Grab your neeps and tatties, boil that freshly caught Haggis and raise a glass to the great Rabbie Burns. It's nearly Burns Night! An evening for celebrating Scotland's most revered wordsmith. Hogmanay celebrations are over, but there're always reasons to celebrate here in Scotland. On this day we will celebrate our National Bard: Robert Burns. On the 25th of January every year, everyone in Scotland gathers to do something so incredibly Scottish: Eat Haggis, Drink Whisky , Recite Poetry and Play Music. We sing, we dance and we listen as the works of this great man are honored in[...]

Remember, remember 5th November... Happy Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night everyone! Ever since Guy Fawkes attempted and miserably failed to blow up the House of Lords in 1605, there has been a tradition to celebrate the Bonfire Night on November 5th. Actually, the celebrations used to be compulsory. The government was so relieved after capturing Guy and preventing the disaster of the Houses of the Parliament blowing up, that they passed a law compelling people to celebrate 5th November. It was not until 1859 before the law was repealed. There is no longer any government edict in force. However,[...]

MacBackpackers is officially the Best Outdoor/Adventure Experience in Lothian & Borders It’s official, MacBackpackers has won the Best Outdoor/Adventure Experience in the esteemed Scottish Thistle Awards. This is the twenty-sixth year running the Scottish Thistle Awards, celebrating the best in the tourism businesses across the country. “We’re incredibly happy to have been selected as one of Scottish Thistle Awards finalists,” said Hamish Campbell, Operations Manager at MacBackpackers. “We have made it to our mission to provide a local’s insight into one of the most beautiful places on Earth. This is a company-wide achievement that makes us extremely proud.”[...]