A podcast, a blog, and a complete guide to Scotland for travellers planning their trip, Scots living abroad, and anyone who loves this country as much as we do.

●      New episode WEEKLY- history, culture, travel & MORE

●      Long reads and stories from across Scotland

●      Destination guides, events calendar & travel tips

A new episode every week, deep dives into Scottish history, culture, travel, food, language, and interviews with remarkable Scots.

Long reads, travel essays, guides, and personal stories. Written for people who want to go beyond the surface and understand what makes Scotland genuinely extraordinary.

Is your surname Scottish? Possibly. Probably. But the answer is more complicated and considerably more interesting than a simple yes or no, and Lesley Kennedy, who married into a clan and has spent years on tour gently managing the expectations of people who arrived in Scotland certain their name connected them to something dramatic, is going to walk you through it.

In this episode: what a clan actually was and how the system worked; the MacDonald-Campbell feud and the Massacre of Glencoe; the Johnston-Maxwell feud, which features a peace meeting that ended with nobody at peace; the tartans, ancient textile tradition, considerably less ancient specific patterns, and how Sir Walter Scott managed to invent a national dress code in about three weeks; what happened to the clan system after Culloden; and why the clans are, against all reasonable expectations, thriving today.

Scots Word of the Week: Thrawn

A Scottish copper turned kilt-wearing tour guide, Lesley Kennedy, has been living and breathing Scotland her whole life. From leading tours across this magnificent country to hosting Everything Scotland, she's on a one-woman mission to share every story, fact, and hidden gem Scotland has to offer.

New podcast episodes, long reads, travel guides, and Lesley's personal picks, all delivered free every Friday morning to people who love Scotland as much as we do.