http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p9210 a 50 minute film about the highlands.
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Scotland - It's a beautiful place.
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I watched that in a hotel in Glasgow on Thursday night. An excellent programme, and really beautifully done.
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Shoosh!
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Not all of it is.
Bathgate.
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Have you been to Glasgow?
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Loch Maree - my fave place on the planet; it's just 15 mls east of the home-stead.
Thanks for the heads-up there George, will settle back to watch this later, on iPlayer.
Tried to do the track to the west end of the loch about a year ago, 'challenging' would be an appropriate description... It's part of K Wilsons route 42, point 4 - point 1; I think it had eroded somewhat since he recorded it!
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Scotland - It's a beautiful place
Aye, but full of c**ts!
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Loch Maree - my fave place on the planet; it's just 15 mls east of the home-stead.
I love the view over the Loch Maree as you approach Kinlochewe from the east.
Are you in Gairloch then?
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Born 'n' raised in Opinan Steve, 9 mls south of Gairloch on the coast, now stay not too far from yersel', in Bonaly...
Would love to live there still, but little meaningful work, within my 'skills' envelope, negated that. Most of the immediate family still there - twin sister runs the 'Farm & Garden' store in Gairloch with bro' in law if you're passing (good prices on Montane stuff, tho' that might be family discount!)Posted 2 years ago # -
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Have you been to Glasgow?
In fairness to Glasgow there are far worst cities in the UK.
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Born 'n' raised in Opinan Steve, 9 mls south of Gairloch on the coast
Know it - nice little beach there and some caves in the cliffs if I recall correctly. I'm usually in Gairloch a few times each year and always take a trip out to the beach at Redpoint. We've been considering buying a holiday place up there - serious considered one in North Erradale earlier in the year.
I've been to lots of places across the world but the Gairloch area is still my favourite so far.
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It's SHITE being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low, the scum of the **** earth, the most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization. Some people hate the English, I don't. They're just ****. We, on the other hand, are colonized by ****. We can't even find a decent culture to be colonized by. We are ruled by effete arseholes. It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy! And all the fresh air in the world won't make any **** difference!
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full of c**ts!
Your euphemism for midges, Kit?
Just watched the OP programme, great to get views of the other side of the islands (never like the twirly, pipey folk music backgrounds they put on though. Pumping bass driven rock next time please!). Geographically, it has the usual paradox, can often be the grimmest place on earth, but being there on a nice day - oh yeah
Of course, being there in the right clothing improves every day.
Hoping to do a few epic rides there next year (torridon, slioch etc.) - might buzz you at the time Steve in case you'll be visiting...Posted 2 years ago # -
Yup it is stunning.
I was going to quote Trainspotting too but TJ beat me to it.
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"can often be the grimmest place on earth, but being there on a nice day - oh yeah"
Absolutely spot on
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I'm walking my dogs around the Lochan at Glencoe. The sky is as clear as a clear thing, the water's so still the stars are reflected in it, and I can just about see without a torch. It's stunning.
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just watched this - it is a very attractive part of the country.
thanks for posting that
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Well, if we're doing Slioch....
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Scotland is a beautiful place (outside the towns mostly) but, like everywhere else, there's some rough too:
Ardrossan
Bathgate
Methil
Glenrothes
Cumbernauld
Dundee
Cowdenbeath
Lochgelly
Livingston
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We stayed at Big Sands, nr Gairloch in the 'summer'. It's a fantastic area.
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Good excuse to post this again?
Prizes for guessing where
Love Scotland - have at least one holiday up there every year without fail.
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Its nearly as nice as the lake district
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Aristotle, I think I stayed there ages back. Is it still 4 farmhouses and a phonebox? It was rotten weather when we were there which made it pretty bleak but you could see it would be cracking in the right weather.
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Ardrossan
shudder...that's worse than Sheffield!
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>Prizes for guessing where<
Achiltibuie / Summer Isles?
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Well, if we're doing Slioch....
I'll see your slioch, Colin
And raise you 1 sunrise from my old room window
The LH hill is Baosbheinn (OS grid NG 869 657), Beinn Alligin on the right.
Edit; can't see your picture at work Grumm - where's it taken?
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>Prizes for guessing where<
Achiltibuie / Summer Isles?
Nope fraid not
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think we are averaging twice a year in the highlands at the moment
hopefully if plans go right then we'll be an awful lot closer to them permanently
i effing love scotland
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grumm - colonsay or there abouts?
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mrmichalewright, that cottage at the end of the loch looks like a decent place to lay your hat.
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indeed, although not in midge season
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Some of my photos.
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My lucky friend walking her dog, less than 15 minutes stroll from her house...
Can't wait to get up there for Christmas and Hogmanay!
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Wish I could live somewhere that remote, just a shame my work doesnt allow it
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