Desperate Dan is one of the longest running comic strips in the world having appeared in issue 1 of The Dandy in 1937 and continues to appear in The Dandy today. Saw him this week set against the magnificent Caird Hall in Dundee. It is the principal concert auditorium in Dundee, Scotland. Built between 1914 and 1923 and is named […]
Enjoyed our ancestry tour at the weekend and then a walk in the snow around Stirling on Sunday. Scotland looks beautiful under this white carpet and the horses were quite happy with their winter coats on. Thinking of a tour in 2016 - see some of the places we plan to visit here
Although daylight is short in the winter with sunset around 4.00pm this can be a good time to have many attractions to yourself! Excellent planning for Scotland Tours is needed to find the best places which stay open all year. Staff are very relaxed, the history is just as good and a visit to a cosy distillery […]
Here are some of the great places we visited and some of the lovely people we met.
The first real taste of winter around Stirling today. With temperatures of minus 3 degrees C and lots of mist lying over the River Forth valley it was a stunning day in snowy Scotland! Looking forward to the last tour of 2015 this week when we will enjoy the picturesque Dunkeld and then the famous Queen's […]
Inspired by a recent visit to Islay and enjoying the excellent malt whiskies. Also discovered the tasty Botanist Gin distilled on Islay. Scotland is enjoying a gin renaissance with new craft gins being created all over the country. We are planning a special Gin Tour for 2016, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery of Scotland […]
Yesterdays tour with the girls from Colorado enjoyed great weather and fantastic views from Stirling Castle one of the best medieval castles in Europe. We also included Doune Castle, used recently for the filming of the series Outlander, and then climbed all the steps up the National Wallace Monument to learn about Scotland's national hero - […]
From 2016 we will introduce a new range of 3, 4 and 5 day tours. Offering the best of Scotland with lots of fun along the way this gives you a better chance to really get to know the country and the people. Watch this space for news of the new tours!
What a great trip we had to Inverary Castle. The day started very well with a tasting and tour at Glengoyne Distillery. It is not often that whisky is enjoyed so early in the day but this is Scotland! The drive through the stunning scenery of Argyll was wonderful and after a tasty lunch in Inverary we enjoyed the rich […]