Steam trains have operated on the Fort William to Mallaig extension of the West Highland Line since it opened in 1901 following completion of the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Today the train and viaduct are world famous and most often associated with the wizardry of one Harry Potter!
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UTTS #024 Ancestral Tourism: Tips for Archival Research in Scotland
According to USA today, Geneaology is the 2nd most popular hobby in the United States. Online databases and direct-to-customer DNA testing have aided the explosion of researching one's family history. But to really understand your ancestors you need to walk in their footsteps, possibly only through ancestral tourism, a fast growing segment of Scotland's tourism industry.
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UTTS #023 The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share is a well-known whisky legend based around the true fact that a small percentage of whisky evaporates as it is aged. This evaporating whisky is said to become "the angels' share" and in the hands of a master glass craftsman and his daughter, with a head for business and design, this legend has inspired a young craft business in Scotland that is reaching for the heavens!
Read MoreUTTS #022 The "Declaration" Tartan: A National Tartan for Scotland?
Newbie tartan designer Steven Patrick Sim has designed what some are saying could be a national tartan for Scotland, inspired by the Declaration of Arbroath and symbolizing Scotland's flags, the Royal Standard (Lion Rampant) and the Saltire.
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UTTS #021 SMITHFIELD FAIR: Scotland on the Bayou, Part II
Smithfield Fair is a Scottish folk trio from Baton Rouge, Louisiana who have released 30 albums over their four decades of performing together.
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Photo by TJ Shuflin
UTTS #020 SMITHFIELD FAIR: Scotland on the Bayou
Smithfield Fair, comprised of Dudley-Brian Smith, his wife Jan Smith, and brother Bob Smith are acknowledged as one of the foremost presenter of traditionally Scottish-based music in North America.
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UTTS #019 IT'S NOT FIRKIN WHISKY! Scotland's New Craft Gins
Scotland's craft gin industry has enjoyed phenomenal growth in the past three years. One of the newest entries into this market is Firkin Gin - matured in American Oak casks from Gleann Mor Spirits of Dunbar, East Lothian.
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UTTS #018 TARTAN: World's Greatest National Icon
A conversation with Brian Wilton, MBE, one of the world's leading experts on tartan, its origins, history, design, and social popularity.
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UTTS #017 MUST VISIT SCOTLAND? Your Journey Starts Here!
Must Visit Scotland is a professional travel review site providing travel planning assistance based on non-compensated, 1st person, practical experiences at accommodations, restaurants, activities, and more.
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Photo courtesy Colin Baird, The Cycling Scot (Read his Scottish travel blog here http://www.cyclingscot.co.uk/)
UTTS # 016 DALMALLY STATION: A Heartfelt Restoration
Dalmally Station, left unmanned for more than 30 years by British Rail, then sold at auction, is now undergoing a loving restoration and transformation.
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