Dull, Bland and Boring might sound like a bad TripAdvisor review, but a Scottish village and its Australian and American counterparts are turning the unexciting names to their advantage.

giving the impression of being utterly dull. These so-called "boring" animals spend much of their day in a state of lethargy, often only awake for a few hours at a time. This contrasts sharply ...

I was in Scotland for many glorious weeks. Towards the end of a sunny day on map 52, just after Loch Tay, I encountered a large road sign saying ‘Welcome to Dull, paired with Boring, Oregon, USA’. I ...