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One accommodation recommendation, where I stayed last year: Skalanes, Seydisfjordur, south east Iceland...

The ferry company you need for Oban / Mull or and Fionnphort / Iona is Caledonian MacBrayne (Cal Mac) - see http://www.calmac.co.uk/ There...

Not near Kewsick, but one of the best wild swimming spots I've found in the Lake District is a narrow upper section of River Miter between...

It's well known among health professionals that "VFR" (visitng friends and relatives) travellers are among the least likely to seek medical...

No such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.

Key point is if you're travelling to somewhere with rabies, whether it's your country of family / origin or not, you must get vaccinated.

Here's link to what's happening in Windsor on Sun 3rd June. http://www.windsor.gov.uk/whats-on/diamond-jubilee-2012 ...

Or Wigtown, Book Town of Scotland.

All donors of blood and plasma etc are unpaid in UK, although everyone gets tea / coffee / biscuits etc. Cord blood comes from umbilical...

Road to the Isles, Fort William to Mallaig, is very scenic. http://www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/...

One place with cool archaeology and just a short cheap bus ride (Stagecoach number 13 or 13A) from Cambridge is Wandlebury Country Park on...

Also, look at any stations with links to Kings Cross, as it's just across the road from St Pancras. Eg Cambridge to KX is 45 mins on...

DO NOT ask for waterproof pants in Glasgow! They are worn by babies over nappies! ...

1) Left luggage - Glasgow Central railway station has left luggage office - abput £7 per bag per day, I think. You could also ask about...

Charity shops is the term used in UK. Lots of charities, but perhaps the best known / most numerous are Oxfam, Salvation Army, hospices,...