We really do try to see, or to get recommendations we trust, for all the accommodation we use for our guests. I am off to Edinburgh tomorrow to pick some new places we have not used before. I love it! Then to the Kingdom of Fife to double check the routes, itineraries and transport we are using [...]
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Accommodation – checking!
Posted in Hard work!, Hotels on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Newsletter just gone out!
Posted in Hard work! on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oh great to get our quarterly Newsletter off ….. hope I got rid of all the misspellings and typos!
Hunter Clan
Posted in Clans, Good Links, Hard work!, Research, Scotland on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just had a note from Madam Pauline the Chief of the Clan Hunter about an open day for Clan members on July 27th at Hunterston Castle. A Buffet lunch will be available. Sounds fun!
A few days in the Outer Hebridies – just what we all need!
Posted in Hard work!, Scotland on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I used to go to visit the Outer Hebrides and Orkney and Shetland with my father many many years ago. His interest was archeology and enthusiasums can be infectious! We have been looking at the visit one of our guests is going to make through the Outer Hebrides this summer. He and his wife will [...]
Calligraphy – Annie Sloan
Posted in Hard work! on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was speaking to Annie Sloan who does the most beautiful calligraphy. She is working in the photo above. When we were making Souvenir Albums for our visitors Annie used to bind the Albums and also ‘wrote’ the guests family tree on parchment which was then bound into the Album. The family trees she does [...]
Dalmellington, Ayrshire.
Posted in Hard work!, Research on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When doing research on Friday I visited some of the old ironstone mining sites in Lanarkshire in the south of Scotland. Here is the village of Dalmellington and the small Museum which will be visited by Canadian visitors in July. The museum is housed in an old weavers cottage – note the date above the [...]
Ancestral Vacations in Scotland 2009
Posted in Ancestry, Hard work! on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What a time to have a global recession – when Scotland has invested so much in providing a super experience for her visitors – especially those who are descendants of Scots. We arrange visits for overseas visitors who are interested in their ancestry and have been doing this for several years now, much as a [...]
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