Roddy MacLeod
@libram99.bsky.social
Retired. Interested in information, travel, tourism, Argyll & Bute, the outdoors, and more.
To whet your appetite, an extract from my recently published book - a collection of true, humorous travel stories from Scotland, Cyprus, Europe, South‑East Asia, India, Africa, and more, accompanied by photographs amzn.eu/d/3jGG4wf Half of proceeds go to a worthy Book Aid charity
December 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
To whet your appetite, an extract from my recently published book - a collection of true, humorous travel stories from Scotland, Cyprus, Europe, South‑East Asia, India, Africa, and more, accompanied by photographs amzn.eu/d/3jGG4wf Half of proceeds go to a worthy Book Aid charity
Need a laugh? Enjoy travel writing? Newly published book. #1 in Amazon's Hot New Releases. "Darby and Joan on steroids" "Funnier than Theroux". Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories. Costs less than a coffee. Enjoy! amzn.eu/d/aCTx0t4
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Need a laugh? Enjoy travel writing? Newly published book. #1 in Amazon's Hot New Releases. "Darby and Joan on steroids" "Funnier than Theroux". Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories. Costs less than a coffee. Enjoy! amzn.eu/d/aCTx0t4
Just Published! Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories
Available from Amazon, for less than the price of a coffee, with half of any proceeds going to the Book Aid International charity.
True travel stories.
youtube.com/shorts/6PIpP...
Available from Amazon, for less than the price of a coffee, with half of any proceeds going to the Book Aid International charity.
True travel stories.
youtube.com/shorts/6PIpP...
Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories, by Roddy MacLeod.
YouTube video by Roddy MacLeod
youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Just Published! Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories
Available from Amazon, for less than the price of a coffee, with half of any proceeds going to the Book Aid International charity.
True travel stories.
youtube.com/shorts/6PIpP...
Available from Amazon, for less than the price of a coffee, with half of any proceeds going to the Book Aid International charity.
True travel stories.
youtube.com/shorts/6PIpP...
Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories. Kindle Edition now available. "Funnier than Theroux" An anthology of true, hilarious short travel stories.
www.amazon.co.uk/Backpacking-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Backpacking-...
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Backpacking the Banana Pancake Trail in your 70s: And other short travel stories. Kindle Edition now available. "Funnier than Theroux" An anthology of true, hilarious short travel stories.
www.amazon.co.uk/Backpacking-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Backpacking-...
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‘The consultation results are a red light, not a green light. It is clear that residents and businesses oppose the visitor levy in its current form’
Tourist tax to be paused in Argyll and Bute?
Councillors have called for the visitor levy process to be paused in Argyll and Bute ahead of a key meeting next week. A short life working group held discussions on the proposed charge after a report showed that the majority of over 3,000 respondents were against a 5%t visitor levy in its current form. A decision on the next steps in the process will now be made at a full meeting of the council, with minutes of the working group meeting to be made available to councillors in advance.
thelochsidepress.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘The consultation results are a red light, not a green light. It is clear that residents and businesses oppose the visitor levy in its current form’
Glen Lonan highland cow
September 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Glen Lonan highland cow
Shetland decide against 'visitor levy' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shetland Islands Council decides against a 'tourist tax'
Scottish local authorities now have the power to introduce a visitor levy on overnight accommodation.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Shetland decide against 'visitor levy' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Roddy MacLeod
Councillors are being recommended not to pursue the introduction of a visitor levy in #Shetland
www.insider.co.uk/news/shetlan...
www.insider.co.uk/news/shetlan...
Shetland Islands Council report advises against visitor levy
Report recommends engaging with government on other levy models and discretionary revenue-raising
www.insider.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Councillors are being recommended not to pursue the introduction of a visitor levy in #Shetland
www.insider.co.uk/news/shetlan...
www.insider.co.uk/news/shetlan...
73% of respondents to the Council's consultation are against the imposition of a damaging visitor levy in Argyll & Bute
September 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
73% of respondents to the Council's consultation are against the imposition of a damaging visitor levy in Argyll & Bute
Dunadd Fort, Argyll & Bute
September 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Dunadd Fort, Argyll & Bute
The people of Argyll & Bute have spoken (via the Council's consultation) and it is a resounding NO to the Visitor Levy tax on accommodation.
September 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The people of Argyll & Bute have spoken (via the Council's consultation) and it is a resounding NO to the Visitor Levy tax on accommodation.
Banana Pancake Trail youtube.com/shorts/_MFpP...
The Banana Pancake Trail - Cambodia, Laos & Thailand
YouTube video by Roddy MacLeod
youtube.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Banana Pancake Trail youtube.com/shorts/_MFpP...
Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy Public Consultation. The levy would be a disaster for a rural area like Argyll & Bute with a fragile tourism industry, but the Council doesn't seem to care. argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com/public-consu...
argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy Public Consultation. The levy would be a disaster for a rural area like Argyll & Bute with a fragile tourism industry, but the Council doesn't seem to care. argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com/public-consu...
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🌹 Happy Valentine's Day, friends!
Psst—if you’re into thoughtful policy deep dives, check out @richardsonsrubicon’s latest episode debunking myths about Scotland’s visitor levy. Spoiler: It’s not what you think! 🏴🔍
👉 Listen here
#ValentinesDay #VisitScotland #VisitorLevy #TouristTax
Psst—if you’re into thoughtful policy deep dives, check out @richardsonsrubicon’s latest episode debunking myths about Scotland’s visitor levy. Spoiler: It’s not what you think! 🏴🔍
👉 Listen here
#ValentinesDay #VisitScotland #VisitorLevy #TouristTax
February 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🌹 Happy Valentine's Day, friends!
