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Alloway: Birthplace of Robert Burns

May 22, 2013

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If you want to know Scotland, you need to know Robert Burns. And the best way to do that, aside from reading his poetry, is to visit his place of birth, Alloway, not far from Glasgow. Alloway is a small village on the southern outskirts of Ayr, a town on the west coast of Scotland [...]

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Olympics Football in Hampden Park

July 24, 2012

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The Inside of Hampden Park in Glagow, Scotland. Photo courtesy of celticphotos via Flickr.

Although the official opening ceremony is not until Friday, the footballers are ready to get things started and will begin the first games on July 25th and 26th.

The Women’s teams go first and the opening competition whistle to blow for the 2012 London Olympic Games will be heard at 4pm on Wednesday, July 25th in Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales when Great Britain meets New Zealand.

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