Ever heard of Gretna Green? I hadn’t until recently. Gretna Green is a small village in Scotland, just over the border from England and its claim to fame is that it’s been a venue for runaway ...

The first town over the border in Scotland on the main road from London was the small village of Gretna Green. “Gretna” is Scots Gaelic for “village” and the namesake of our own Gretna, Louisiana. The ...

I love wedding traditions from around the world and only recently learned about the town of Gretna Green in Scotland and how it is a mecca for elopement. Of course there is a reason and it is steeped ...

I traveled to Scotland because of books. Romantic books. No, not “Outlander.” I’m a romance novel reader, usually opting for the paranormal kind (well-endowed vampires, etc.), but many months ago, I ...

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