Hearty Welcomes & Salutations! Originally an action-packed travel blog from a globe-trotting Scotsman, An Ache for the Distance has, over the years, slowed down (I post less often), mellowed out (domestic life has found it's way way on here) and become more of an expat/photo blog. Take a look around, leave a comment and share the love if you like something.
Stuart Mathieson, Lübeck, Germany

Scottish Bloggers

DEAR SCOTLAND
http://dearscotland.com/


Notes on Scottish bands touring internationally and features on Scottish music, sport, film and the life written by and for Scots around the world.

SCOTLAND HERE AND NOW
http://www.scotlandhereandnow.com


Ryan Morrison welcomes you to his wee tartan corner of the blogosphere where he blogs about all things Scottish.


SCOTTISH ROUNDUP
http://scottishroundup.co.uk/


Scottish Roundup is a weekly digest of the best of Scottish blogging, published every Sunday.

THE SCOTTISH AMBASSADOR
http://thescottishambassador.wordpress.com


Aefa Mulholland is a freelance writer, editor and photographer, based in Toronto. She writes travel, culture and lifestyle for publications in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland.
Born and raised in Scotland, Aefa Mulholland has worked with the B.B.C., Irish national broadcaster R.T.E. and a plethora of print and online publications, including The Irish Times, The Miami Herald, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Advocate. She is currently Editor of Private Islands Magazine. She has been published or broadcast on four continents, writing or presenting on subjects from mule racing to the hazards of bingo to partying with The Pixies.

Her book "The Scottish Ambassador," about learning how to become Scottish in Scottish-America, will be finished in 2011. Other current projects include a documentary about career options for seahorses and a short film about a Shetland pony from hell.


SCOTLAND IN THE GLOAMING
http://scotlandinthegloaming.blogspot.com


The photographs on this blog are nominated by members of the Scotland In The Gloaming photo pool on Flickr showcasing the best photography of Scotland bathed in that colourful ambiance that comes at dusk: 'the gloaming'.

BLETHER WITH BRIAN
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/briantaylor/


The BBC's Brian Taylor provides regular posts on Scottish politics as well as occasionally admitting to his Dundee Utd tendancies

BETTER NATION
http://www.betternation.org/


Welcome to Better Nation, our new Scottish blog, built on four things its editors share: a love of ideas, an essential optimism, an anoraky obsession with politics, and a particular interest in the nation of Scotland – as it has been, as it stands now, and its future prospects.

UNIVERSALITY OF CHEESE
http://the-universality-of-cheese.blogspot.com/


Another fine political blog with slight tendancies towards Scottish independence.


FLICKR SCOTLAND
http://flickr-scotland.blogspot.com/

A Photo Blog where photographers from all around the Scotland, and visitors to the country, capture the best of the nation's places, people, history, views, scenery, buildings and architecture, townscapes, cityscapes and culture.


STRAIGHT UP
http://allangrogan.blogspot.com/

A very good friend of mine and long-time pub amigo blogs on politics and current affairs whilst sharing a few of his happy snaps from around the world.  He can also wrestle a bit too!

Go Lassie Go
http://joanmcalpine.typepad.com/
Joan McAlpine's fantastically written blog focuses on politics and anything else with a tartan aspect...