[Closed] Scotland - It's a beautiful place.

Dundee

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My wife got her handbag nicked in the town centre and I got myself a kicking when I was up at a football match a couple of years back.

In fact, one for the footy supporters (and for thiose who aren't possibly the street you'd least like to live in)..
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One from today.

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One from a wee while ago

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Im one of the lucky one's (who certainly does not appreciate it) who live's in a pretty remote area of Scotland(argyll),my job involve's alot of travelling around the west highland's including - Gigha, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Mull, Coll and Tiree, i take it for granted and most of the time i dont even see the scenery 😐

My photo's are not in the same standard of other stunner's in the thread 8) but here is a couple..

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RobGarroch - your homestead is the most scenic place in the country IMHO 8) we went up there in April and stayed in the wigwam's at sand's for a couple of night's and it was fantastic, even the wigwam's! 😆

http://www.sandsholidaycentre.co.uk/wigwams.html

Taken on the ride in this morning. Great temperature inversion - was in and out of deep fog and crystal clear, from -3 at home to something like +3 in the fog...
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(L-R Meall Corranaich, Coire Odhar, Bheinn Glas, Ben Lawers. Coire Odhar used to be quite a big ski area/base of the Scottish Ski Touring Club/full of snow from November to March reliably...)

And the weather doesn't have to be good -

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I like this one, even though it's non-natural (could make a cracking trail round this place...)

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Love that last one Rob.

Gallery of Modern Art?

No wait - green fields beyond so probably not in the centre of Edinburgh.

Stuartie - it's the [url= http://www.jupiterartland.org/the_works/the_artists/charles_jencks/?phpMyAdmin=2e1b16576dc42e922ee48b910b182245 ]Jupiter Artland[/url] installation in, believe it or not, Wilkieston ('twixt Embra & Livingstone). It was open to public during the Festival, only heard about it on the Culture Show & went round on the last day. I think it's open periodically through the year, well worth a visit.

I love Scotland, even tho the place is one massive bog. Photos from a trip to Skye, Harris, and the highlands in May.

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Belters there Ewan - have seen no. 2 somewhere before, no?

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bollox

Bet you wish you lived in Holland, right ?

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DrJ - Member
Bet you wish you lived in Holland, right ?

I live in East Anglia so its practically the same 😥

........this tho might have to prise me out:

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Have always said we should go see some of Scotland - beyond 'doing' Edinburgh..
This thread just made my mind up!
Bookmarked it and sent the link to MrsMM at work 😀
Thanks All!

I didn't know that Jupiter Artlands thing existed, but will schedule a visit when it's open again. Looks great.

This afternoon, from the bike . . .

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Archive

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Near Loch Rannoch

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Loch Ard

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FRB

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Applecross Peninsula

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Near Glencoe

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Rannoch Moor

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Stirling Valley

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Isla

robgarrioch - i've probably posted some of them before.

@fergusd - fantastic pics 🙂

Certainly one of the most beautiful countries on earth- every time I go hillwalking there I always end up wondering why I left. Trouble is you can't eat scenery. That's why so many of us have to leave to make a living.

Or you can make a life rather than a living. That's why i stay - turned down many opportunities in a previous career but can't drag myself away.
Money doesn't mean anything when you have an abundance of natural wealth like we do.

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From the BBC website

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Badachro Loch / Loch Bad a' Chrotha (grid ref. NG 787 729)

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Opinan beach, NG 743 724
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+ here's the great [url= http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm ]'Where's The Path?'[/url] site should anyone wish to locate the grid refs... 💡

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Barrisdale, amazing place

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somewhere near kyle

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Gairloch

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Gairloch

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Fife

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Machrihanish

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Skye

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Machrihanish

Finally . . . the obsession with Sheep is ever present 😉
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😉

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Applecross Peninsula

I took some pictures from the very same spot:
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My car's not as pretty so I didn't include it!

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Bealach na Ba

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Cul Mor

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Beinn Alligin

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Knockan Crag

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Looking towards Knoydart

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Tolsta Beach - great motorhome wild camping spot

Finally . . . the obsession with Sheep is ever present 😉

Didn't get a pic of that, but this was on the same ride...

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Loch Laggan

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Wolftrax

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Creag Meaghaidh

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Caig Falls

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Achnahaird campsite (sadly defunct)

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Loch Torridon

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and mine

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The ferry to Barra

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Just one of countless stunning beaches

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OK - another one

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A Cuillin panorama (click to make bigger)

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Great Glen

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Reiff

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Cuillin

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Orkney

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Ben Nevis

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An Ceann Geal

Or you can make a life rather than a living. That's why i stay - turned down many opportunities in a previous career but can't drag myself away.
Money doesn't mean anything when you have an abundance of natural wealth like we do.

Unfortunately my mortgage company didn't take my "abundance of natural wealth" into account when assessing me when I wanted to live where I do, only my "desperate lack of real wealth".

It's nice if you have both options, but I reckon the majority only have mine. Money means everything when you have the bills to pay.

Unfortunately my mortgage company didn't take my "abundance of natural wealth" into account when assessing me when I wanted to live where I do, only my "desperate lack of real wealth".

Hence why I am renting - nicer house and less than my mortgage was, plus I am earning interest on the capital at present...'safe' in a bank or three.

And some more...
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