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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 […]

✨ New Year Blessings of Health, Peace, Wealth and Happiness! 🎄

Happy New Year 2022

Dear Friends and Readers,

⌛ Another year is gone…May the New Year 2022 bless you with health, peace, wealth and happiness!

Pretty much in all the largest cities of the world as in Scotland – Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Stirling and Inverness – all-night celebrations are traditionally held to welcome the New Year.

The Edinburgh Hogmanay […]

Inverness Quebec Scottish link with Settlers from Arran Islands

Hello dearest friends,

As you might know by now, I’m passionate of all things Scottish related!

Therefore, in my ongoing quest of Quebec-Scottish links, I’m very happy, as a native Quebecer, to share a glimpse on the origin of a brave, courageous and thoughtful municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Canada named Inverness ( […]

Merry Christmas Edinburgh ! Merry Christmas Scotland !!

Whether you live in Edinburgh, in Scotland, in France, Canada or everywhere in the world, We wish you all, dear readers, a merry, MERRY Christmas ! Un très très Joyeux Noël !

 

And believe me, one of the best places to spend Christmas is Scotland ! I can tell you that because one year […]

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 […]