http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog See Scotland differently through your imagination and our knowledge Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:58:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Regular readers of this blog will, perhaps, have been frustrated that it has not been updated recently. A wee systems issue prevented this for a while, but we are now back on track. Over the past few months I have been lucky enough to have been out and about quite a bit ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2008/06/10/where-have-you-been/ Our new brochure has arrived from the printer and will be mailed to our database over the next couple of weeks. Although we didn't change the basic layout, we did make a large number of small changes to improve its usability. The main change was the front cover picture, as ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2008/02/29/a-different-view/ My thoughts turned to Trip Advisor this week when they announced their TOP HOTELS list for 2007 and Scotland's sole representation in any ratings was one Edinburgh B&B. That got me ranting - for a while anyway. I know we work with fantastic hotels offering great experiences and value ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2008/02/01/trip-advisor/ Some things never change. 1.Occasionally weeks go past before I write a new blog entry. 2. I love exploring Scotland to find new places and experiences for our holidays. One of my acid tests of any holiday is what is the journey like - and we all know how a delayed flight or ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2008/01/21/the-travel-bug/ It’s been a busy, exciting and definitely better than expected autumn so far. We had our best ever September, with many highlights including a group from Poland for 5 days – who had a brilliant time in Edinburgh and the Highlands – and apparently went home with half a distillery. We enjoyed ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/10/30/an-indian-summer/ Heather and I, as well as all the team in the office, were delighted when we learnt a few days ago that we have been shortlisted for the Scottish Tourism oscars - otherwise known as the Scottish Thistle Awards. For a business just over 4 years old this fabulous recognition ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/09/05/recognition/ Just finished reading a good and rather different book – the Next Big Thing by Mike Russell. Described as a fable of modern Scotland, it tells the story of what happens when the Scottish establishment go looking for a big idea to invigorate Scottish tourism and is loosely based on ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/06/26/the-next-big-thing/ Just back from a flying (well I went by ferry!) visit to Mull. Keeping up to speed with all the news from one of our most popular destinations. Checked out some additional accommodation and went round all the hotels we currently use. Everyone gearing up for the late May holiday period - ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/05/17/the-whales-and-sharks-are-back/ As a former Politics student I find elections fascinating and today's elections in Scotland are of enormous importance. Polls show that the SNP (whose core objective is Scottish independence) have been consistently the most popular party for a number months now. The extremely balanced, mixed system of PR here will ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/05/03/a-big-day-for-scotland/ It's great when a plan comes together. This month has been momentous for us in a number of ways. We have received more enquiries, more bookings and more website traffic than ever before in the three and a half years we have been in business. We featured in a wonderful article in ... http://www.seescotlanddifferently.co.uk/blog/2007/02/26/a-record-month/