Posts Tagged ‘visit Scotland’
Rosslyn Chapel: More than 20 years on The Da Vinci Code still has an impact for visitors
It was published more than 20 years ago, but Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code is still having an impact on Rosslyn Chapel two decades later, with nearly half of visitors visiting because of the book. The 15th-century chapel in Midlothian shot to fame after Brown based the finale of his 2003 story there, believing it was…
Read MoreLife With a Scottish tour guide: ‘Shetland runs through my veins, we have to protect places from mass tourism’
Scottish travel writer and tour guide Laurie Goodlad on writing for Lonely Planet, being snubbed by a Hollywood celebrity, and filming with Ben Fogle who turned down a lovingly hand knitted jumper from her mum. I wake up at 7am, enjoy a cup of tea in bed from my husband (thanks Aaron), before getting…
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