Comments for Holiday Scotland http://www.holidayscotland.org Scotland Holiday And Tourist Information Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on My Pine Marten Adventure In Scotland by greg http://www.holidayscotland.org/my-pine-marten-adventure-in-scotland/#comment-2571 greg Thu, 17 May 2012 16:30:25 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=3289#comment-2571 Thanks Beth something i have always wanted to see and managed it eventually on this holiday in scotland, many other animals still on my list though, scottish wildcat next : ) Thanks Beth something i have always wanted to see and managed it eventually on this holiday in scotland, many other animals still on my list though, scottish wildcat next : )

]]> Comment on My Pine Marten Adventure In Scotland by Beth Currie http://www.holidayscotland.org/my-pine-marten-adventure-in-scotland/#comment-2570 Beth Currie Thu, 17 May 2012 14:37:03 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=3289#comment-2570 This is fantastic! A great read. Hope I get to see one of these little cuties sometime soon! This is fantastic! A great read. Hope I get to see one of these little cuties sometime soon!

]]> Comment on Deacon Brodie’s Ghost by Anthony http://www.holidayscotland.org/deacon-brodies-ghost/#comment-2236 Anthony Fri, 04 May 2012 15:28:11 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=667#comment-2236 Wow this just goes to show that my family has been corrupt sence the beging. i know i may not be direct blood line but according to my grandparents my part of the family left scottland and added an a to the name so it now reads Broadie. I dont know if this is true but i would like to know Wow this just goes to show that my family has been corrupt sence the beging. i know i may not be direct blood line but according to my grandparents my part of the family left scottland and added an a to the name so it now reads Broadie. I dont know if this is true but i would like to know

]]> Comment on Midges In Scotland, How To Avoid Them by greg http://www.holidayscotland.org/midges-in-scotland-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-2077 greg Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:38:51 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=1027#comment-2077 Thanks for the information Ross, I suppose different things may work for some people more than others, ASSS seems to work ok for myself and i use it. But now you have mentioned it i will give DEET a try, anything to keep the pesky little things at bay : ) thanks for taking the time to post a comment. Thanks for the information Ross, I suppose different things may work for some people more than others, ASSS seems to work ok for myself and i use it.

But now you have mentioned it i will give DEET a try, anything to keep the pesky little things at bay : ) thanks for taking the time to post a comment.

]]> Comment on Midges In Scotland, How To Avoid Them by Ross Slater http://www.holidayscotland.org/midges-in-scotland-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-2076 Ross Slater Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:50:35 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=1027#comment-2076 Some people say that Nessie is the biggest myth in Scotland - in fact it is Skin so soft being a good way to keep midges at bay. I have tried SSS and it didnt work. Another time at Loch Oich me and a couple of friends time put SSS on one arm and a DEET based repellent on the other arm. Lets just say the SSS covered arms were bitten and the DEET one not a bite. DEET is not great for the skin so I now use smidge which I got up in Gairloch last year recommended by the shop owner who also sells SSS as tourists are duped into the myth and wont buy anything else as they think they have been let into a great secret. And do you not think if SSS was any use the vast marketing department of multi-billion dollar Avon would be marketing it???? Some people say that Nessie is the biggest myth in Scotland – in fact it is Skin so soft being a good way to keep midges at bay. I have tried SSS and it didnt work. Another time at Loch Oich me and a couple of friends time put SSS on one arm and a DEET based repellent on the other arm. Lets just say the SSS covered arms were bitten and the DEET one not a bite.

DEET is not great for the skin so I now use smidge which I got up in Gairloch last year recommended by the shop owner who also sells SSS as tourists are duped into the myth and wont buy anything else as they think they have been let into a great secret. And do you not think if SSS was any use the vast marketing department of multi-billion dollar Avon would be marketing it????

]]> Comment on Culloden by Frances Dunlop http://www.holidayscotland.org/culloden/#comment-2067 Frances Dunlop Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:18:24 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=542#comment-2067 A pity that you represent the Battle of Culloden as a Scot vs English conflict. It was, of course, nothing of the sort, as many of the Government troops were Scots, and there were many English Jacobites. Also wrong to say that the appointment of the Duke of Cumberland was a major factor in the the decision to turn back at Derby. A pity that you represent the Battle of Culloden as a Scot vs English conflict. It was, of course, nothing of the sort, as many of the Government troops were Scots, and there were many English Jacobites. Also wrong to say that the appointment of the Duke of Cumberland was a major factor in the the decision to turn back at Derby.

