Someone can grow up in Scotland and still reach adulthood without fully appreciating just how many everyday things around them have Scottish origins. The TV. The telephone. The fridge. Even the ATM they’re permanently overdrawn at. All of it, Scottish. It’s the kind of detail that’s surprisingly easy to overlook. So here it is: a […]
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Ridiculously useful Scotland travel guides, itineraries, packing lists, tours and day trips.
I watched Avengers: Endgame, clocked the fishing village they were calling New Asgard, and immediately thought: that looks Scottish. Turns out I was right, which almost never happens. The location is St Abbs, a tiny fishing village on the Berwickshire coast in the Scottish Borders, and it is absolutely worth the detour. Quick Answer New Asgard […]
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone call Scotland “bonnie” and wondered if they actually knew what they were saying. Turns out, most of us do it on autopilot (myself included, until I looked this up). Quick Answer: Why Is Scotland Called Bonnie? Bonnie is a Scots word meaning beautiful, attractive, or pleasing. […]
Dumbledore’s grave filming location is a small island called Eilean Na Moine, sitting in Loch Eilt in the Scottish Highlands. It was used in the Harry Potter films as the burial site of Albus Dumbledore, known in the Wizarding World as the White Tomb. There is no actual grave on the island. The scenes were digitally composited with footage […]
Scotland has close to 800 islands. Fewer than 100 are inhabited. Deciding which ones to actually visit can feel genuinely overwhelming, especially if you’ve spent three weeks building a spreadsheet of options like I definitely did not do (I did). This guide cuts through the noise and covers the best Scottish islands to visit based on what […]