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20th March 07, 10:47 AM
#41
 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,
Kerry
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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10th April 07, 10:32 AM
#42
oiny o' ya fellas want tae link tae yur piccies o' Scotland!
please add them oan!
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24th April 07, 03:13 AM
#43
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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23rd May 07, 01:29 AM
#44
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3rd June 07, 04:11 PM
#45
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11th June 07, 10:03 AM
#46
a guid planning tae gae poll...
Scottish Holiday Poll
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26th June 07, 04:28 AM
#47
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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10th January 08, 03:48 PM
#48
I've been meaning to add these links to this thread for quite some time and never could seem to get past a senior moment to do it.
Our 2007 Vacation
Photo Journey - http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...=vacation+2007
and
Opening of the Scottish Parliament - http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ght=parliament
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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15th January 08, 08:36 PM
#49
This is wonderful, thanks for all your effort
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18th January 08, 12:48 PM
#50
Robertson. You Sir are an ambassador!...and a fine one at that.
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