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Scottish Tourist Guide Association @STGAGuides
Joined March 2011
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Highland Trails 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@HighlandTrails
2 Mar 2024
Fab day out training the new class of @STGAGuides in the #ScottishBorders. Historic abbeys and a great tour of @AbbotsfordScott with a chance for another look at my FAVOURITE wallpaper! @BBGuides @welovehistory #lovemyjob
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Today is Say A Gaelic Phrase Day! Our phrase today is neach-iùil turasachd! This translates to Tourist Guide in Gaelic! If you want to find out more about speaking Gaelic, why not check out SpeakGaelic! #LàAbairtNaGàidhlig #SayAGaelicPhraseDay #SeachdainNaGàidhlig
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On 21 February, the Scottish Tourist Guides Association is proud to celebrate International Tourist Guide Day! Today, we recognise our passionate and hardworking tourist guide members who are the best ambassadors for their profession and for Scotland! Photo: Fergus Halliday
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This special day also falls during World Gaelic Week / Seachdain na Gàidhlig, so we would like to say Tapadh leibh and Slàinte mhath to all the professional tourist guides!
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Today is the first day of World Gaelic Week / Seachdain na Gàidhlig!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scots Gaelic is spoken by many throughout Scotland but you're most likely to hear it spoken in the Highlands and Islands, particularly in the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar)
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You may already be using some Gaelic words and not even realise! Over the years, Gaelic has borrowed words from English, and English has also borrowed from Gaelic! Words like "slogan", "caber", "trousers", and "galore" all have a Gaelic cultural origin! #SeachdainNaGàidhlig
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Dorothy Rodger@GuidingScotland
22 Jan 2024
Replying to @STGAGuides
@STGAGuides another useful bit of information!
Susie Dent
@susie_dent
18 Feb 2022
For those asking, the 'hoolie' in 'blowing a hoolie' may come from the Orkney Scots 'hoolan', a strong gale, influenced by the Irish use of 'hooley' for a very noisy party.
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Scottish Tourist Guide Association retweeted
Highland Trails 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿@HighlandTrails
18 Jan 2024
Currently-3c in #Edinburgh but a glorious day for my first walking tour of 2024! @STGAGuides @BBGuides
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The STGA would like to extend their wishes to everyone for a happy holiday season and all the best for the year ahead!! 🎅🎄☃️ Our office will be closed from 23 December – 2 January 🏢 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at the STGA! 🎉🥳🍾
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Scottish Tourist Guide Association retweeted
Come See Scotland@ComeSeeScotland
13 Dec 2023
Great to hear about Glasgow’s Tourism Strategy 2030 from @Glasgow_Aileen tonight. We @STGAGuides certainly have our part to play. Here’s to a busy 2024.
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Happy St Andrew's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 St Andrew’s Day celebrates Scotland's patron saint 🎉 Whether you're enjoying a traditional feast, dancing to Scottish music, or wearing tartan, it's a day to embrace the rich culture and heritage of Scotland 🏰 📷 Photo: VisitScotland / Kenny Lam
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Tourist Guides Association #STGAguides is the only body of trained and accredited tourist guides in #Scotland 🏆 Established in 1959, recognised and recommended by the Scottish Government and #VisitScotland 🌍 Tourist guides in over 20 different languages.
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Dorothy Rodger@GuidingScotland
26 Nov 2023
And visitors ask @STGAGuides what we do in the winter in Scotland! ❤️
Robin McKelvie@robinmckelvie
25 Nov 2023
I spend a lot of time insisting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ain’t like Hollywood romanticises it. Then St Andrews ambushes me with this. @OldCourseHotel @TravWriters
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The Great Tapestry of Scotland@GreatTapestrySc
24 Oct 2023
We are delighted to announce that our Centre Director, Sandy Maxwell-Forbes, has been appointed as the new Honorary President of the Scottish Tour Guides Association, @STGAGuides. Sandy has been the Centre Director since the building was being constructed in 2019!
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Happy #WorldTourismDay! This year, the theme is Tourism and Green Investments🌳 The STGA has a number of guides who focus on providing environmentally friendly tours, some of which have achieved Green Tourism awards 🏆
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ST Alliance@st_alliance
27 Sep 2023
🌍This #WorldTourismDay, we’re reflecting on the power of tourism to educate, excite & be a genuine force for good! But, we’re also celebrating the incredible people in the industry who work tirelessly to deliver exceptional experiences for Scotland's visitors💙👏
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BBC Highlands@BBCHighlands
22 Sep 2023
In pictures: 50 years of Skye's Sabhal Mòr Ostaig bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0w3… via @BBCNews

In pictures: 50 years of Skye's Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Scotland's national centre for Gaelic first opened in a former farm steading in 1973.

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BBC Scotland News
@BBCScotlandNews
14 Sep 2023
The Helix park in Falkirk has been praised for bringing a multimillion-pound tourism boost to the area bbc.in/48gtyRq

Falkirk Helix: Home of the Kelpies celebrates 10th birthday

The Helix park in Falkirk has been praised for bringing a multimillion-pound tourism boost to the area.

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Scottish Tourist Guide Association retweeted
Kilted guide@kilted_guide
12 Sep 2023
Don’t come to Scotland - the weather’s awful! #britainsbestguides @STGAguides #bluebadgetouristguide #professionaltouristguide
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Scottish Tourist Guide Association retweeted
The National Wallace Monument@TheWallaceMon
11 Sep 2023
This would be one of the most triumphant days in the story of medieval Scotland. #OnThisDay William Wallace and Andrew de Moray faced their destiny, cementing their place among the greatest heroes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Read the story of 'The Battle of Stirling Bridge' here: ow.ly/lPnM50PETfq
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