Best hotels Down Under Oct 22, 2008
With its tartan motifs and blazing hearths, fly fishing and deer hunting, Huka Lodge near Lake Taupo feels more like the Scottish Highlands than anything one would expect to find in the antipodes. And the guest book reads like a whos who of British notoriety everyone from the Queen and countless lords and ladies, to the members of Pink Floyd and Monty Python. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Robertson' harp technique a delight Oct 11, 2008
Plucking those many strings, the music evoked heather and mist, the glens and mountains of the Scottish Highlands, Irish legends of Brian Boru, the valleys of Appalachia and red MacIntosh apples. Kim opened with a brief musical toast to Glenlivet, a village in Scotland and home of the famous single malt whiskey. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Scottish glen's beastly highland fling Sep 2, 2008
The last thing the Scottish Highlands needs is some kind of Jurassic Park project. Especially because, if Lister doesn't get his way, there's no guarantee he won't walk away. (CNN -- International)
Like Action and Adventure? Travel to Scotland Aug 11, 2008
But nothing beats the famous Scottish Highlands for spectacular sights and forested routes best experienced on a bike ... Taking place in April 2009, the Drambuie Pursuit is a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventure race across the Scottish Highlands that retraces the legendary journey of Scotland's Bonnie Prince Charlie, for whom the bracing spirit was created in 1745. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
How a monster builds bridges Jul 16, 2008
The Loch Ness monster, nicknamed Nessie, is supposed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Although the first alleged sighting was in the sixth century, it only became famous in 1933, when two separate sightings were claimed. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Five lists for fun in the sun Jun 15, 2008
Scottish Highlands: Despite all the buzz about resurgent Glasgow, I still prefer the more sedate charms of Edinburgh. But my favorite is the long drive across Rannoch Moor through Glencoe to Fort William. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
The new Scottish whisky Jun 11, 2008
A spring drive through the Scottish Highlands could melt the frost from the crustiest curmudgeon. This far north, quiet towns such as Lossiemouth, Craigellachie, Dunkeld and Dufftown are connected by lonely roads that pass through an addictive balm of rolling hills, mountains covered in heather, loud shocks of yellow rapeseed flowers, and, more discreetly, tall pergola roofs that poke up from glens like church spires. (iAfrica.com)
Obama’s Appalachian Trail of Tears May 20, 2008
Many came from Northern Ireland when the British Parliament banned Presbyterians from holding office; others emigrated from the Scottish Highlands following the bloody defeat of Bonny Prince Charlie in 1745. Though most of these people are geographically Southern they disproportionally enlisted in the Union Army because they detested slavery. (Human Events Online)
Three Peaks Challenge May 3, 2008
Located in the Scottish Highlands, Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, standing at 1344m. Fort William, which sits at the base of the mountain is at sea level, so unlike the other two peaks, there is no opportunity to gain any height in your vehicle. (Suite101.com)
Incredible sceniccoastal drives Mar 28, 2008
"The best coastal drives are found in the north," he says, "particularly in Scotland where there are many miles of empty roads far from civilization and some of the most breathtaking views in the world. Among the many great drives, the Applecross Peninsular is one of the most enjoyable." The routes in this remote, rugged peninsula in the Scottish Highlands' wind through spectacular mountain terrain and views across the sea to the Isle of Skye. Its challenging single-track routes are marked... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Hiking with Terry Carruthers Feb 24, 2008
Scottish Highlands, July 19 - 26th. South Africa, August 17 - 28th. (Suite101.com)
Follow the Reader 2007: The rest of the world, from Bali to Scottish Highlands Dec 31, 2007
Scottish Highlands hotel with loch view. My girlfriend and I stumbled upon a true gem of a hotel on Loch Linnhe in the Scottish Highlands ... Nature lovers' nook in Scottish Highlands. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This Week's Tips: Sep 2, 2007
Follow the Reader: Olympic Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, Umbria ... Follow the Reader: Olympic Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, Umbria ... Nature lovers' nook in Scottish Highlands. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
A Highland fling| May 14, 2007
It was country dance night in the community of Nethy Bridge, lying just 18 miles north-east of the ski resort of Aviemore, deep in the Scottish Highlands. From the open doors of the village hall, the glorious lilt of fiddle and accordion became suffused with the babble and hiss of the River Nethy. (iAfrica.com)
Snow deaths: why have five climbers died on one peak? Feb 3, 2007
As leader of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, John Allen has seen most of what can happen in the Scottish Highlands. Three years ago the team brought down 39 schoolgirls dressed in bin liners, lost with their teacher in heavy summer mist. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
