Tour of Scotland -- Sept 2011

**Sir William** · 2nd July 10, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Many Americans take frantic, overly-busy vacations because they're trying to pack as much stuff as possible into less than two weeks.

This is why I try to limit my sightseeing and other activities to a relatively small regional area, or perhaps a theme of some sort. If I try to do it all, I'll be exhausted and won't remember much other than being in a constant rush to get from one place to another.

On our last trip to Scotland I built in considerable "down time" so that we could take a leisurely stroll along a river or loch, take a hike or two in the countryside, enjoy a coffee at a cafe, and the like. With little exception we rarely had to be anywhere at any particular time, and I could take as much time as I wanted to see a museum or whatever. On one day I dropped my wife off at the local golf course (I don't play golf) while I went to Culloden (she doesn't do battlefields). We both had a nice day.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 26th June 10, 05:55 AM

Thanks for all the kind offers of assistance and suggestions. Just to be perfectly clear, I am by no means a travel agent! The details of the tour are being put together by a good friend of the museum's (who is, in fact, a travel agent), named Gary Larkey. Gary is the son of the late Gerald Larkey, who was for many many years a driving force behind the Stone Mountain Highland Games and a bedrock of our museum's Board of Trustees. The Larkey family are very involved with the Clan MacLean, and they continue to be strong supporters of our museum.

Gary offered to put this trip together for us as a benefit for the museum, and he's handling all of the travel details and arrangements.

His contact details are given with the itinerary on our web site, but I'll give them here, as well:
Gary Larkey
Travel World
770-358-7350 or 800-453-8262
TravelWorld8@mindspring.com
www.Travel-World.us

Thanks for all the interest!