Edinburgh Haar – What It Is And How To Embrace It

Scotland is surely not the only place in the world where a mist from the sea comes rolling in and blankets everything. But it does have the distinction of having a word to describe that fine mist, and the word is ‘haar’. To feel haar on one’s face is like being on the receiving end … Read more

In Review -Edinburgh Festival 2012

On the Royal Mile in Edinburgh this summer, this woman entertained the crowds by passing several tennis rackets over her head and down the length of her body. Here she is entangled with some of the rackets: The Smell Of The Greasepaint, The Roar Of The Crowd As you can see, the woman’s make-up was … Read more

Historic Scottish Kilchurn Castle

Where To Go In Scotland Scotland is not a big country. It has mountains and lochs and castles and forested hills within easy reach, and even from coast to coast it is not more than a two-hour drive. This is Kilchurn Castle in central Scotland at the north-east end of Loch Awe near the small … Read more