Travel - Glimpses of the future Photo by Cool Cottages Scotland Loch Carron from the window of Stationmasters Lodge holiday house at Stromeferry
Glimpses of the future
by Scott Aitken
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national campaign to encourage stay at home Scots to share the view from their windows has been hailed as a major success by the country’s national tourism organisation. In just a few weeks the organisation has been inundated with images of spectacular views
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from people willing to share the sight from their windows at home or their, currently closed, business premises.
landscape surrounding Morton Castle in Dumfries and Galloway there are views to brighten anyone’s day.
Many Scots have been enthusiastic about sharing what’s on their doorsteps to remind the world of what awaits when travel restrictions are changed. From images of Jimmy Perez’s ‘home’ in Shetland, famous for appearing in the TV crime drama, to the lush
Since the national tourism organisation launched the social media campaign the hashtag #AWindowOnScotland has been used thousands of times across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, creating a visual map of the country’s villages, towns and