The Gathering 2014 – Upcoming Event News

[frank_a]

No problem. Let's get this back on topic! Hmm, Scotland in 2014? I'd like to do that because the little woman and I celebrate our 40th anniversary in late June. I think it would be very romantic to do it in bonny Scotland! (Gathering or no)

Frank

[BCAC]

Yes indeed. Scotland in 2014? Certainly. I don't need any special reason like a "gathering" to go there. I try to go back home at least once a year and I'm waiting with impatience for my daughter to be installed and have less need for her dad or for my retirement (whichever comes first) to be able to go back home for the rest of my life!

[cessna152towser]

If you are planning a visit to Scotland during 2014 you may find this site very useful:-
http://www.clans2014.com/

[Chas]

On the same site, Alex - a really excellent resource -

http://www.clans2014.com/clan-herald...r-and-display/

Tells you what you need to know in an easily understood way.

Regards

Chas

[chewse]

If I understand this article correctly, the clan "Gathering 2014" will not be an element of the Homecoming 2014 events.
http://www.clans2014.com/cosca/

[TheOfficialBren]

I'm hoping to make it, schedule permitting. It will be my first trip to the Scotland. Any tips?

[cessna152towser]

It will be my first trip to the Scotland. Any tips?

Timing will depend on your personal interests.
Do you want to be near Stirling for the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn re-enactments near Stirling at the end of June, or come to the Borders for the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Hornshole earlier in the same month? Or does the Ryder Cup or the Commonwealth Games hold your interest? At the moment it looks like I may be co-hosting a clan tent at Bannockburn, Glamis and/or Aboyne at various dates in 2014 and crewing a vintage bus for the Commonwealth Games but it is still over a year away and plans may change. On the sightseeing side, you must visit Glasgow with its magnificent parks, historic buildings and the best shops in Scotland. Also the Clyde Coast and then travel south into the rolling hills of the Southern Uplands and the lovely sandy beaches of the Solway Coast, and our historic castles and tower houses here in the Borders. Heading back north, visit Stirling's historic castle. Go to Dunfermline, Scotland's ancient capital and visit the beautiful abbey and see the ruins of the old royal palace. Also Paisley's restored abbey where William Wallace received some of his education. Travel through the West Highlands via Glencoe, Fort William and Loch Ness to Inverness. Be sure to look up Jock Scot on the way. If you come in June enjoy the long hours of daylight in the north. You should spend an hour or two in Edinburgh just to say you have been there though in my opinion it really is a horrible loud city with lots of beggars, traffic fumes and tourist tat shops. I live only 55 miles from Edinburgh and I only go there when necessary.
Edited to add:- I see you are coming from LA. If you can afford it get an upgrade on your flight. LA to London Heathrow is a ten or eleven hour overnight flight which nearly finished me in 2009 when I took a deep vein thrombosis from being scrunched up in economy class. Then you have another hour's flight from London to Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness, a very tiring journey. Or you could break your journey on the USA eastern seaboard, there are direct flights from New York to Glasgow and Edinburgh.