Holiday Scottish Highlands and Islands
February 12, 2018
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I was recently asked to get involved in a question and answer style blog post for a Scotland holiday and accommodation website.
The site provides ideas, inspiration, accommodation listings plus much, much more for those looking to plan a holiday in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.
The site is easy to use, provides a newsletter subscription ser...
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Suilven a Mountain of Assynt
December 02, 2017
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I just love the mountains that are to be found in the Assynt region of Sutherland in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.
Suilven as pictured above and below is my favourite, no matter the time of year or from where it is photographed, it always pleases me when I catch my first glimpse of it either by foot or by car on my travels.
I especially li...
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Boeing B-52H Stratofortress Flying Over Scotland
September 26, 2017
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Tuesday the 19th of Sept and I had set off for my usual visit to Sandwood Bay as was in Sutherland, Northwest Scotland, at the start of a week long road trip.
I don't always carry a zoom lens due the weight of the Canon 100- 400 in my pack, you begin to feel it a bit with the four mile walk to get to Sandwood, more so on the way back!
How pleased...
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The Aurora Borealis and Dark Skies
September 11, 2017
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There was fair amount of media coverage in the press last week about the Aurora being visible in the night sky, this being caused by both a massive Solar Flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME). The peak level of activity was over the night of Thursday 7th September but unfortunately the near full moon in the night sky and the amount of cloud cover...
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Prestwick Airport Revisited
June 21, 2015
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It has been a while since I last posted about the airport so thought I would update the blog with some new pics and news concerning the airport.
It has been a year and a half since the Scottish Government stepped in to buy the airport and still no sign of any increased activity in what is the prime driver for the economics of the airport that is p...
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