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World’s Oldest Post Office has a New Lease on Life

Hello everyone! I have exciting news to share: The continued operation of the world’s most ancient functioning post office in southern Scotland is ensured, thanks to the acquisition by new proprietors.🎉

Scotland has long been home to tales of the old and the new, of history merging with the contemporary, and of traditions that refuse […]

October 31st, 2023 | Tags: , , | Category: Museums, Philately, Scottish Landscapes, Scottish Towns & Cities | 2 comments

The Magic of the Scottish Islands: Outer Hebrides…

Among the many islands we visited in Scotland, the Outer Hebrides are among those which left the greatest impression on us. We always come back from our Hebridean journeys (Inner and Outer Hebrides) with new, wonderful, unforgettable memories. But there is a specificity of the Western Isles. Each island of this distant Scottish archipelago, to […]

September 29th, 2023 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Islands of Scotland, Landscapes, Prehistoric sites, Scottish Landscapes, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mysterious Scotland: St Conan’s Kirk by Loch Awe…

Today, I’ll tell you how, during our last trip to Scotland, on our road from Perth to Oban, we added a milestone to our wonderful map of mysterious Scotland. The place, situated on the shore of Loch Awe, in the heart of the beautiful Argyll and Bute region, is St Conan’s Kirk. We immediately fell […]

July 31st, 2023 | Tags: , | Category: Abbeys & Churches, Scottish Landscapes | Leave a comment

Celebrating Hogmanay at Onich, on the Shore of Loch Linnhe !

Dear readers, dear friends and fans of Scotland, the whole team of Scotiana wishes you a very Happy New Year! May our Scottish adventures inspire you to travel and walk on the wonderful paths of La Belle Alba… Never more than in winter, does she wear her lovely name better…

!!! HAPPY HOGMANAY […]

December 31st, 2020 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Landscapes, Mountains, Scottish Landscapes, Travelling Scotland | Leave a comment

Winter 2019-2020: more postcards from Scotland!

So, we’ve come back from our winter trip in Scotland though, after one month of Scottish adventures we were not at all eager to leave. Days are so short in winter, still more in the north, and time passed much more quickly than during our former trips! It was quite frustrating too that so many […]

February 10th, 2020 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Edinburgh, Guided Tours, Landscapes, Scottish Landscapes, Travelling Scotland | 2 comments
 
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