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Category Archives: Scotland
Celebrate Norway Day Across the UK with 99p Fish and Chips – 17 May
Happy Norway Day? Ja!. Here’s the scoop on a tasty and affordable way to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Norwegian constitution. The Norwegian Seafood Council is partnering with 99 fish and chip shops across Britain to offer folks a chance to purchase a portion of the UK’s preferred takeaway for only 99p. Continue reading
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Posted in Discounts and Special Offers, England, Food, London, Restaurants, Scotland, Wales
Tagged 88 Worship Street, 99p, bermondsey, chippies, chiswick, cod, discounts and special offers, E11, E11 1HG, england, fish, fish and chips, fish and chips for 99p, Food, islington, Leytonstone, London blog, Longlane, Mitchams Placie, N1, N1 1RQ, norway day, norwegian cod, norwegian seafood, norwegian seafood council, Olympic Fish Bar, scandinavian food, scotland, SE1, SE1 4BS, SE11, SE11 5QS, Seafish, seafood, seafood from norway, Shopping, streatham, sustainability, SW16, SW16 6NU, The Catch, vauxhall, W4, W4 4HH, wales, Windmill Fish Bar, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Play Parkdean Holidays’ Home or Away Quiz to Win a Free Holiday
Parkdean Holidays, the UK’s number one holiday park operator, has just launched a fun “Home or Away” interactive quiz that features a selection of scenic photographs of beautiful holiday destinations around the world. All you have to do is identify … Continue reading
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Posted in Competition, England, Freebies, Scotland, Travel, Wales
Tagged #homeoraway, battersea park, competition, contest, england, home or away, Home or Away Quiz, parkdean, parkdean holiday homes, quiz, scotland, Travel, wales, win a free holiday
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Cirque du Soleil Dralion UK Dates Announced (OneTravel)
Cirque du Soleil has announced that its signature production of Dralion will play four dates at the London O2 Arena from the 4th to the 8th of June. Dralion, which celebrates its 15th Anniversary, next year, last played to London … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cirque du soleil, cirque du soleil UK arena tour, Dralion, London blog, OneTravel, Travel, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Christmas Festivities and More in Edinburgh (CheapOair)
Things are getting hot up north this winter with seasonal celebrations already underway in the great Scottish capital of Edinburgh. Here’s the scoop on how to make the most of a Yuletide visit to one of Europe’s most fun and … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Christmas, Scotland, Travel
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Whisky Wonderland – 2013 Jura Whisky Festival (City AM)
Waaaaaay back at the end of May I travelled up to the remote island of Jura to check out its annual Whisky Festival. This year’s event was even more worthy of red letters on the Jura calendar than usual, as the occasion marked 50th anniversary of the island’s distillery. Continue reading
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Posted in City AM, Drink, Scotland, Shopping, Travel
Tagged City AM, jura, jura festival bottling, jura festival edition 2013, jura whisky, jura whisky festival, review, whisky
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Celebrate Halloween in Edinburgh (CheapOair)
Where better to spend a night of spooky merrymaking than in Edinburgh – purportedly the most haunted city in not just Scotland or the UK but the whole of Europe. From ghost stories to frightfully fun parties, here’s a roundup of some this great city’s best Halloween events and activities. Continue reading
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Drink, Pubs, Scotland, Travel
Tagged edinburgh, Edinburgh Dungeon, Frankenstein Pub, Fright Night, hallloween 2013, halloween, Halloween Hearth Fires, halloween in edinburgh, scotland, Scottish Storytelling Centre, The Edinburgh Secret Society, The Edinburgh Secret Society’s Fright Night, The Real Mary King's Close Dark Truth Tour
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Edfringe by @KemeyLafond
Here’s a participant’s perspective – with photos! – of this year’s Fringe from designer (and tikchris contributor) Kemey Lafond who shares insight from her first time working at Edinburgh’s world famous performing arts festival. Continue reading
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Posted in Scotland, Theatre, Travel
Tagged edfringe, edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, fringe festival, kemey lafond, live performance, scotland, theatre
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Teroforma Whisky Stones + Jura Festival Edition 2013
Giving my Teroforma Whisky Stones a test run with a damn fine single malt and loving every last sip! Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, London, Scotland, Shopping, Travel
Tagged jura, jura festival bottling, jura festival edition 2013, jura whisky, jura whisky festival, review, teroforma, teroforma whisky stones, whisky, whisky stones, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Theatre Sneak Preview: Sincerely, Mr Toad
Keith Jack (Any Dream Will Do Finalist, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) leads a 12 strong cast in Sincerely, Mr Toad, a brand new musical from Sell A Door Theatre Company in association with Greenwich Theatre. The show explores the life of Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, and looks at the tragic events that inspired the popular writer’s most famous work. Continue reading
