An isolated archipelago may seem an unlikely golf destination, but both history and location have made it just that. The eighth hole of the Askernish Golf Club on South Uist, an island in Scotland’s ...

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...

White sand beaches probably aren’t first thing that come to mind when thinking of Scotland. That honor probably belongs to golf, or whisky. But this is a country full of surprises, and even if the ...

The Outer Hebrides are a chain of craggy, mountainous islands off Scotland's west coast. One of the best places in the entire country to find remote beaches of unmatched beauty, the Outer Hebrides ...

The Outer Hebrides may seem like an unlikely place for a rebellion over arts funding cuts to break out. But that is exactly what has unfolded in recent days as it became clear that all council funding ...

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, delivered wartime messages to save lives, and have symbolic meaning around the ...

TARBERT, Scotland – I don’t have much to tell you about Scotland, really. It’s true, they have whisky, and kilts, and some people speak with an accent so thick that you wonder whether you’re hearing ...