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Tag Archives: cultural heritage
Musical Journeys – Following the Songlines
Our lives take us through so many different phases, twists and unknown turns; well certainly mine has. Sometimes it’s interesting to look back and see what crazy things we were preoccupied with in years gone by; given perspective, we might … Continue reading
Posted in In Scotland, Music, Wild Places
Tagged Aberdeenshire, Animism, asceticism, Assynt, Atlantic coast, Australian Aborigines, blues, Bruce Chatwin, Clearwater Studio, cultural heritage, folk, folklore, Gaelic Music, guitar, Heartbeat, Hebrides, Highland Perthshire, Julie Fowlis, landscapes, nature, Niel Gunn, Perthshire, Peter Matthiessen, power places, rock, Rory and Callum MacDonald, Runrig, Scottish music, shamanism, singing, Songlines, songwriting, Sorley Maclean, Spirit Creek, spirit of place, Taoism, The Band from Rockall, The Last Child in the Woods, The Mill Studio, The Snow Leopard, Tibetan Buddhism, World Music, Zen
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Trees and People in the City:
Normally when you think about the cultural heritage of a city you tend to think about famous buildings, public squares and streets rather than about greenspaces and trees. However this needn’t be the case. Trees in urban areas are increasingly … Continue reading
Posted in History & Culture, In Scotland, Trees & Greenspaces, Uncategorized, Urbanism
Tagged Admiral Adam Duncan, Camperdown Elm, City of Dundee, community woodlands, cultural heritage, Dundee's Tree and Woodland Heritage, exotic tree species, greenspaces, street trees, Tree of Liberty, trees, Wych Elm
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Carnival in the Eifel
It’s getting close to Carnival time here in Germany – however due to the Corona pandemic festivities will be somewhat muted this year, if virtually non existent. Normally, at this time (around mid February), the whole population goes a bit … Continue reading
Castles, Vineyards and Ancient Villages
In the shadow of Burg Thurant: The austere twin towered fortress of Burg Thurant stands impressively on a hill top overlooking the winding streets, ancient houses, inns and vineyards of Alken, a medieval wine village situated on the lower Mosel. This dramatic scene symbolises everything … Continue reading
Posted in Canoe Trips, History & Culture, In Europe
Tagged Bernkastel Kues, Burg Eltz, Burg Thurant, Cochem, cultural heritage, Enkirch, folklore, Germany travel, history, Hochmosel Bridge, kayaking, Koblenz, mosel, Mosel Radweg, Mosel wine villages, Punderich, Riesling, St Aldegund, Traban Trabach, Trier, Vineyards
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