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Winterishere
@thedevilinme (5217)
• Northampton, England
2 Jun
A Shakespearean tale of vanity and corruption is on trial in Scotland right now as the Scottish National Parties treasurer of many a year, a Mr Morrell, faces jail for fraud and misappropriation, allegedly stealing £400,000 plus...
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kay lar
@jaylar (3667)
• Kingston, Jamaica
30 Jul
Since Air Force One carried Trump out of their country Scots are estimated to have drunk 3.7 million gallons of whisky.
The celebrations erupted across Scotland on Wednesday to celebrate what Scots called “the glorious departure...
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Winterishere
@thedevilinme (5217)
• Northampton, England
14 Jun 24
The European Footbll Championship is under way and the hosts Germany battered the Jocks 5-1. Its the biggest win by anyone to open a major international football competition. Scotland only had two touches in the German box -...
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
25 Jan 24
While there are a number of tourist places on the Earth, there are just a few places with clear Night sky views.
I came across Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
Here one can see Milky Way and Orion Nebula with naked eye.
It is located...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381741)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 23
There has been talk here recently about Irish wolfhounds and Scottish deerhounds so I thought I’d do a bit of research and try to find out what the differences are.
Firstly, they have many similarities. Both are sighthounds so...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381741)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 23
When our son first went to Ireland, like many young people, he didn’t have much money. He became a WOOFer. WOOF stand for ‘Willing Workers on Organic Farms’ although the farms aren’t always organic. Workers are given accommodation...
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Winterishere
@thedevilinme (5217)
• Northampton, England
29 Jan 23
Bizarre things are happening in the Scottish Parliament .Their leader, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon , pushed through a law where trans people can change sex for legal purpose to get access to services etc , be their true selves,...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381741)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 23
I watched a TV documentary the other day about Dumfries House in Scotland. Prince Charles bought the estate and it has been extensively refurbished, both inside and out. It is now an outstanding tourist attraction and a great...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
11 May 22
Modern golf originated in Scotland in the 15th century. The first written record is the banning of golf by James II in 1457 -- it was a distraction to learning archery. James IV lifted the ban in 1502.
In 1764 the standard...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
7 May 22
"Nessie", as the monster is affectionately known, lives in Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands and is part of Scottish folklore. It was brought to worldwide attention in 1933 with the "sighting" by George Spicer; but there have...
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Island Man.
@Svidrigaylov (389)
• Guadeloupe
13 Mar 22
I neither own nor rent the house in which I live: it belongs to my cousin, but he lives in Martinique where he has a little woman on the go but she refuses to marry him. So I live here, rent free and with few responsibilities,...
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Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23230)
3 Nov 21
India for the first time played to their potential. Openers Rohit Sharma scored 74 runs and Rahul 69 runs. India won the match versus Afghanistan by 66 runs. Experts were saying Indians openers required to deliver which they did...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381741)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 21
I was searching for ‘Achmelvich, Scotland’ as MrGoodieFoodie ( @JimBo452020) has been writing about his holiday experiences in Scotland. Our son ‘woofed’on the west coast in the late 1990s. He was based just outside a village...
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
25 Jan 21
Tonight is Burns' Night! (pronounced 'Burns Nicht' with a rolling Scottish 'R', a short 'i', as in 'lit' and a 'CH' that comes from the back of the throat).
It's the birthday of Robert Burns, a simple farm labourer, who...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jun 20
That is exactly what I can say and also remind you of that well-known line – mad dogs and Englishmen come out in the noonday sun. Except that after the unfortunate incident of people being stabbed in the park in England now some...
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Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
11 Dec 19
So I was on this holiday type thing with the YTS. Well to start with I was practically forced to go on it, because I didn't really want to go. It was like an outward bounds kind of thing and I'm just not into that. They did rock...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
27 Oct 19
Donovan was born May 10, 1946 and is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. His style blends folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia and world music (calypso). Donovan became more internationally popular after signing with CBS/Epic...
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