 The controversial Google street camera car has been widely debated in the media. It was something of a surprise when the car was spotted weaving though the quiet streets and narrow lanes of Nairn. The 360 degree camera takes an all-round image and when tied into GPS readings will allow online users to travel the streets as if they were there. Read more here .
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Visitors from England & Wales
The majority of visitors interviewed had visited Scotland before (72%). On this visit, most of them (89%) spent their whole holiday in Scotland, with an average of 7.3 days being spent away from home.
In terms of holiday planning and booking, 44% of English and Welsh visitors obtained information from the Internet and 16% booked their trip as a package.
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B&B owner celebrates Silver Thistle success |
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A Highland woman has become the first ever bed and breakfast owner to scoop the most prestigious prize in the Scottish tourism industry.
Joan Campbell’s Silver Thistle success is a fitting end to over thirty years in the tourism industry and comes in the same week that the Sutherland businesswoman announced her retirement from running the Sheiling B&B near Thurso.
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The year 2009 will be one when everyone who lives in Scotland, and everyone who is part of Scotland's extended family, are invited to join in national celebrations.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the National Bard and and international cultural icon Robert Burns whose message of friendship and 'Auld Lang Syne' lives on.
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