Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Posted: August 28, 2023Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »Kilty Pleasures
I don’t know if you have been keeping tabs on the wondrous Sam Heughan, who very definitely is in the hero mould. He has transformed himself into a media star and all round entrepreneur and he’s come a long way in a short time, with his books, his whisky, his performances in Outlander, the well know TV drama. He’s also filmed another series of Men in Kilts with Graham McTavish, who...
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Posted: August 24, 2023Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a slightly reddish haired Scot playing professional sport outdoors should have a sponsor that manufactures sun-screen. So I was not shocked to find that Sir Andy Murray has brought a British sun-screen brand under his brand umbrella, or should I say parasol! Slap it on Sir Andy.
Sir Andy Murray grew up in sunny Dunblane, Scotland and he has won the Wimbledon men’s...
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Posted: August 22, 2023Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »A Venetian option is being considered to curb the influx of massive cruise ships into Orkney which are overwhelming the tourist destination. La Serenissa is the locals name for Venice and these days there are only 60,000 Venetians still living in the world heritage spot, but there are 27 million visitors each year. I was one, but we didn’t arrive by cruise ship we caught a wonderful high speed...
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Posted: August 22, 2023Categories: James Pirie NewsRead more »
Tongues have been wagging about the Lord of the Isles, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew and the heir to Scottish Throne. In case you don’t know they are all the same man, Prince William and the tongues have been saying that the royal has an allergy to the kilt and highland dress. The tartan kilt, jacket, sporran and sgian dubh is a visual demonstration of the much loved heritage...
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Posted: August 03, 2023Categories: James Pirie News
Read more »How Scottish can you get, well the Lord of the Isles also known as the King found out when he visited a distillery in John o’Groats just a few miles from his summer home at the Castle of Mey, which featured in the hit Netflix series The Crown, alongside Bridgerton the historical romp famous for featuring our classy glassy wine suites. The monarch was greeted by kilts and whisky galore and horizontal...
