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SCOTLAND, THE UK AND BEYOND

Edinburgh Castle made out of nearly 3,000 shortbread pieces on display
Walker’s shortbread has created an incredible version of Edinburgh Castle - made entirely out of the biscuits. Made with 2,933 shortbread pieces, the amazing structure...

Book review: As the Women Lay Dreaming
Sammi Minion reviews As the Women Lay Dreaming by Donald Murray. Donald S. Murray’s 2020 novel, 'As the Women Lay Dreaming,' is now available in paperback for those...

Top five sailing trips around the Isle of Skye
Sailing around the Isle of Skye is one of the best ways to discover the West Coast of Scotland's coastline, with more than 44 uninhabited...

Dalmahoy, Double Delight
Just seven miles to the south of Edinburgh city centre, the two courses at Dalmahoy Golf & Country Club are a welcome escape from the...

Review: The Hari Afternoon Tea & London Tea Friends Summer Festival
Summertime in Auld Reekie can feel a lot more hectic than The Big Smoke. So, instead of breaking to London for the hustle and bustle,...

Travel Review, Knipoch Hotel: ‘A visit to Knipoch is like taking a deep, restorative breath of crisp, cleansing Highland air’
I knew that Shakespeare’s singular Scottish play, Macbeth, was set in Scotland, of course, but I had no idea that the murder that inspired it...

Travel Review: Seaton House, St Andrews
Visitors flock to St Andrews for different reasons, whether it be to play rounds of gold on the town's historic championship courses, visit the third-oldest...

Fred Olsen: Scotland, Scilly Isles & The West Country 10 Night Cruise
At the ripe old age of 33, I packed my bags, hopped on the 30-minute train from Haymarket to Rosyth and into the waiting taxi...

In a Nutshell, Theo Creton: Cooking has its highs and lows, but you can’t buy the feeling of putting a smile on someone’s face’
Theo Creton, head chef of MARA Restaurant at Links House, Dornoch, on the most he's ever paid for a meal, his favourite cookbook and the...

Review: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack
South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to...

Producer’s Corner: Anona Gow, Pitscandly Farm
When Anona Gow began her career as a lawyer, she never imagined that one day she’d swap the courtroom for running a deer farm in...

Historic Coleburn Distillery to be revived after 40 years
The historic Coleburn Distillery is set to be revived after 40 years of lying dormant. Located in the heart of Speyside, Coleburn is being brought...