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    Robert Burn’s Poet’s Path in Alloway(video)

    Ayrshire Coastal Walking Path – Scotland – Source: contours.co.uk

    Hi Mairiuna!

    From all the marvelous paths one can travel while exploring the Scottish walking trails, one that I would be delighted to experiment is the Ayrshire Coastal path as illustrated in the map above. Just imagine how exciting it is to see seals, porpoise [...]

    Green Men Carvings in St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall

    . Hi Mairiuna!

    As you mentioned in one of your recent post ‘St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney: The ‘Light in the North’ , we would have missed seeing the depictions of the Green Man as seen in the guide book, had it not been for the assistance of a very kind gentleman that helped us [...]

    On April Fool’s Day…Beware of “Kick Me” & “April Fish” Jokes!

    Hi Mairiuna!

    April 1st being widely recognized and celebrated as a day when many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness, I was wondering if I would keep my good humor was I to be a victim of a prank?

    I’d better, because it is said that you’ll attract bad luck if you [...]

    The Golden Bough by J.G. Frazer – Cover Art Design by Peter Goodfellow

    As you all know by now, I’m a long time fan of anything and everything related to Unicorns, be it in literature or in any other form or shape.

    So when Sir James George Frazer’s book titled  The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, landed on my doorstep, I was more than enthusiast [...]

    Opera Tells Story of Scottish Slaves Hekja & Haki

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    Celtic Life – 25th Anniversary – Special Edition

     

    On this beautiful sunshined day, while reading away stories from Celtic Life -  25th Anniversary Special Edition which compiles the “Best of the Best” articles published in the last quarter century,  a title grabbed my fullest attention: Child Slaves From Scotland; A Story rarely [...]