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Aug 28, 2012
The UK’s Top Adventure Holidays
Guest Post by Liam Clarke If you thought you had to go abroad to experience extreme adventure holidays then you thought wrong. The varied terrain and weather conditions in the UK make it a perfect place to take an adventure holiday. The Lake District offers some spectacular views as well as a real element of adventure. There is plenty of mountainous terrain and lots of hostels and hotels at the bottom of... read more
Jul 12, 2012
Unlocking Scotland – All about This Popular Holiday Destination
Did you know that the shortest recorded flight in the World took 1 minute and 14 seconds and went from Westray to Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands? Or that the first recorded sighting of the Loch ness monster went as far back as 565AD when Saint Columba, who was walking the shores of the loch, saw a ‘water beast’ meanly eying up an unsuspecting swimmer? Legend has it that he commanded the beast to... read more
May 25, 2012
An Introduction To The Glaswegian Dialect
It might seem a bit odd to be talking about a different dialect in the specific context of the city of Glasgow, but if you’ve ever paid a visit to this area you will no doubt have clocked that the local language is noticeably different from other parts of Scotland. If you’re from elsewhere in the UK and you’ve only just gotten used to the Edinburgh dialect, or the Aberdeen dialect, then you now have... read more