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Offline jonnyb

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Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« on: 22 July 2011, 18:17 »
Alright, me and the lady friend are planning a weeks travel around Scotland (she's never been before).  So basically im wondering whats a must see and whats worth avoiding.

Answers on a postcard....  :laugh:

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #1 on: 22 July 2011, 21:04 »
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness and Fort William.  The further north you go the nicer the scenery gets!

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #2 on: 22 July 2011, 21:30 »
I really suggest Loch Lomond and then up to Port Obin, my wifes from Fife and we always up north and I really like them 2 places.
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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #3 on: 22 July 2011, 22:59 »
avoid dundee...all you'll find there is an old boat called "discovery"
avoid arbroath too...all you'll find there is a habour and a smokie...possibly a disease too

as said earlier, the further north you get, the nicer it is...pitlochrys not a bad place if your into quiet pretty places

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #4 on: 22 July 2011, 23:12 »
Inverness

Glasgow  :lipsrsealed: :evil:

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2011, 23:35 »
Another vote for Loch Lomond, been there a couple of times and it's definitely worth a visit :smiley:

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #6 on: 23 July 2011, 00:18 »
Dunfermline..Burial Place of Robert the Bruce

Kelty...Drug capital of Fife

Cowdenbeath...Famous home of the silky blue brazil


Lochore....Old mine which has been sunk and made into a play area....(mainly a virgin de-flowering place after dark)




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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #7 on: 23 July 2011, 00:59 »
West coast has nicer scenery than the East.  :wink:
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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #8 on: 23 July 2011, 10:20 »
As above, Edinburgh is worth a look, lots of scenic routes to get there too. Some nice stuff in dumfries and galloway, but more so in the highlands. If you want a list of scenic fun driving roads, let me know! It will take longer to get places on them, but there is loads of quiet twisty roads, you can pick and choose!

Some of the islands are a trip on their own, you can drive on to Skye on the west coast, nice things on that route.

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Re: Road Trip around Scotland - Where to go?
« Reply #9 on: 23 July 2011, 11:25 »
Balmoral.

Some AWESOME roads around there  :cool:




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