Psst—if you’re into thoughtful policy deep dives, check out @richardsonsrubicon’s latest episode debunking myths about Scotland’s visitor levy. Spoiler: It’s not what you think! 🏴🔍
👉 Listen here
#ValentinesDay #VisitScotland #VisitorLevy #TouristTax
Psst—if you’re into thoughtful policy deep dives, check out @richardsonsrubicon’s latest episode debunking myths about Scotland’s visitor levy. Spoiler: It’s not what you think! 🏴🔍
👉 Listen here
#ValentinesDay #VisitScotland #VisitorLevy #TouristTax
February 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Who would have believed it? The visitor levy is multi-flawed Https://www.midlothianview.com/news/edinburgh-councillors-seek-to-clawback-vat-on-visitor-levy
Edinburgh Councillors seek to clawback VAT on visitor levy - Midlothian View
Edinburgh councillors have voted to try and claw back millions of pounds per year set to be taken by the Treasury.
www.midlothianview.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Who would have believed it? The visitor levy is multi-flawed Https://www.midlothianview.com/news/edinburgh-councillors-seek-to-clawback-vat-on-visitor-levy
Https://argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com/
Argyll & Bute Visitor Levy - Argyll & Bute Visitor Levy Campaign Group
Discover the truth about the Argyll & Bute Visitor Levy, an 'Accommodation Tax' affecting locals and tourists alike. Learn how it impacts the economy, why clarity is lacking, and how you can influence...
argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Https://argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com/
How the visitor levy in Scotland will damage rural communities bylines.scot/news/economi...
Scotland’s visitor levy: A blow to rural communities?
Argyll and Bute’s proposed percentage-based visitor levy is the wrong solution for such rural communities, an accommodation provider argues
bylines.scot
February 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
How the visitor levy in Scotland will damage rural communities bylines.scot/news/economi...
Lose the levy Argyll & Bute youtube.com/post/UgkxIRg...
Post from LoseTheLevy ArgyllBute - YouTube
Why Are We Concerned About the Proposed Visitor Levy in Argyll & Bute? Cities like Barcelona, Dubrovnik, Tokyo, Manchester, and others charge tourists a tax ...
youtube.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Lose the levy Argyll & Bute youtube.com/post/UgkxIRg...
Visitor Levy. Family of 4 spending 5 nights in a hotel in Oban in July, typical cost is £2,500 so the Visitor Levy will add £125 to this. Same family stays in Manchester, the city tax is only £20 Even @argyllandbute.bsky.social can do the maths and see that the levy will send tourists elsewhere.
January 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Visitor Levy. Family of 4 spending 5 nights in a hotel in Oban in July, typical cost is £2,500 so the Visitor Levy will add £125 to this. Same family stays in Manchester, the city tax is only £20 Even @argyllandbute.bsky.social can do the maths and see that the levy will send tourists elsewhere.
Visitor levy. Highland Council. Good explanation www.lighthousekeeperscottage.co.uk/the-highland...
The Highland Council visitor levy consultation and the NC500
The Scottish tourist tax is coming to the NC500. Will the Highland visitor levy help people, nature & wildlife here, or will it damage them?
www.lighthousekeeperscottage.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Visitor levy. Highland Council. Good explanation www.lighthousekeeperscottage.co.uk/the-highland...
If implemented in Argyll & Bute, the visitor levy will add at least £94.44 and up to £142.56 to the cost of a typical family July stay in the #3 Tripadvisor best value hotel in Oban.
January 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If implemented in Argyll & Bute, the visitor levy will add at least £94.44 and up to £142.56 to the cost of a typical family July stay in the #3 Tripadvisor best value hotel in Oban.
Argyll & Bute is not at all like the various cities where tourist taxes have been introduced with some level of success. Argyll & Bute is large, rural, sparsely populated, and has poor transport links. Lose the levy, Argyll & Bute argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com
Argyll & Bute Visitor Levy - Argyll and Bute Visitor Levy
Discover the truth about the Argyll & Bute Visitor Levy, an 'Accommodation Tax' affecting locals and tourists alike. Learn how it impacts the economy, why clarity is lacking, and how you can influence...
argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com
January 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Argyll & Bute is not at all like the various cities where tourist taxes have been introduced with some level of success. Argyll & Bute is large, rural, sparsely populated, and has poor transport links. Lose the levy, Argyll & Bute argyllandbutevisitorlevy.com
Visitor levy fears www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
Dragh mu chìs luchd-turais an Earra-Ghàidheal
Tha dragh ann am Meadhan Earra-Ghàidheal gun dùin gnothachasan 's Comhairle Earra-Ghàidheal is Bhòid gu bhith a' sireadh bheachdan mu bhith a' stèidheachadh chìs thurasachd san sgìre.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Visitor levy fears www.bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan...
If Argyll & Bute impose a visitor levy, then all of the 20% VAT payable on the levy will leave Argyll & Bute and go to Scotgov/GovUK.
January 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
If Argyll & Bute impose a visitor levy, then all of the 20% VAT payable on the levy will leave Argyll & Bute and go to Scotgov/GovUK.