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Where are they now?
The Gunns seem to be everywhere!
With only months to go until the start of Homecoming Scotland 2009 - celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth - with events across the country. Also being celebrated are some of Scotland’s great contributions to the world: golf, whisky, great minds and innovations and Scotland’s rich culture and heritage. Of course there is much excitement building up all over the place, least of all in Scotland! Are you, your friends, family, club or society members planning on make the trip for the Scottish event?
Lots of events are being planned for everyone and the organizers are continuously updating their calendars to make sure that all visitors are kept fully informed of this Scottish Clan gathering.
We hope that you have the opportunity to join in the fun and celebrations at Homecoming Scotland 2009. If you do, then we are looking forward to your additions to the Gunn Travellers’ Journal, or comments in the Clan Gunn Guest Book.
So if you have any travellers’ tales on your past or future planned Scotland trips please do write and share them with our visitors.
We received this very interesting snippet of news from one of our clan kindreds and Gunn Clan travellers, Kay Gunn.
Don’t be put off by the highlands because of its ruggedness. Much fun can be had there by exploring the many castles, gardens, museums, and journeying around by boat trips and train rides.
And what about this amusing article by John Winkler on How Not To Tour Scotland.
Then there are the air travel mistakes to avoid. Read Neil Stelling’s story here Do You Make These Air Travel Mistakes?
Back to driving tours of scotland. Steve Hatereley enjoys this form of travel and touring. Read his article Driving in the Outer Hebrides.
Scottish tourism is thriving. I’d like to say that this Clan Gunn site has something to do with it! This is what James Davebnport has to say about scottish tourism in his collection of comments Your Views on Scottish Tourism.
Peter - This is an amusing story for your Gunn travel section. Back in the early 1980’s my husband John Gunn & I were part of an orthopedists’ golfing tour in Scotland. We did this two years successively. On this particular trip we were in St. Andrews for John & friends to play the famous course there.
On one particular day, we decided to have a walk by the seawall. Unluckily, John decided to wear a pair of plaid slacks. Ambling along, we crossed the path of an old Scot walking his dog. The man glanced down at John’s slacks and was heard to (audibly) mumble as we brushed past him, “bastard tartan!”
This negative comment from an assumed authority on the subject, put my husband in stitches. He could hardly contain himself until we were out of earshot, ’til he burst out laughing!
This is to forewarn Gunns traveling in Scotland, “If you’re going to wear a tartan plaid, BE SURE IT’S AUTHENTIC!”
Every time I think back on that incident, it brings a grin to my face!
Kay Gunn
