Arduaine, Oban, Scotland The Old Cottage No17 The Promenade 3 out of 5 17 Corran Esplanade, Oban, Scotland No17 The Promenade See all 646 properties in Ross of Mull Historical Centre Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and a...
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Are you fascinated by all of the sights and sounds and mystery of the wild Scottish highlands and islands? With the myths and old legends of the Celts and Scots? Do you yearn to read about the brawny, sexy warriors who are strong and brave enough to protect hearth and home. . . and ...
Our connecting international flight to Edinburgh Airport, Scotland was still 18 hours and 45 minutes later so we took advantage of our complimentary Touristanbul service to discoverIstanbul, the city that never sleeps, during our layover time. According to the time frame best suited to your flight...
Back on the road we’re moving on to our next night’s kip. While Jordan may be dotted with spectacular sights, the roads in between are far from pretty. We rumble past sparse dusty flats that only come alive during the sporadic camel racing events ("Jordanian camels are slow and shit,...
Scotland’s history is dramatic, violent and bloody. Being England’s northern neighbour has never been easy. Scotland’s queens have had to deal with war, murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised kings and queens, ruled and died for Scotlan...
The textile treasure that was my last trip out in Scotland was The Great Tapestry of Scotland, now sited in Galashiels, about an hour away from my Dunbar campsite, a beautiful drive through pine forests and small towns. I hadn’t actually heard of the tapestry before, although it was com...
Please join me in congratulating Donna Scott on the publication of her new historical novel,The Tacksman's Daughter! I had the pleasure of designing the cover. Here's the book description: Scotland, 1692. To escape a brutal winter storm, King William’s regiments descend on the small villag...
Anne was born in 1792 in Scotland. Her family were middle class farmers and business people, but very unusually for a woman at the time she chose to go out on her own. She rented a large farm in Ayrshire from the 1820s to the mid 1830s and lived in Craufurdland Castle where she be...
“Having experienced the chill of Scotland even in the spring, I sympathize with your plight coming into the world in an even more inhospitable northern season,” Gage commiserated. “Indeed. The only thing that stood between me and an infant’s casket was…” “Was being who you are,” ...