Photographing Scotland's night sky could be a source of new tourism for the country and astrophotographer Stuart McIntyre shares his inspiration and experiences in building his company Bound By Starlight.
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UTTS #028 Aberdeenshire: Scotland's Undiscovered Country
Dunnotar Castle is one of the best known landmarks of Aberdeenshire. The region is rebranding itself in an effort to restore tourism interest, lost in the wake of the discovery of North Sea Oil and its resultant economic boom.
Read MoreUTTS #027 Craigflower Manor and the Scots of Victoria, British Columbia
Craigflower Manor is virtually all that remains of a once thriving 900 acre farm of Scottish emigrants in what is today Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. With help from modern-era Scot diaspora, the manor may one day be the site of a new Scottish Cultural Center and archives.
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UTTS #026 Scotland's Festival of Architecture 2016
2016 is being observed as the Year of Innovation, Architecture, and Design in Scotland. Key to this year-long observation is the Festival of Architecture 2016 organized by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. The festival will feature a wide range of events featuring garden sheds, music, Lego® bricks, cake and more.
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UTTS #025 All Aboard! The Jacobite Steam Train aka The Hogwarts Express
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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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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