]]> Comment on The Battle of Dunkeld by Vacation Scotland http://www.holidayscotland.org/the-battle-of-dunkeld/#comment-1742 Vacation Scotland Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:38:02 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=3149#comment-1742 Davy, Thanks for that, appreciate your comment. I was very lucky to have come from Dunkeld, but the battle itself was often overlooked, lost amid Dunkeld's other important historical stuff. Hope all is good with you Cheers David Davy,

Thanks for that, appreciate your comment. I was very lucky to have come from Dunkeld, but the battle itself was often overlooked, lost amid Dunkeld’s other important historical stuff.

Hope all is good with you

Cheers

David

]]> Comment on Great Glen Piping – Bagpipe Skype Lessons and Piping Tourism. by Tom http://www.holidayscotland.org/great-glen-piping-%e2%80%93-bagpipe-skype-lessons-and-piping-tourism/#comment-1740 Tom Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:53:16 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=1132#comment-1740 Just read the article......My wife is one of Neil's Skype students, form California. Neil is a fantastic instructor. His rates are cheeper than it cost to drive for a lesson, unless you live next to a piper. We actually got started with a 2 week stay with Neil and Susan. It is a full service tour. Our days included a morning tuition, then off to tour the Scottish Countryside, with pipes to play at the sites. Lunch either out or back to the house. More touring and piping, then back to the house for dinner and yes more piping. Susan is a fabulous cook, with meals to brag about. This was truly a chance to see Scotland in a way only Neil and Susan can do. We went to a Shotts and Dykehead Band practice session. We hiked to the top of a mountain to look down on the Bannock Burn, with Neil explaining the battle; it really makes history come alive. We went to the games and piping competitions. Need a set of bagpipes, Neil can coordinate that too. Neil and Susan gave us a vacation of a lifetime. We left their home and hospitality the day before he posted this article and are now planning this summers tour with them again. Just read the article……My wife is one of Neil’s Skype students, form California. Neil is a fantastic instructor. His rates are cheeper than it cost to drive for a lesson, unless you live next to a piper. We actually got started with a 2 week stay with Neil and Susan. It is a full service tour. Our days included a morning tuition, then off to tour the Scottish Countryside, with pipes to play at the sites. Lunch either out or back to the house. More touring and piping, then back to the house for dinner and yes more piping. Susan is a fabulous cook, with meals to brag about. This was truly a chance to see Scotland in a way only Neil and Susan can do. We went to a Shotts and Dykehead Band practice session. We hiked to the top of a mountain to look down on the Bannock Burn, with Neil explaining the battle; it really makes history come alive. We went to the games and piping competitions. Need a set of bagpipes, Neil can coordinate that too. Neil and Susan gave us a vacation of a lifetime. We left their home and hospitality the day before he posted this article and are now planning this summers tour with them again.

]]> Comment on The Battle of Dunkeld by Davy Ladd http://www.holidayscotland.org/the-battle-of-dunkeld/#comment-1708 Davy Ladd Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:52:41 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=3149#comment-1708 Explaining the Covenanters and the Parlimentary wars is never easy. Yet this period informs much of modern Scotland and indeed the UK. A nice synopsis David. I agree with you a visit to Dunkeld is very enjoyable and rewarding. Explaining the Covenanters and the Parlimentary wars is never easy. Yet this period informs much of modern Scotland and indeed the UK. A nice synopsis David. I agree with you a visit to Dunkeld is very enjoyable and rewarding.

]]> Comment on Paisley – The Cradle of the Stewarts by StJoeJack http://www.holidayscotland.org/paisley-the-cradle-of-the-stewarts/#comment-1697 StJoeJack Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:08:12 +0000 http://www.holidayscotland.org/?p=650#comment-1697 Witchy My family, the Stewarts, originated in Glasgow. I live in America and want to know more about Renfrewshire and the Cradle of the Stewarts. Can you give me a name or a source of material that will let me catch up on what my family was up to back in Renfrewshire in the Middle Ages? StJoeJack Witchy
My family, the Stewarts, originated in Glasgow. I live in America and want to know more about Renfrewshire and the Cradle of the Stewarts. Can you give me a name or a source of material that will let me catch up on what my family was up to back in Renfrewshire in the Middle Ages?
StJoeJack

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