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03-20-2007, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by hylander  . . . the highlands, any suggestions from those who have been (or are there!) about which coach tours are the best, but not neccessarily the most expensive? We'd like to see the usual, Glen Coe, Culloden, Skye, et al. Any helpful hints about touring within a one week time frame much appreciated. We will be there the last week of June, busiest time for toursits I'm sure.
Thanks for any and all help!
Cheers,
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the busiest time in Scotland is August... (Edinburgh Festival, Fringe, Tattoo... Hielan games... an sae oan...)
the slowest Summer month is June....
best advice fur yin week travel...
is dinnae try tae dae tae much...
see aboot 3 sichts...
spend at LEAST 48-72 hoors in each place (NO countin' the travel time)
slainte 
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04-10-2007, 11:32 AM
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oiny o' ya fellas want tae link tae yur piccies o' Scotland!
please add them oan!
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04-24-2007, 04:13 AM
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language guide fur 'Mericans visitin' Scotland...
'Merican word = Scot/UK word
pants = troosers, trousers, kecks
underwear = pants
tennis shoes, sneakers = trainers
fanny pack = bum bag (dae NO say the word 'fanny' ever)
eggplant = Aubergine
zucchini = courgette
soft roll, bun = baps, roll, muffins
coffee with milk = white coffee
cookie = biscuit
fat french fries = chips
chips = crisps
Canadian bacon = bacon
sandwich = piece, sanny, buttie
cilantro = coriander
sprite, 7up = lemonade
ginger ale = American ginger
cell = mobile
bus = coach
elevator = lift
call = phone, ring, bell
drunk = pissed (it disnae mean angry), stewed, steamin', blooter'd...
cigarette = fag
ATM = cashpoint, hole in the wall
thank you = ta, cheers
know (you know) = ken (ya ken)
stream, brook = burn
above = abin
below = ablow
behind = ahin
half = hauf (usually means a small whisky)
soaked = drookit
dry (thirsty) = drooth
stone wall = stane dyke
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05-23-2007, 02:29 AM
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06-03-2007, 05:11 PM
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06-11-2007, 11:03 AM
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a guid planning tae gae poll... Scottish Holiday Poll
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06-26-2007, 05:28 AM
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this may bae a repeat...
but it is worth repeatin'...
Scotland is a wee country compared tae usa... but dinnae bae decieved...
Scotland has 790 islands an 6000 miles o' coastline (just the mainland- no countin' the island coasts)
an 600 sq miles o' lochs....
Scotland has o'er 600 castles...
an roon 100 distilleries...
540 golf courses...
100's o' neolithic standin' stanes an circles...
an 100's o' Roman ruins...
there is literally thousands o' things tae see an dae in Scotland...
dinnae think ya "HAVE TO" dae it a' in yin trip.... ya cannae see it a'!
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01-15-2008, 08:36 PM
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This is wonderful, thanks for all your effort
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01-18-2008, 12:48 PM
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Robertson. You Sir are an ambassador!...and a fine one at that.
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