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I have a friend whose name is the reverse of Annie Laurie and this is what I call her, not Laurie Anne, and that led to me thinking about the song, thinking at one time it was a Burns song and of course our forthcoming Supper in Hamilton.

 

Maxwelton Braes have you found the place about 8 miles to the west of Dumfries, and what about the house where `Annie Laurie was born, the song immortalised into one of the most famous of love songs. But you see I always thought this was one of `Burns `W...

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Dumbarton Castle- Medieval Stronghold on PhotoPeach Its a fair climb, 557 steps i think and the last bit I am not too keen on coz I dont like heights so i will get the tea on. A must to see where Mary and some notable others spent time. bob

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I was thinking, as you do, about our wonderful new stadium in Dunedin over here, which is completely roofed in, wow, and bout the comments made during the Word cup about here being no wind to worry spectators or the players, and then I got to thinking.

I wonder why they have not roofed in the Castle for the Edinburgh tattoo but see you cannot, all the scaffolding is necessary bit it’s just wonderful when it’s all down and you can wander the esplanade in freedom. But I did try to imagine ...

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Every visitor to Dublin will want to go to Trinity to see one of the World’s most precious books, the famous book of Kells. The book is taken from its case every evening for safe keeping in the vaults, and every morning it is carried back to its place and one leaf is turned over so as not to let the daylight cause any further destruction, by being exposed all at once.

What’s the value of this book, well its priceless really, so how old is it, it must be 1400 years and at this time monks ...

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Here we go straight from Panalba, to confirm that plans are afoot to host another International Clan Gathering in Stirling in early July 2014 as part of the 2nd Year of Homecoming. It is too early to provide any detail, but rest assured that Panalba will be keeping  us to date. As you can imagine there will be a lot to report as we get closer to 2014, but in the interim we will keep you abreast of any relevant developments.

This is great stuff, good on the organisers fro changing direction and...

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Caledonian Canal- Telfords Marvel on PhotoPeach The Caledonian Canal. There was never a huge amount of boat traffic through the canal when I was young. You could wait for hours to see the locks being opened and usually it was a number of small boats what went through at once, but it was fun to watch. The huge gates were opened by a series of levers in some locks all by hand until diesel generators made the change to a more mechanical operation. Lock-keepers were employed there to do this j...
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So it has often come into my thinking soul, about the town of Berwick on Tweed such a unique town and not just because of its history but because after years of warring with us lot, at the end of the battling period, it became English at the end of the 15^th Century.

When and how did all this happen ,before 1482 Berwick had been one of the foremost ports in Scotland, albeit a dangerous one because of it situation, and its original population had long since been decimated. In the various wars ...

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Stonehenge A History and Mystery on PhotoPeach Its got to be on the calendar when you land at Heathrow.Just a little hop, well a little more than little but nice hop to this famous ancient wonder, and then just sit in awe and wonder how they did it. There is plenty out there on the web to suggest how. Come with us to see the marvel
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The Lizard on PhotoPeach Lizard YHA stay in October 2011.
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