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Posted in London, Music, Scotland, Theatre
Tagged Adam Venus, alex ridgers, anjali kale, anna fox, ben gordon, david andrew wilson, david hutchinson, edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Emma Salvo, fringe, Gareth James Healey, Gracie Hughes, greenwich, greenwich theatre, Jamie Jukes, Julia Cave, Katie McIvor, Kayleigh Louise Smith, Keith Jack, kemey lafond, kenneth grahame, Kirsty Ayers, London, Luke Foster, mandy ellen, music, musical, phillip rowntree, Sarah Borges, sell a door, Sell A Door Theatre Company, sincerely mr toad, south hill park, the wind in the willows, theatre, theatre preview, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Scottish Wildlife: Meet the Big Five (CheapOair)
2013 is the Year of Natural Scotland (according to VisitScotland anyway). With vast expansions of wilderness, any year’s a good one to make the most of one of the world’s most rugged and beautiful landscapes. To celebrate the best of natural Scotland, VisitScotland has teamed up with Scottish Natural Heritage to “showcase some of the country’s best loved wildlife” with a list of Scotland’s Big Five. Continue reading
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Summer Fun at Scotland’s Loch Ness (CheapOair)
Looking to have a monstrously good time in Scotland this summer? Figuring out how to have fun around the famed Loch Ness doesn’t have to be a mystery. Here’s a look at the area’s line up of awesome festivals … Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, CheapOair, Drink, Music, Scotland, Sports, Travel
Tagged Belladrum Festival, cheapoair, FESTIVALS, Glen Affric Walking Festival, Glenquhart Highland Games, golf, highland games, highlands, Loch Ness Beer Festival, lock ness, music festivals, Rock Ness, scotland, Scottish Open, summer 2013, Travel, visitlochness.com
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The 2013 Islay Whisky Festival (OneTravel)
The Feis Ile is the Scottish island of Islay’s annual festival of “Malt and Music.” Held every year during the last week of May with an variety of activities and events across Islay as well as on the neighbouring island Jura, the Feis Ile is considered to be one of the most important events on any true whisky lover’s calendar. Continue reading
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Google Hangout with Chef Marcello Tully and Great British Chefs
I had a lot of fun last Saturday “hanging out” with Chef Marcello Tully of the Kinloch Lodge on the Isle of Skye. The Great British Chefs Google Hangout in association with Tesco Real Food offered an up close and … Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, Recipes, Restaurants, Scotland, Shopping, Social Media
Tagged chef, Chef Marcello Tully, Cooking with Kids, fish fingers, fish fingers recipe, GBC, google hangout, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, Isle of Skye, Kinloch Lodge, Marcello Tully, Rice Krispie Fish Fingers, Skye, Tesco Real Food
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How to Discover Your Scottish Ancestry (CheapOair)
Here’s a list of five great places throughout Scotland where you can delve into the local archives and learn about your family and clan’s history … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, discover your scottish heritage, east lothian, edinburgh, Highland Archive Centre, How to Discover Your Scottish Ancestry, inverness, John Gray Centre, scotland, Scotland's People Centre, scottish ancestry, scottish borders, Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre, Scottish Genealogy Society, scottish heritage, Travel
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Scotland Celebrates John Muir’s 175th Birthday (CheapOair)
This year marks the 175th anniversary of John Muir’s birth. For the occasion, Scotland has announced the first ever John Muir Day on his birthday, April 21st, to be celebrated with a range of events happening in Scotland’s National Nature Reserves and National Parks throughout the entire month. Continue reading
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Follow Scotland’s Great Trails to Scenic Adventure (CheapOair)
The Scotland’s Great Trails network constitutes 23 well maintained trails across Scotland that are distinctively waymarked, largely off-road and offering opportunities to discover one the most world’s most beautiful and rugged landscapes and to experience Scottish history and culture firsthand. Continue reading
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Kopi Coffee Club
So, when the folks at Kopi – an “exclusive monthly subscription coffee club that is passionate about premium taste and ethical sourcing” – dropped me a line to ask if I’d like to sample their coffee in exchange for review, I was keen … and maybe a little suspicious too. Gourmet, fair trade, luxury … these days there are so many endowments attached to the front of too otherwise straightforward words like coffee that descriptions such as “exclusive” and “premium” don’t necessarily mean anything anymore. Continue reading
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Four Sweet Eateries for Edinburgh Lovers (CheapOair)
Lovebirds looking for a romantic restaurant in Edinburgh for Valentine’s Day are spoilt for choice. That is if they act fast to make a reservation. There are plenty of great places to enjoy a delicious meal in an intimate and elegant setting. Here’s a list of four brilliant Edinburgh eateries to visit with your sweetheart. Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel, Valentine's Day
Tagged cheapoair, dubh prais, edinburgh, Food, martin wishart, Mimi's Bakehouse, restaurants, scotland, the honours, the witchery, Travel, Valentine's Day
