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Between the lines - All aboard for a shabby chic sail into the future



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Published Date: 24 June 2008
By Bill Jamieson
LAST weekend I had a disconcerting glimpse into Scotland's future. It is a world hailed to be better and different but in all outward respects the same – save for the unrelenting dishevelment of decay and age.


Might this be a metaphor for what lies in store? I was escorting a visitor to Scotland on her first visit to the Trossachs and had the accidental experience of travelling on the maiden voyage of the newly refurbished 109-year-old steamship Sir W...



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  • Last Updated: 23 June 2008 9:18 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Bill Jamieson
 
 

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