Articles tagged with scotland
Hogmanay (New Years Eve) in Perth, Scotland
It was 16 years ago that I was in Scotland. The day after Christmas, also known as Boxing Day, I was still in Glasgow. I went to a couple of the free museums that were open that day and the next, and visited a friend, before checking out of the youth host
Eating haggis in Scotland was better than in Silverdale
There is a meat market not far from me called "Proper British Bacon." I was in there in late spring and purchased several varieties of bangers (sausages), a haggis, and two pounds of proper British bacon, which is like what some Americans know as "cottage
Afghanistan enjoys first victory in World Cup
There is much jubilation in #Afghanistan right now as the Afghan #cricket team has won its first ever match in World Cup 2015. The losing team was Scotland. On television, there were images of Afghan people out in the streets waving their flags and enjoy
Dougie MacLean's Caledonia
Dougie MacLean has sometimes been called the unofficial poet laureate of Scotland. He is perhaps best known for his song “Caledonia.” Written in ten minutes on a beach in Brittany while MacLean was backpacking through Europe, this modern ballad
I have cast my vote
I have just returned from the polling station after casting my vote in the Scottish independence referendum. This is such an important day for Scotland and the rest of the UK even though its only us who have a vote, I could wake up tomorrow to find that so
