Today, April 6, is National Tartan Day, which is an American holiday that began in 2005 to celebrate Scottish Americans. To me, however, it sounds like we’re celebrating tartans, beautiful woven patterns which are certainly are worthy of celebration. And that made me think of the kilts I saw in August 2010 in Edinburgh. Most [...]

How not to play golf in St. Andrews, Scotland, aka Home of Golf? Even if you absolutely adore playing golf and have always dreamed of playing golf in Scotland, like my husband? It’s really quite easy: 1. Go to Scotland on your babymoon with your pregnant wife (me), who does not play golf. 2. Promise [...]

Prince William may now be the Duke of Cambridge (a wedding present from his grandmother), but he didn’t go to Cambridge University. Of course he could have gone to Cambridge like his dad, Prince Charles, or he could have gone to Oxford or any university in the world. But he chose University of St Andrews, [...]

The love story between Prince William and Kate Middleton has been told in many ways, but none so entertaining as this musical version by The Other Guys, a student male a capella group at St. Andrews. They interweave the story of how the prince first thought of Kate as more than a friend (she was [...]

When I go on a trip, I like to bring home souvenirs for my family (and, yes, for myself too). I usually like to purchase them at the end so I don’t have to bother carrying around and so that I feel like I’ve seen everything before I commit. Sometimes this works out, and sometimes [...]

There are lots of reasons to visit Scone Palace in Perth, Scotland. The original home of the Stone of Destiny (which went to live at Edinburgh Castle after England finally returned it), Scone Palace is famous for its coronations — from Robert the Bruce in 1306 through Charles II in 1651. But do not go [...]

Did you see those Sony commercials where Taylor Swift takes a photo of her adoring fans by physically panning the camera? I did, and thought that Sony's Intelligent Sweep Panorama Mode was one of the coolest features I've ever seen. Since it was time for me to buy a new point-and-shoot digital camera, I decided [...]