Winter wonderland | Forum

THE DIARY OF AN ENGLISHMAN LIVING IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS "Our First Winter outside of London" DEC 20th It's just starting to snow. The first of the season and the first we've seen for years. What a glorious sight, snow flakes meandering down creating a soft blanket of snow. The wife prepared two hot toddy flasks, we donned our winter coat...

From: Jack,  Added: 22 November 08

Re:Private Health | Forum

Peggy, the health system hear is very good - but you might have to wait for ages outside the doctors waiting room, just because he or she wants to treat their cousin before they can be bothered to see you!!! This is some thing you will need to get used to when living over here:( However, the health care cannot be criticised as long as you have the ...

From: jerry,  Added: 29 January 09

Demographic Data | Info

Age structure 0-14 years: 20.4% (male 81,776/female 78,272) 15-64 years: 68% (male 270,254/female 263,354) 65 years and over: 11.6% (male 39,536/female 51,109) (2006 est.) Population growth rate 0.53% (2006 est.) Birth rate 12.56 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate 7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate 0.42 mi...

From: admin,  Added: 27 June 08