Tartan Week is annual event here in New York City, a celebration of Scottish immigrant influence on America. This April there were kilts and ceilidhs, poetry readings and parades – even a high end fashion show featuring collections from the…
A Salt Lake City Spring Break
Think of the stereotypical American college ‘spring break’ and you probably think alcohol, bathing suits and beaches. Most of the time that’s an accurate analysis, be it in Miami or Mexico (I chose the former in 2009) but sometimes spring…
Over The Sea to the Isle of Skye
Probably one of the most well-known of the Scottish islands, the Isle of Skye is little more than a hop, skip and a ferry ride away from the location of my island intermission. From Bonnie Prince Charlie to Robert De…
London Calling
Professional prospects brought me to the big smoke last week. It was a similar scenario that brought me to London for a long weekend last time, back in 2010. Despite being a Brit, I couldn’t give you directions around the…
A Summer of Sunshine in Tucson, Arizona
The Stornoway sun has started setting mid-afternoon. Given the constant cloud cover, and the fact that the sun doesn’t make its morning appearance until around 8am, it feels very dark indeed. This wintry weather is in stark contrast to the…
On The Road in the American West
It’s the stuff that movies are made of. The American road trip is something of a legend, an almost-myth set down on screen and paper, like Thelma and Louise and On the Road. More recently the lure of the highway has…