Tag Archives: Scotland

Susan Boyle Shocks the World

Have you heard the name Susan Boyle? If not, chances are you have not been watching television, listening to the radio, or scanning the Internet because it seems like this week, her name is everywhere. Remember Paul Potts, the unassuming cell phone salesman who wowed the world with his singing on “Britain’s Got Talent” a few years ago? Well, “Britain’s Got Talent” has done it again, this time with Susan Boyle. Susan is an unemployed charity worker who lives alone with her cat Pebbles in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Susan’s never been married and has never even been kissed. When … Continue reading →

More International Hotels that Treat Your Kids Like Royalty

Most parents agree that if their children are happy they are happy. These days more and more hotels around the world are latching on to that philosophy and upping their game when it comes to creating kid-friendly atmospheres. Dozens of upscale properties are now targeting tots in an effort to win over their affluent parents. Here are several more international hotels making headlines for their superior kid-friendly amenities: CHINA Just in time for the 2008 Summer Olympics the Commune by the Great Wall hotel has just completed its new children’s facility. The brightly colored kid-friendly structure hosts programs specially designed … Continue reading →

Nessie: Scotland’s Beloved “Pet” Monster

I’ve always been fascinated by accounts of things like UFO sightings, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness Monster. Today as I was surfing History.com’s “This Day in History,” one of the items caught my eye because it related to the Loch Ness Monster. The Story That Started It All On May 2, 1933, the Inverness Courier ran a story about a local couple who had claimed to see “an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the [lake’s] surface.” The couple was Mrs. and Mrs. John Mackay and they actually saw whatever it was on April 14, 1933. The newspaper story would … Continue reading →