Winter is as good a time as any to Visit Scotland. You might not get the endless long days of spring and summer but it's just as beautiful and heartwarming. And there is an advantage of visiting Scotland in the winter, accommodations are usually cheaper, there is lots going on in the cities and towns around Christmas and Hogmanay and it's generally a great time to be here. When the weather is cold and wet there is warmth and cosiness to be found inside and often winter presents itself from its good side with crisp frosty days, some snow and fabulous light if you're a photographer. You might … [Read more...] about Winter Events and Festivals in Scotland
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Raise a Glass at Burns Night Tonight
Burns Night in Scotland - 25th of January Once again it is that time of year where many of us will be suffering from the lowest of depressions also known as the January blues. Christmas debt, broken New Year resolutions, and an otherwise total lack of motivation to do anything aside from stay in and watch television until the next festive season has left many of us down in the dumps. However do not fear for that most jovial of Scottish folk holidays lies just round the corner, we are of course talking about Burns Night. Burns Night is one of our favorite holidays; it is a flagship event … [Read more...] about Raise a Glass at Burns Night Tonight
Robert Burns – Scottish Genius
January isn't exactly the most heart-warming of months; it’s cold, snowy, dark and full of post-festive blues. Still, there is one bright light shining amid the gloom, navigating us through the murk to cheerier shores – Burns’ Night. Every year, on the 25th of January, Scots the world over gather in celebration of our national poet, Robert Burns, and dinners are hosted from Moscow to Miami, Aberdeen to Auckland to honour this, our most prodigal of sons. Toasting the bard is more than enjoying clever poetry and pithy observation; it’s a once a year stare-in-the-mirror look at ourselves, our … [Read more...] about Robert Burns – Scottish Genius
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