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Blog posts from August 2012

1. Never mind the closing ceremony - here's British music

   August 14, 2012
   per Laura Canning | destinations | guides

   ‘A symphony of British music,’ they said.

   
   

    

   
   

   ‘The best of British music over the past half century,’ they said.

   
   

   Hmph. Watching the Olympics closing ceremony, we mused on just what ‘British music’ was meant to be. This was in between wondering if the Rolling Stones had come on while …

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2. Take the high road - summer in Scotland

   August 1, 2012
   per Laura Canning | destinations

   August is Scotland month! We’re getting excited about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe starting this weekend and going right through until 27 August with hundreds of acts including 111 for children. The ‘official’ Edinburgh International Festival starts on 10 August and takes culture vultures up until 2 September, and August in …

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