Post Tagged with "Scotland"

Touring Transylvania

Sibiu, also known as Hermannstadt, with its medieval look, the beautiful surroundings and its local traditions, is one of the most important, beautiful and interesting cities in Transylvania for tourists. In 2007 Sibiu was awarded the title of European Capital of Culture.

Sibiu – Liar’s Bridge

Her name is Jackie and she is “an English PhD student at Glasgow University” as she introduces herself. But between May-July 2007 she lived in Sibiu, Romania and she fell in love with this city.

During her stay in Sibiu, she took her camera with her and managed to capture its “soul” in an infinit number of photos. Nearly three years ago, she started a photoblog about it,
Sibiu Daily Photo, as part of City Daily Photo.

I recommend you Jackie’s blog – “a bit of a trip down memory lane” for her. And an opportunity for you to find out about Sibiu and, why not, to note down your future travel destination.

And don’t forget to check also Jackie’s photoblog about her hometown, Glasgow Daily Photo.

Photo: Windmill – The Museum of Traditional Folk Civilisation ASTRA- Sibiu

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Whisky on Islay

The Islayblog is about the Isle of Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is run by German expat Armin Grewe, a regular visitor to the Island.

Besides useful information on the island and local whisky specialities in particular it also features (and links to some more) spectacular pictures of the far west of Scotland. And reading it made me start planning my next trip to Scotland immediately.

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Soap opera in Scottish capital

Life in Leith, Edinburgh – ‘my own private soap opera’, as writer Peter describes it – fill Naked Blog. (for the easily shocked: don’t worry, there is no actual nakedness!)

Accounts of walking the nearby hills feature prominently, accompanied by plenty of photos of the beautiful Scottish countryside.

The writing is highly readable and astutely observed – a recent post was this week voted Post of the Week for Pete’s account of his visit to the Edinburgh Sheriff courtrooms after being summoned for jury service.