India as a...
On departure day from Scotland, fortunately I packed our workout gear in my carry-on. Despite the Ibis Hotel facial/body/shampoo bubbles shower, j’etait prêt et frais… on my way home! Just one flight and an airport-baggage-plea standing between me and the Tisséo airport tram to home...
If anyone had told me that my first meal in Scotland would be porridge, I’d probably have said, “Yeah, right.” But after a night flight from Newark, I needed some comfort. The June solstice may have been looming but that early Edinburgh morning greeted me with raw and rainy weather...
If anyone had told me that my first meal in Scotland would be porridge, I’d probably have said, “Yeah, right.” But after a night flight from Newark, I needed some comfort. The June solstice may have been looming but that early Edinburgh morning greeted me with raw and rainy weather...