Takes us on a tour of the missionaries, mapmakers and military leaders who have trodden Scottish paths over the last 2,000 years. This book examines the lives of the drovers, distillers, fishwives and workers for whom walking was a means of survival. It includes a variety of suggested walks and plac[...]
A short and entertaining guide by writer and broadcaster Ian R Mitchell of some previously unpublished stories about Scotch whisky dealing with obscure local history and how family connections took the art and draft to New Zealand. The close association that Robert Burns had with whisky is explained[...]