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Visit Scotland
Scotland has always been seen as an idyllic land, where ancient castles nestle amidst majestic mountains and where world-class heritage sites come alive with a rich, turbulent history
Even on Caribbean cruises' formal nights, the sight of a Scotsman eschewing black-tie tuxedo for his family kilt evokes nothing but admiration.
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The 250th anniversary of the Bard of Scotland, Robert Burns (Rabbie Burns) is being celebrated throughout Scotland during 2009 and many events are planned. Burns was born January 25th, 1759 and he died July 21st, 1796. As always, Burns' Night is celebrated on his birthday, which in 2009 fell on a Sunday so events took place on Saturday January 24th, 2009.
The official Scottish incoming tourist association, Visit Scotland, has a massive ‘I am a Scot’ campaign targeting visitors from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA who have ancestral links with Scotland, www.cometoscotland.com.
Visit Scotland is working with National Geographic magazine to target 95 million potential visitors, and it is sending direct mail shots to
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110,000 households in North America: all receive a letter from a Clan Chief and a 40-page Homecoming Scotland events guide.
WOW.travel will be interested to see if Scotland's current Most Famous Living Scotsman, Sir Sean Connery, returns to his homeland during the 2009 celebrations. He lives on the lovely island of Bermuda (surely not to avoid paying taxes to his fellow Scot, Gordon Brown, who has somehow found himself London-based Prime Minister of Great Britain/UK).
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