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Deeney’s “Macbeth” Haggis Sandwich (Great British Chefs)
I love haggis. It’s one of the most savoury dishes I can think of and a true winter warmer. The blend of hearty oats, black pepper and, well, all those other ingredients that make haggis so infamously reviled among the squeamish add up to a flavoursome experience that’s unparalleled. And I’m not just hitting you over the head with a hyperbole stick either. Haggis really is one of my favourite foods. So when I heard about a haggis toastie (and that the Evening Standard had claimed it to be London’s best new sandwich) being sold just down the street from where I live, I was clicking my heals to the tune of Auld Lang Syne keen for a glimpse of this glorious sight warm-reekin! Continue reading
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Posted in Food, Great British Chefs, London, Scotland, Street Markets
Tagged burns night, carol deeney, chatsworth road, chatsworth road market, clapton, deeney's, Deeney's Scottish Flavour, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, hackney, haggis, London, review, sandwich, scottish food, street food, street market, toasties
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Shetland Night in London (Great British Chefs)
Shetland Night in London was the brainchild of Shetland native, Helen Nisbet. As so many of us Londoners can relate, Helen loves her life in London but misses the charms of life ‘back home’. The day after the dinner, I … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, Great British Chefs, London, Restaurants, Scotland
Tagged chef, GBC, GREAT BRITISH CHEFS, helen nisbet, Jospeh Trivelli, London, MUSSELS, mutton, pop-up, REGENTS CANAL, river cafe, scottish food, shetland, shetland islands, shetland night, shetland night in london, supper club, Waterhouse Restaurant
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Save Money and Gain Control with British Gas Smart Meters
Winter doesn’t officially begin until 21 December. But I’m wondering if Mother Nature got all her Christmas shopping done early this year because it is already so bitterly cold out there! Grrr … I love this time of year to … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Tagged BG, british gas, energy consumption, oxford economics report, smart energy future, smart meters, SPONSORED POST, winter
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Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection
From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection List of Artists in the exhibition: Marina Abramovic, Jean Arp, Balthus, Matthew Barney, Hans Bellmer, Joseph Beuys, Boyle Family, … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Ana Mendieta, Andre Breton, Art, Balthus, Boyle Family, bruce nauman, contemporary art, D.Daskalopoulos Collection, David Hammons, Dieter Roth, Doris Salcedo, Douglas Gordon, edinburgh, Ernesto Neto, exhibition, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, From Death to Death and Other Small Tales: Masterpieces from the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the D.Daskalopoulos Collection, Gunter Brus, Hans Bellmer, Helen Chadwick, Jean Arp, Joan Miro, John Coplans, Joseph Beuys, Kiki Smith, LOUISE BOURGEOIS, Marcel Duchamp, Marina Abramovic, Matthew Barney, Max Ernst, Mike Kelley, modern art, Mona Hatoum, national galleries, Otto Dix, pablo picasso, Paul Delvaux, PAUL MCCARTHY, Rachel Whiteread, Rene Magritte, Robert Gober, Sarah Lucas, scotland, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Stathis Logothetis, Sue Williams, Tracey Emin, Vlassis Caniaris, William Kentridge
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Dubh Prais: Traditional Scottish Cooking on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile (CheapOair)
Located in the heart of the Royal Mile, Dubh Prais offers a hearty helping of welcoming Scottish character and, despite its tourist laden locale, has an authentically homey and off-the-beaten track feel to it. Read my complete post at the … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Drink, Food, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, dubh prais, edinburgh, haggis, restaurant, review, royal mile, scotland, scottish restaurant, whisky
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The Scots Fiddle Festival, Edinburgh (CheapOair)
The UK’s biggest fiddle festival and one of Europe’s leading events in its field is back for a 17th consecutive go at bringing the world’s best fiddle players and fans together for a full weekend of “all things fiddle.” Read … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Music, Scotland
Tagged cheapoair, edinburgh, fiddles, folk music, music, music festival, queens hall, scotland, scots fiddle festival, scottish, traditional music, violins
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Visiting Mackintosh’s Glasgow (CheapOair)
Here’s a list of Mackintosh’s buildings in his home city … all well worth a visit. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/dalbera
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Design, Scotland, Travel
Tagged ARCHITECTURE, art nouveau, arts and crafts movement, charles rennie mackintosh, cheapoair, CRM, Daily Record Building, design, glasgow, Glasgow School of Art, House for an Art Lover, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, mackintosh, Martyrs School, Queen's Cross Church, rennie mackintosh, Ruchill Free Church Halls, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, The Lighthouse, the mackintosh house, willow tearooms
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Help Out the British Red Cross
