Let’s just get this out of the way. Tipping in Scotland is not the same as tipping in the US. And if you walk into a pub throwing around 20% tips like you’re back home, you’re going to confuse people. Possibly even slightly alarm them. Now, I spend a lot of time in Scotland. I […]
Author Archives: Two Scots Abroad
I was standing at the edge of a loch in Glencoe, congratulating myself on finally making it to one of the most dramatic landscapes in Scotland, when I noticed the cloud. Not a weather cloud. A midge cloud. Hovering at head height, moving with me, entirely unimpressed by my Smidge application from four hours earlier. […]
Vienna – the city of music, dreams and really impressive buildings. There really are so many things to do in Vienna. This laid-back and bizarrely quiet Austrian city is one which I thought would be vanilla for activities but oh how I was wrong. I would argue that a weekend in Vienna is just not […]
Where are the world’s oldest forests? Explore ancient rainforest ecosystems in Australia, Malaysia, Borneo, Japan and the Caspian region, plus the difference between living old-growth forests and fossil forests.
Scotland, Stats
People Are Leaving Some Parts of Scotland While Others Are Booming. See Where Your Area Ranks
New figures released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show which parts of Scotland are attracting the most new residents and which are seeing more people leave. Use our interactive map to explore migration trends across every council area, compare your local figures with the rest of the country, and see where Scotland’s biggest […]