Winter Breaks and Days Out Loch Lomond reflecting the changing seasons…. What a great time of the year we are heading into now, when crisp, sharp mornings awaken and welcome you to shorter days, when natures’ colours really show their beauty, ahead of long, dark nights when our focus is on warmth and comfort. Yes, we did have a sensational summer when weather warnings were of drought and sizzling temperatures, [...]
Scotlandhour May 2018 - Scotland's Festivals Twitter chat #Scotlandhour is delighted to be celebrating Scotland's Festivals on Wednesday 30 May 2018, 9-10pm. We are joined by a group of fantastic festival co-hosts for this months'theme! Please welcome and follow Festivals Edinburgh (@edfests), Aberdeen Festivals (@aberdeenfests), #YOYP2018 representative Manda MacLeod (@mandamacleod) and the BVAC Classic Festival of Motoring (@BVACClassic) and remember you can also ask them questions. For any tweets relating [...]
ScotlandHour Apr 2018, Natural Scotland - Earth Day This month the blog is brought to you by #ScotlandHour team member @AileenLamb and co-host @newcastleton from the beautiful Scottish Borders This month, ScotlandHour is going natural. Did you know that UK and overseas travellers rate Scotland’s natural wonders as a key reason for visiting Scotland. They’ll travellers make plans in advance and typically they are looking to unwind and spend relaxing [...]
Scotlandhour March 2018 - Scotland's Islands The blog on this month's chat is brought to you by #scotlandhour team members Fiona Drane and Dougie Baird. Did you know that Scotland has 790 islands? 95 of these are inhabited from the Shetland and Orkney Islands in the far North to the Inner and Outer Hebrides to the Islands of the Clyde. A visit to a Scottish Island is a must at [...]
Travel & Tourism Awards: Our Shining Stars And the winner is……. We are right in the midst of the awards season just now and here on Scotlandhour we are not any different, so get your judging chair ready and join us on Wednesday 28th February between 9pm -10pm to share your expertise and knowledge on our lovely country and our travel & tourism shining stars – and you can [...]