The Creaky Knee (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Intriguing email from one of our lecturers: "Due to extreme technical difficulties Dr. ******* is/was unavailable Monday 26th October and Tuesday 27th October." What is he, a robot or something? Did he malfunction'? Incidentally, his surname isn't a swear word, I thought I'd better remove it as it isn't very common. After the fat man at the garage thing I'm a bit worried about making reference...
Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 A 1936 film that claimed to show the first evidence of the Loch Ness monster is among rarely-seen archive footage set to be shown in Scotland. The material can be seen at Glasgow Film Theatre and the National Library of Scotland (NLS) as part of Unesco's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. It includes the UK's earliest-known personal wedding in 1905 and US actress Vera Reynolds...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
A 1936 film which claimed to show the first evidence of the Loch Ness monster is among rare archive being shown in Scotland.
Holiday Parks UK (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
The Lodges on Loch Ness are the perfect place to make your base to explore this wonderful part of Scotland. Loch Ness has long since been an area of fascination for obvious reasons and this keeps tourists coming back time and time again, but there is more to this area and it is one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland. Loch Ness can be found in Inverness-Shire and it is the most impressive loch...
The Blogshire of Thiessen's on Thames (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Our only short day, and we were looking forward to the luxury of only having to ride 47 miles. We got to start from one amazing part of Scotland and finish in another, leaving Fort William and Ben Nevis (still wrapped in clouds) and ending up along side Loch Ness. We allowed ourselves to sleep a few minutes longer, and as our host was a fellow North American, had big fluffy pancakes and syrup
CNN (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
There's something lurking in the depths of Loch Ness, Scotland and it has nothing to do with monsters.
Malc in the Burgh (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Well, it'll be done then! (Final post on the marathon - honest!) Delighted to say that both Audrey and I managed to complete the sc enic but undulating course without any major problems, other than those usually attributed to distance running - boredom, minor aches both during and after. And both in decent times too, well within our respective t argets - Audrey finishing in 5 hours and 7 minutes ,...
Jun Xue's blog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Part 2. Enjoy the pictures Urquhuat castle next to Loch Ness Trebuchet! Pedestrian.. bridge in Inverness Wild rabbit!
She does Tri (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
The weather has turned, gale force winds and rain....hope it clears up before Sunday. Regardless, I am looking forward to this, I found out about this 4 years ago, at least and now at last I will be there, just hope I am not disappointed. I am still taking ibuprofen for my shoulder, which is still painful, but definitely getting better. I have been resting it as much as I can and have not been swimming...
Tour Scotland (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Tour Scotland Westwood Lodge Glenshiel Wester Ross Holiday Cottage . The house is in a superb holiday location for walking with around 30 munros being set in Wester Ross and within easy reach as well as the Falls of Glomach – one of the highest waterfalls in Britain. Also nearby is a small jetty for mooring boats which is free for guests to use. As Loch Duich is tidal, there are plenty of opportunities...
Dusty Bins (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
In a half joking but incredibly prophetic Facebook status yesterday I said " who has three children with birthdays in the next five days, hopefully starts some paid work this week and needs to visit his accountant to sign off a set of business accounts, is willing to bet that Sandhill Crane turns up on the mainland to throw a spanner in the works by Thursday" Anyone wishing to have six numbers...
Jun Xue's blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
Hello People! I'm back! As promised, the pictures from my Scotland Highland trip! When I was sorting out my photos I realised that there's waaayyy too many to put up in one go so I'm gonna have to split it to at least three posts. I will feel bad if I do not post the nice pictures otherwise... it's so beautiful! I just have to post the pictures! Also, I need to get photos from my Facebook account,...
Stupid Dinosaur Lies (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Now this is one of the rarest gems where creationists have got it right when it comes to the existence of giant animals once thought to be creatures of myth and folklore. Pages 30-33 tells about the Colossal squid, known by its genus name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, and how people have found this animal along with other types of giant squid dead and alive. Even today, there has been live sightings...
Austinist (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
Image by Neale Smith via The Twilight Sad’s MySpace page. Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, + We Were Promised Jetpacks Thursday, September 24 The Mohawk ( 912 Red River ) $10 advance, $12 door, 9pm, All Ages [ info ] | [ tickets ] Who doesn't like Scotland? The small and perpetually rainy land of just 5 million has brought us great things that are twee (Belle and Sebastian, Travis), tough...
Malc in the Burgh (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
As regular readers will know, I am running the Loch Ness Marathon in October. The race is now only 10 days away and it can't come soon enough. I've totally sickened myself of running and I'm starting to feel minor twinges and aches and pains a wee bit more now. I think I know every street, cycle path and hill (the hills - ouch!) in Edinburgh now. That's what training for a marathon does to you! But...
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