Scotland.........what to do?

NC 5ltr · 07-02-2006, 08:49 PM

ey everyone

going to scotland and ireland for a 3 1/2 week holiday and was wondering whats there to do in those parts of the world?

I already know im going to play a round of golf at st andrews old course but dont know of anything else to do.

wat suggestions do you guys have?

cheers rex

MO · 07-02-2006, 09:17 PM

After your round of flog there is only one thing to do in both places............PUB CRAWL!

Mondie · 07-02-2006, 09:59 PM

Yep pub crawl, some pommy fish n chips, make sure you goto Loch Ness and stay at least one night at Inverness, its a brillaint place with so much history. l would like to go back there one day and spend a week living the life of a local and touring around the highlands of all the Lochs, its one of my favourite places.

You will have a ball

NC 5ltr · 07-02-2006, 10:10 PM

Theres no doubt about a pub crawl as ill be staying in local pubs the whole time and will venture out to the whisky distilleries at every chance.

sounds like its going to be a hell of a hangover trip.

Supa R00 · 07-02-2006, 10:13 PM

sight see! cmon ive been there and it is full of history and amazing heritage, i mean its common for buildings to be older than this country so to speak! ohh and find urself a nice pommy chick, they love the aussie boys! hehe

RSgerry · 08-02-2006, 12:46 AM

Ireland is really beautiful. my favourite part was the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast. you have never seen anything like them. the people are great and there are pubs everywhere. ublin is a great place, and if you get the chance, go to Nothern Ireland. Because they dont get as many tourists as the Republic, the place is largely unspoiled and the people are fantastic. Just dont order a jug of Coke...they filled the jug up for us using the little bottle of Coke...was an expensive jug :-)

FGX-351 · 08-02-2006, 01:44 AM

definetly the flying scotsman

Quicklier · 08-02-2006, 02:22 AM

Where in Scotland will you be?
I could give you a raft of recommendations including where to eat and drink.
I've lived in Edinburgh for the last 18 months.

max · 08-02-2006, 01:43 PM

Have a drink with Billy Connolly maybe? ( He probbly lives in Malibu, but. lol!)

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KOUPE76 · 08-02-2006, 02:02 PM

Do the William Wallace tour also check out the Old Edinburgh City Tour and even the Jekyll and Hyde tour. :evil3: :evil3:
Wife was born in Scotland and tells me theirs heaps to do, I can let you know more if you like tonight when the wife gets home from work.

08-02-2006, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by max

Have a drink with Billy Connolly maybe? ( He probbly lives in Malibu, but. lol!)

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My mum had a beer with him about 10 years ago and said he was a real PIG

max · 08-02-2006, 04:04 PM

I Can't say I'm surprised.

the_scotsman · 08-02-2006, 07:57 PM

Edinburgh is full of ИИИИLOADs to do....ghost tours, historic tours, lots of shopping for tourists....travel up North too, places like Loch Ness, Fort William, Stirling Castle, all very beautiful places...depends what your into...driving up north through the highlands is mindblowing, its truly amazing, with all the lochs and flowing mountains....

yea and a pub crawl in Edinburgh!!! Theres a million of them, all completely different! and most of them are really welcoming...theres even 2 Australian bars in Edinburgh! ;)

http://www.edinburgh-pubs.co.uk/

You also need to visit at least one distillery...interesting, and usually free samples too!

The castles are really interesting, so much history, its just so hard to comprehend how long they have been standing there...

You could visit Linlithgow Palace, where Im getting married in August! ;)

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail?propertyID=PL_199

couz^man · 08-02-2006, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

Edinburgh is full of ИИИИLOADs to do....ghost tours, historic tours....travel up North too, places like Loch Ness, Fort William, Stirling Castle, all very beautiful places...depends what your into...

yea and a pub crawl in Edinburgh!!! Theres a million of them, all completely different! and most of them are really welcoming...theres even 2 Australian bars in Edinburgh! ;)

http://www.edinburgh-pubs.co.uk/

Wat he said ^^^^
i went for a 3 weeks last year best time of my life went backpacking up in the highlands way to go hey wonderful places up there

NC 5ltr · 08-02-2006, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quicklier

Where in Scotland will you be?
I could give you a raft of recommendations including where to eat and drink.
I've lived in Edinburgh for the last 18 months.

Gday quickler!
Basic itinery of where we would be going in scotland and england.
dublin
limerick
shannagolden
tralee
galway
port of sct
glascowfort william lewiston aberdeen
dundee
york lavenham
london

throw in st andrews in there somewhere as well

Rex

NC 5ltr · 08-02-2006, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

Edinburgh is full of ИИИИLOADs to do....ghost tours, historic tours, lots of shopping for tourists....travel up North too, places like Loch Ness, Fort William, Stirling Castle, all very beautiful places...depends what your into...driving up north through the highlands is mindblowing, its truly amazing, with all the lochs and flowing mountains....

yea and a pub crawl in Edinburgh!!! Theres a million of them, all completely different! and most of them are really welcoming...theres even 2 Australian bars in Edinburgh! ;)

http://www.edinburgh-pubs.co.uk/

You also need to visit at least one distillery...interesting, and usually free samples too!

The castles are really interesting, so much history, its just so hard to comprehend how long they have been standing there...

You could visit Linlithgow Palace, where Im getting married in August! ;)

http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/properties_sites_detail?propertyID=PL_199

As ive mentioned in my last post i will be travelling pretty much all way round scotland and visiting my familys home town (lavenham)in england where we have dated our 1st ancestor back to the early 1500's.

Thats what im looking forward to the most ,the history,standing in 1000+ yo castles,wondering what it wouldve been like back in those times.