Towns in Argyll - Local Blog Directory

Bonfire Night
by Glencoe Scotland on Nov 6, 2009 in fireworks bonfire night onich hotel About 300 folk gathered on the lawns at the Onich Hotel last night to enjoy the best of bonfire night celebrations. It was a cracking evening in a cracking location. I know its a terribly British thing to keep going on about the weather but the weath...

Now that's something you don't see every day
by Glencoe Scotland on Nov 5, 2009 in Clachaig.com property management system Clachaig Yes, not one but two computer screens in the front office at Clachaig! And yes, you would have said now that's something you don't see every day. But not any longer. All change. You'd better get used to it.We've just spent the last 2 and a half days...

Skiing in Glencoe saved for this Winter
by Travellers Tales from the Highlands of Scotland on Nov 3, 2009 in snowboarding glencoe glencoe skiing Glencoe ski centre mountain bike trail glencoe self catering glencoe dry ski school glencoe activity centre glencoe I hope the new owner of the Glencoe Ski Centre does not mind my pinching his ski map to illustrate this great news. Andy Meldrum, who already owns the activity centre at the Spitall of Glenshee has bought it and plans to extend it into a major all ye...

Donate to the Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, and it won’t cost you a penny!
by Glencoe Scotland on Oct 31, 2009 in glencoe mountain rescue team GMRT easyfundraising The Clachaig Inn has long been associated with the GMRT, one of the busiest mountain rescue teams in the country. Whilst made up entirely of volunteers, the team relies heavily on donations to keep running, and for many years we’ve had collection t...

Where's this?
by Glencoe Scotland on Oct 30, 2009 in glencoe old photos Another puzzler for you. This time, can you tell us where this photo was taken? And when?If you're interested in more photos of old Glencoe then take a peek at the GlencoeScotland web site.Alternatively, try this one. An excellent photo of the road t...

What's Missing
by Glencoe Scotland on Oct 29, 2009 in sign glencoe Clachaig Here's a classic view of the West Face of Aonach Dubh from the paddock, in autumn colours. But isn't there something missing? Here's a clue.Can you tell what it is? Answers on a postcard to...Meanwhile, Octoberfest continues in full swing. Busy, busy...