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From Italy to Scotland
Hi all!
finally my next holidays will be in UK.
From Milan to Scotland with my Disco and my caravan in three weeks in august.
what to visit in Scotland and along the way? Which campsites? Ferry? Eurotunnel?
Advice needed
thanks in advance,
Max
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14th May 2013 1:35 pm
paulmeryan
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see Glencoe for sure.VR6 > 330D Touring > D3 HSE > !?XC90?!
14th May 2013 3:10 pm
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Check dangerdave's posts ....he is our resident travel guide for the West coast and Highlands......which,allegedly,are the best areas to see "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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14th May 2013 3:15 pm
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14th May 2013 3:32 pm
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paulmeryan wrote:
see Glencoe for sure.
Whats there? I was there a few weeks ago just saw the world biggest indoor ice climbing centre (Kinlochleven) a Loch and some hills
Oban is OK, Fort William is nothing special and spoilt by illogical planning, plus I thought I was actually in Poland
Nevis Range is interesting, was skiing up there but will be good walking and views via the cable car in the summer, but most outdoor activity will be spoilt with the fleas I guess
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14th May 2013 3:40 pm
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Discotres wrote:
Fort William ........ thought I was actually in Poland
That was exactly my thought when I was there last year.
Walking down the High Street, Polish is all you could hear from passers by talking to each other and people on their phones.
A very much changed place over recent years and not for the better and I'm not refering to the Poles, but the depression because of the economic climate.
I'm sure on the last count there were around 20% of shops on the High st closed, mix in the charity shops oh and a new local Morrisons and there isn't much of the decent shops left.
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14th May 2013 4:20 pm
Discotres
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Mostly climbing/outdoor shops now all trying to outdo each other on price, I haven't been there for 30 yrs but what a dump it is now, we were there for a week and went out every day to get away from the vaggies and p!ss heads wanting to start fights in the pubs, a real shame, I thought Scotland had escaped what is happening elsewhere, but sadly no
14th May 2013 4:24 pm
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14th May 2013 4:39 pm
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I went to Cruachan aka The Hollow Mountain, very very interesting I must say although we were the only tourists there
Also went to Inveraray Jail, kids loved it, actors in the cells you can ask what they are doing there, slammed one kid in a cell, CLUNK ....lesson learnt
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Wow...one of the Worlds top destinations http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/01/travel/top-destinations-2013
and you guys are really selling it...... ....
how about we forget about Fort William and suggest some of the stunning and Internationally famous landmarks that the OP might like to see...... "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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14th May 2013 5:16 pm
mellington
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Fill up in Luxembourg and a ferry from Zeebrugge (get some Belgian beers too) to Hull to avoid the trafic around London and have a relaxing sleep overnight whilst traveling.
Not the cheapest but at least you take a good 6 hours off the travel up the UK and save an overnight stop in the UK.
In terms of where, I'm a big fan of the Isle of Skye, over the top of Scotland is a good trip and take in some of the only real wilderness in the UK but then the Great Glen Fault from Skye, taking in Ben Nevis and up to Inverness is good. From there Spey-side distilleries and then down to Edinburgh.
14th May 2013 5:28 pm
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14th May 2013 5:46 pm
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mellington wrote:
Fill up in Luxembourg and a ferry from Zeebrugge (get some Belgian beers too) to Hull to avoid the trafic around London and have a relaxing sleep overnight whilst traveling.
you just saved me 50km, I usually do Rotterdam/Hull. But another vote for taking the overnight ferry if you're coming from Europe to the north of England or Scotland.....you miss out the worst roads too.Discovery 3 Manual as PDF | Blackvue 500 | BAS Remap | Mates did South America in a Landie
14th May 2013 7:09 pm
Panoramix
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Dave T wrote:
What sort of things do you like?
Nature, castles and historic monuments.
I have a child of 6 years so activities compatible with its age
The roads are really bad?
Car + caravan = 12.5x2.5mt, I will have trouble?
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15th May 2013 6:28 am
LHD
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the roads are simply busy and fuel expensive. If you can avoid the M20, M25, M1/M11 as much as possible then you'll benefit.
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