Scotland vactation destination

Happy Valentine's Day to Home Travel Agents from Globus Tours.
It's February and love is in the air. Here at Globus, our hearts are lured by the romantic rolling hills of Scotland. Today, we pay visit to the legends, lore and picturesque lochs that make the Scottish highlands so incredibly captivating. Read on to escape into the serene surroundings of Scotland. Whether you choose to follow the allure of Scotland's castle-dotted landscapes or dream of discovering one of our other captivating worldwide destinations, we are always here to help make any travel dream a reality.

More than 10 million Americans claim Scottish ancestry-twice the country's 5 million population.

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Skirting the Issue..... Kilts in Scotland.
The kilt, the national "dress" of the Highlands, is a tartan swath of fabric that Scottish men have worn for ages-both in battle and celebration. Handed down from the ancient Celtic tribes, a kilt is actually quite practical in nature. Warm and airy, the kilt hangs high above the mud and grass that might soak other garments. Its many thick layers of pleats ward off chills. Warm enough for a cold day, and cool enough for a warm one, a day in a kilt may turn even the most ardent of pants wearers into a kilt sporter.

Bagpipes have been banned twice in Scotland's history.
The first after the reformation in 1560 and again in 1746 after the battle of Culloden. The ban was so strictly enforced that piper James Reid was executed in 1746 as a rebel because the bagpipes were deemed an instrument of war.

Whiskey
The first written record of whisky distilling in Scotland dates from 1494, when it was called "aqua vitae"-Latin for "water of life." But by the beginning of the seventeenth century this name had been replaced by its Gaelic equivalent, "uisge" (ooshka), itself becoming the modern word, "whisky."

Nessie, the 1400 year old legend
Loch Ness by volume holds more freshwater than all the lakes and reservoirs in England and Wales combined. Perhaps that is why sightings of the loch's 1400-year-old legend, Nessie, are so elusive.