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Posted in England, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Video, Wales
Tagged british red cross, i am a crisis, red cross, SPONSORED POST, Video
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Your Guide to Glasgow’s Museums (OneTravel)
Got plans to visit Glasgow? You will after reading this comprehensive list of all its great museums in this compact and culturally rich city … Read my complete post at the OneTravel blog. Photo/dalbera
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Posted in Art, Design, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel
Tagged charles rennie macintosh, Gallery of Modern Art, glasgow, glasgow museums, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Glasgow Police Museum, glaswegian museums, GMRC, GOMA, Hunterian museum and art gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, museums, People's Palace and Winter Gardens, piping centre, Provand's Lordship, riverside museum, scotland, Scotland Street School Museum, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection, The National Piping Centre, University of Glasgow
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Win a Free Case of Carling Beer + a Three Foot Limited Edition Graffiti Kings Print
Want a case of beer and a limited edition print made by the Graffiti Kings? Well, Carling wants to send one of my readers some free beer along with a specially commissioned three foot screen print on high quality canvas. … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, Beer, Competition, Drink, England, Freebies, Graffiti, London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Tagged bank holiday, beer, carling, competition, free, free beer, freebie, Graffiti, GRAFFITI KINGS, LIMITED EDITION PRINT, London, plunderfunk, prize, street art, WHAT MAKES BRITAIN BRILLIANT?
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival (CheapOair)
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. It takes place every August over three weeks in, yep you guessed it, Edinburgh. Read my complete post at the CheapOair blog. Photo/Shadowgate
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Posted in Art, CheapOair, Music, Scotland, Theatre, Travel
Tagged august, cheapoair, comedy, edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, fringe, improv, improve, improvisation, performing arts, performing arts festival, scotland
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Get Out of Town and Visit a Park Resort
As much as I love jetting off to exotic destinations, I’ve come to dread queueing up at airports and sometimes I come back from a trip abroad more exhausted than I was before I left. Don’t get me wrong – … Continue reading
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Create the Next Great British Chocolate and Win a Year’s Worth of Thornton’s Chocolate
In search of the “next great chocolate flavour,” British chocolate brand Thorntons, has launched a Great Chocolate Britain Chosen By You competition. Thorntons is looking for chocolate creations from across the whole country. What chocolate flavour do you think would best represent Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Northwest, … Continue reading
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Posted in Chocolate, Competition, England, Food, Freebies, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Shopping, Wales
Tagged british chocolate, chocolate, chocolate week, competition, free, freebie, Great Chocolate Britain Chosen By You, thorntons, thorntons chocolates, thorntons' best of british, thorntons' handmade collection, WIN
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Festival Promenade Promises August of Art and Fun in Edinburgh (OneTravel)
The inspiration behind the launch of Festival Promenade comes from a quote about Edinburgh by Scottish novelist and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson: This profusion of eccentricities, this dream in masonry and living rock, is not a drop-scene in a theatre, but … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, OneTravel, Scotland, Travel
Tagged edinburgh, edinburgh art festival, festival promenade, OneTravel, scotland
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An Edinburgh Brasserie Where it’s an Honour to Dine (CheapOair)
The thoughtful menu alone makes The Honours well worth a visit. However, it should be noted that the elegant art deco feel of the restaurant, along with some of the most impeccably gracious service you’ll probably ever come across in … Continue reading
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged BRASSERIE, cheapoair, edinburgh, martin wishart, michelin stars, restaurant review, restaurants, scotland, the honours
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Exploring Leith, the Port of Edinburgh (CheapOair)
Visitors to this little slice of historic waterfront Scotland experience what might best be summed up as a microcosm of 21st century Britain. Exploring Leith, the Port of Edinburgh CheapOair, 3 May 2012
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Posted in CheapOair, Food, Hotels, Restaurants, Scotland, Travel
Tagged cheapoair, edinburgh, leith, LEITH DOCKS, MALMAISON, PHOTO STORY, scotland, UK
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Get Work Related Qualifications at Your Own Time and Pace
BTECs are vocational and work-related qualifications undertaken in vocational subjects ranging from Business studies to Engineering. BTECs are equivalent to other qualifications such as the GCSE (levels 1 to 2), A Level (level 3) and university degrees (levels 4 to 7) and are designed to accommodate the needs of employers … Continue reading
