The Commonwealth Games is an Olympics-like sporting event for some four dozen countries that are somehow connected to Great Britain. The Games opened in Scotland recently, and Doctor Who actor John Barrowman kissed a comedian at the opening ceremonies in an apparent statement to many of those countries, which criminalize homosexuality to one degree or another, while millions watched including the Queen.
Speaking of Scotland, check out our newly unveiled Scottish Highlands & Islands tour, which will be running in June 2015.