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  1. Cecilia avatar

    RE: 4-5 days Scotland from London, worth it?

    by Cecilia 18 May 2012

    @iviehoff, yes, very lucky! I had bought a new raincoat beforehand, but only needed that in London, where the weather was terrible. In…

  2. iviehoff avatar

    RE: 4-5 days Scotland from London, worth it?

    by iviehoff 18 May 2012

    It looks from your photos that you were fairly lucky with the weather.

  3. bellart1 avatar

    RE: Angler Shore Fishing,Scotland?Be A Dream catching in foreign country!

    by bellart1 18 May 2012

    Scotland is particularly well known for its Trout and Salmon fishing (fly fishing in lochs and rivers). It's expensive and elite! I guess…

  4. sprite avatar

    RE: 4-5 days Scotland from London, worth it?

    by sprite 18 May 2012

    that sounds great--will keep it in mind for a trip up there myself!

  5. BonkingBoris avatar

    Countries

    by BonkingBoris 18 May 2012

    America has the Bigfoot, Asia has the Yeti, Scotland has Nessie and we??? Guess. Wichtelmännchen. Wichtelmännchen construct Mercede…

  6. Walttravler avatar

    Angler Shore Fishing,Scotland?Be A Dream catching in foreign country!

    by Walttravler 18 May 2012

    I'm a regular Shore Angler,took early retirement,and heading to Scotland for +/- 4 days with the Manageress(Wifey) in 3 weeks time. Won't…

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    Re: london to scotland by car

    by Walttravler 18 May 2012

    Similarly,looking at London to Scotland by car,but looking at the Maths first if someone could assist. Any idea how many kilos or miles…

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    RE: September temperature & weather on West Highland Way

    by stevegerms 18 May 2012

    Jammah is absolutely correct with her advice my earlier post (#7) was not meant to discourage merely to try to give a realistic view of…

  9. Cecilia avatar

    RE: 4-5 days Scotland from London, worth it?

    by Cecilia 17 May 2012

    Thanks to all your help I had an amazing time in Scotland! Especially seeing so many puffins from up close was one of the travel highlights…

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    RE: Summer in Scotland

    by Cecilia 17 May 2012

    I thoroughly enjoyed a 12 hour tour from Oban, going to the Treshnish Isles (more precisely: two hours on Lunga island, full of puffins!),…

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    Re: My plan for Scotland - your opinion

    by olape 17 May 2012

    Thank you for all responses! Well, Eilean Donan and Skye are a must for me, but my co-traveller insist on as little moving on as possible.…

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    Re: My plan for Scotland - your opinion

    by rodway 17 May 2012

    I would just stay overnight in Inverness unless you have a specific reason to be there and use an extra day either overnight around Sligacha…

  13. shortsail avatar

    RE: British bank notes

    by shortsail 17 May 2012

    Yes it was in Scotland. I think there was a Clydesdale bank and a Linen bank and a bunch of others. I had a collection of them for years…

  14. brother_no_2 avatar

    RE: British bank notes

    by brother_no_2 17 May 2012

    ^In which country? Scotland , NI and some of those British tax haven islands still do that

  15. markfawkner avatar

    RE: Minimum Pricing Alcohol

    by markfawkner 17 May 2012

    Availability is a problem but you can get less availability (in Australia for example you can't buy a can of booze at a corner store or,…

  16. pedro555 avatar

    RE: My plan for Scotland - your opinion

    by pedro555 17 May 2012

    Get the first bus from Inverness to Skye, sit on the left hand, see Loch Ness and get off at Dornie (11.07). Visit Eilean Donan either…

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    RE: My plan for Scotland - your opinion

    by weeg 17 May 2012

    I'd skip Loch Ness, also instead of going Skye/ Eilean donan (which is beautiful, but won't take long to see) straight to Edinburgh, conside…

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    Re: My plan for Scotland - your opinion

    by moley760 16 May 2012

    Hi, Although Edinburgh is a fantastic place (I live there!), according to your schedule you're down to stay 5 nights. I don't think you…

  19. olape avatar

    My plan for Scotland

    by olape 16 May 2012

    Hello All, I'm planning to visit Scotland this August. This is my plan (more less) - please tell me if this makes any sense and is feasib…

  20. alanR avatar

    Re: Minimum Pricing Alcohol

    by alanR 16 May 2012

    > {quote:title=botswanabill wrote:}{quote} > Jeeeeez as if Scotland needed another reason to drive tourists and even Scots away from the…

  21. battybilly avatar

    RE: Minimum Pricing Alcohol

    by battybilly 16 May 2012

    Good point by OP - though. It's not gonna drive down the out of control boozing problem in Scotland .... As if. They'll just nick another…

  22. botswanabill avatar

    Minimum Pricing Alcohol

    by botswanabill 16 May 2012

    Jeeeeez as if Scotland needed another reason to drive tourists and even Scots away from the country.Yes and just stick it into the poor…

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    RE: Got any stories of the tree?

    by megaera 16 May 2012

    Nerina, sadly not. He was in Scotland at the time, but the wedding was on his last day, so he wanted to spend it with his family. Nutsy…

  24. Mrs_Trellis avatar

    RE: seeking

    by Mrs_Trellis 16 May 2012

    Ethiopia - it's the wet season and is cold, wet and miserable in the highlands. Failing that Scandinavia is a good shout - we're often…

  25. johnskis avatar

    Kayaking in Scotland Highlands

    by johnskis 16 May 2012

    Hi all, My girlfriend and I are trying to look for a tour company that could take us around the Scotland highlands kayaking. I was wonder…

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