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Every one knows Nessie, the fabled monster that hangs about Loch Ness, when she’s not starring in Hollywood blockbusters, various exhibitions or just scaring the wits out passers-by allegedly (never the people who are actually…
Posts By James Carney
Blue bloods, barbarians and berbers
Dundee United’s fans are known as The Arabs* but who would have thought that their nickname was maybe more accurate than any of them realised. ScotlandsDNA has just announced that they’ve discovered that around 1%…
Scotland through the lens
Just stumbled onto this great wee video, Lights of Scotland by Romain Corraze. It nicely intercuts his visual diary of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, with footage of other iconic locations he’s visited on his travels around…
Grab a piece of Scottish literary history
If you’re a fan of Robert Burns’ poetry – and let’s face it, who isn’t? – and happen to have around £35,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you’re in luck. A very rare copy…
A perfect blend: Islay and whisky
Great article from independent traveller’s online mag Matador about one man’s pilgrimage to the Hebridean isle of Islay in search its single-malts and distilleries. Even if whisky’s not your poison, Islay’s an amazing experience that’s…
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