Posts by Kenny Smith
Outer Hebrides are the islands of adventure
Adventure seekers are being urged to visit the Outer Hebrides as part of a new campaign supported by the national tourism organisation. Outer Hebrides Tourism has been awarded ÂŁ15,000 as part of the VisitScotland Growth Fund to help drive a new digital media movement. The group are creating a dynamic film that documents the best…
Read MoreBeer can bring cheer to those who need clean water
A hotel has joined the fight to provide clean water to one million people – whilst giving an excellent craft beer to its guests and visitors in Edinburgh. The family -owned Apex Hotels group have partnered with Brewgooder, the craft beer label that provides 100% of its profits to clean water projects around the world,…
Read MoreHorse power helps to turn back the clock
Traditional methods of looking after woodland have been used again in Scotland. People in the historic Aberdeenshire market town of Huntly had the chance to see their favourite woodland get a new lease of life thanks to the use of horses. Horse logging is a traditional form of woodland management which has almost died out…
Read MoreInverness will be the wheel deal this weekend
The eyes of the cycling world will be on Inverness this weekend, as the ever-popular Etape Loch Ness returns to the Highlands on Sunday, April 29. Now in its fifth year, Etape Loch Ness has become one of the most popular events on the Scottish sporting calendar. Five thousand and six hundred participants will take…
Read MoreNew whisky tours to get underway in Edinburgh
An exclusive new whisky tour of Edinburgh is set to get underway next month to mark World Whisky Day. As plans for Edinburgh’s first single malt whisky distillery in 90 years and a ÂŁ150 million pound immersive whisky visitor experience in the historic capital city are announced, award winning storytellers, Mercat Tours are encouraging locals…
Read MoreLodge on Loch Lomond offers a private shore
A wonderful former hunting lodge with private shorefront on the banks of Loch Lomond is now for sale. Ptarmigan Lodge was built by the Duke of Montrose 160 years ago as his hunting lodge. Commanding an enviable waterside location on the banks of Loch Lomond, the property offers a unique opportunity to own a wonderful…
Read MorePrelude to fashion festival is ready to kick off
The seventh Edinburgh International Fashion Festival kicks off with a prelude event tomorrow (Thursday, 26 April) at The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh ‒ The Caledonian. A highlight of Scotland’s cultural calendar, the festival, curated by Dutch supermodel and Edinburgh-based Anna Freemantle-Zee, will comprise a series of inspiring events including groundbreaking fashion film screenings and thought-provoking panel…
Read MoreArtist Georgina McMaster to open new exhibition
A solo show featuring the work of one of Scotland’s most gifted wildlife artists is coming to the Strathearn Gallery. Georgina McMaster, All Creatures Great and Small, will run from 28 April to 27 May, at the gallery in Crieff, Perthshire. This Saturday, 28 April, Georgina will be in the gallery to discuss her work.…
Read MoreWhen Scotland loved silver more than gold
A new exhibition is showing how silver, not gold, became the most important precious metal in Scotland over the course of the first millennium AD. Scotland’s Early Silver, from National Museums Scotland and supported by Glenmorangie, is on display at Museum nan Eilean Lews Castle in Stornoway from 4 May until 23 June. Featuring spectacular…
Read MoreRare whiskies sold for $1.2million to private collector
Two extremely rare bottles of The Macallan 1926 have broken the whisky world record after being sold for $1.2m (ÂŁ861,120). Dubai Airport-based luxury spirits retailer Le Clos sold the pair of The Macallan 1926, with labels commissioned by artists Sir Peter Blake and Valerio Adami, which were sold to an international businessman for his private…
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