The competitors came from far and near. Sri Dasmesh came from Malaysia and were the first ever Malaysian Sikh pipe band in the competition. They got a huge round of applause after playing. I'm...

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Here is a couple of pictures from the event. it was my first time at the Worlds, it was massive, I'll be better organised next year.

A bit of practice going on...

If you are going to Killin, you are only a few miles (10ish) from the West Highland Way, you can pick it up at Crianlarich. http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/

Cant beat a good map, the A to Z series of maps in the region of 3 miles to the inch are good driving maps, no batteries, GPS or phone signal required. You cant beat a map, but then I'm an analogue...

Ten year old Talisker, very nice.

Its a beautiful part of the country, you will enjoy it. Skye is bigger than it looks on maps. There is a better view round every corner in the road. I'm not a hill climber but Sligachan is close...

Been a while since I had an Arbroath Smokie (last picture). Last time I had one was a couple of years ago at the Scone Palace Game Fare. The queue for the smokies was so long by the time I was...

Does anyone know why the soldier in 4.jpg is saluting with his left hand??

There is a 2 part series starting on Wednesday night on BBC2 (might be BBC2 Scotland) at 21:00. Its called Phil Cunninghams Pipe Dream. Phil (the accordion player) intends to write a piece of music...

This TV series is being repeated on Scottish TV , but i found this, and more episodes on youtube. If follows Tom Weirs travels through Glen Affric and looks at the ecology, deforestation, hydro...

Need a bit more info. Way back, Lanark(shire) included the city areas of Glasgow and what could today be called the Greater Glasgow area.

Yes I know I'm 53 years late in posting this, but I came across this film on the Scotland on Screen website and 2 minutes in there is a sequence on the Skye games from 1961. There are a couple of...

Hello MJB, I was on Dunmglass estate which I'm sure is the origin of clan MacGillivray yesterday. I'll see if I have any pictures of the place, if not I'll take some next week when I'm back there.

You get some great views of the Cullins on the road (A863) from Carbost back down to Sligachan

outstanding work

Glendullan 1999, bottled 2013, from the Gordon and MacPhail Connoiseurs Choice range; very nice. A mix of sweet vanilla on first tasting that lingers with a peppery finish. The other night I saw a...

I like the idea of the thick black stripes to reflect the distinctive markings of the cats tail

Every Thursday evening from June till September, in the square in Beauly, the Dingwall British Legion put on a show, they play for an hour. The local highland dance school and an accordion play do a...

The two that were omitted from the list are, in order of severity:
Putting ice in it. ARRRGGGHHHHHH, what a waste
Not putting water in it. Slightly less shocking, but only just. I have often had...

Its tow horses. In the "old days", horses were used to tow the barges along the canals

As you travel to the north end of Grangemouth keep one eye ( I think you are driving) on the tree line on the left hand side of the road. Its quite a sight as the Kelpies "rear" into view.Might see...

The towers were a bit annoying in the pics. But when i thought about it, the whole surrounding area is highly industrialised. Despite how it looks in the pictures there is a motorway (freeway?)...

"bash" is the typical British understatement. Realising they are a bit tricky to play, my intention over the next few weeks is to see if I can manage to produce a recognisable scale out of them and...