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Tag Archives: Scotland
Incomprehensible
Over the years I have had the opportunity to visit the UK many times and on every trip I find myself baffled by the overwhelming variety of accents and dialects. Patrick Foote of Name Explain investigated why the UK, a … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Tourism
Tagged England, Great Britain, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
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Are you strawn
I have been fortunate enough to have visited glorious Scotland many times, but I only recently heard about the Scottish term thrawn. So, thrawn is a Scottish word that means ‘stubborn’ and unbending. Sometimes it’s an insult but increasingly an admirable characteristic. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Patagonia, Scotland, United Kingdom, Visit Scotland
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The Winston Smith Library of Victory & Truth
Edinburgh-based artist Hans K Clausen is creating an innovative project titled “The Winston Smith Library of Victory and Truth.” This visual art installation/ sculpture/ library will be centered solely on George Orwell’s iconic novel 1984 and be built from 1,984 … Continue reading
Cut & Run
“Most artists have an obsession that defines their work,” reads the message from Banksy on the wall of Glasgow’s GoMA gallery. “Monet had light, Hockney has colour, I’ve got police response time.” Everyone’s favorite graffiti artist just launched his first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Banksy, Glasgow, Graffiti, Scotland, Street Art
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The price of popularity
The Shore by Rob A. Mackenzie It’s why the tourists arrive and why Time Out called Leith “one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods”; why the sky is permanently blue and the sun flaunts the burnished stonework; why a red light area … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Edinburgh, Poetry, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Library of Mistakes
The new Library of Mistakes opened in Edinburgh, Scotland in April of this year, moving to larger and more felicitous premises from its previous location. Like many barely financially literate folks, I would value access to a library that could potentially … Continue reading
Map of Stories
The Map of Stories is a wonderful interactive map that provides the opportunity to explore tales from throughout Scotland. The site allows visitors to discover the oral storytelling traditions of Scotland and listen to folktales from the ancient land. The … Continue reading
Scotland’s Year of Stories
The tourism organization VisitScotland has announced that 2022 is a “Year of Stories,” and has launched a project called Braw Beginnings (braw meaning fine, good, or pleasing) which translates the first lines of iconic books inspired by or written in Scotland into … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Bram Stoker, Dracula, Harry Potter, Ian Rankin, Scotland
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Self-Portraits (with and without hats)
Vincent Van Gogh was known to have painted over 30 self-portraits between the years 1886 and 1889. That is until this week when it was revealed that a hidden self-portrait by the artist has been discovered behind one of his … Continue reading
A Really Long Walk
Long term readers of Travel Between The Pages are likely aware that I am unabashedly a Britophile. So, of course I was gobsmacked when I stumbled upon “The Perimeter” which is a photography project by Quintin Lake based on walking … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Britain, England, Scotland, Wales
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