The beach at Cruden Bay with the ruins of Slains Castle in the distance were critical to Bram Stoker’s “headspace” when writing his acclaimed Gothic horror classic “Dracula” according to his great grand-nephew Dacre Stoker.

Author Mike Shepherd of Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire, Scotland sheds new light on the role of the his little fishing village of Port Erroll (Cruden Bay today) played in Bram Stoker’s writing of the gothic horror classic “Dracula.”

The West Highland Way is Scotland’s first and many say it’s favorite long distance walk. Covering 96 miles from Glasgow to Fort William it takes visitors through some of Scotland’s most dramatic terrain and scenery. To celebrate his 40th birthday, Kim Kjaerside decided to make the trek just as the trail also turned 40 years old.

Founded in 2016, the Scottish Business Network seeks to connect Scottish business leaders and entrepreneurs with like individuals from among the worldwide Scottish diaspora to further Scottish business interests around the world.

From island crofts to high fashion red carpets, Harris Tweed is one of the world’s most unique fabrics, a global success story for a cottage industry with humble beginnings. It is the only fabric in the world protected by an act of the UK Parliament.

Nestled in the small village of Brora, in the Scottish Highlands along the northeast coast, about halfway between Inverness and John O’Groats, the Blue Highlands Raptor Rescue and Avian Conservation Center is a charitable organization that cares for injured birds and returns them to the wild.

There is a battle raging in the Scottish Highlands - the battle to save the Scottish Wildcat. Declared functionally extinct in February 2019, the birth of three new wildcat kittens at the Aigas Field Center captive breeding program is reason for optimism, but much work remains to be done if the world is to save the Scottish wildcat.

Jenny Johnstone is a cartographer working in forestry, qualified in environmental science. Annie Gilfillan is an archivist currently doing a PhD at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Highland folk memory and culture. Together they are the creative duo behind a new and entertaining podcast on Scottish history, Stories of Scotland.

Big Rab (Rab Lennox) hosts a weekly live radio show, The Big Rab Show, from Northern Ireland and a weekly podcast of the same name. A competitive drummer for almost 30 years his is the show for piping folk. As he says, “if it has a bagpipe in it, on it, or around it, we’ll talk about it.”