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fishypro
We are coming to visit Scotland from August 8th to 19th, we'll stay for 4 nights on Mull island, then 2 nights on Gigha island, and 3 nights near Stirling.
We plan to relax, see nice landscapes and wildlife, and meet people.
See you soon !
fishypro
My name is Anna and I'm from Austria. Me and two friends want to visit Scotland from 30th of August to 7th of September. We already booked our flight. Now we need to book our hostels/hotels...and we need a car, because we wanted to travel around. We will stard in Edinburgh and then Glasgow and so on...
At the moment I'm trying to find out were we can stay for the first night and which car we should rent.
(Sorry for the bad english...) :-)
fishypro
Good morning,
I am from Montréal , Québec, Canada, and I am searching since a very long time some information about a private boarding school that I visited in the year 1979-80 . I was very impressed bye the place and the people. It was a private elementary school attended by very rich people. This school (if it is still a school )locked like castel with black stones. It is situated on the north shore of the river somewhere between Culros and Aberdour (near Rosyth ).If you writ back to me I coul send you pictures. I would be very pleased if you ca help me.
Thank you very much,
Marie Lapalme
P.S Sorry for my poor english
I still have some unanswered questions - any help will be appreciated:
1. Is there a way to get informations about producer's markets in Scotland? we are used to buying our veggies and fruits on outside producer's markets rather than supermarkets (there's at least a weekly market in most french villages, even the small ones) so we'd be glad to do the same on our trip
2. I still haven't understood fully what Edinburgh Festival Fringe is about? I thought there were free day shows in the streets (like clowns and jugglers) but a few minutes on the festival's website made me feel like I had to book tickets in advance... I'm still a bit confused about it
3. We'll be travelling Western Scotland and the islands with our kids so I often read about midges... what do you recommend to protect my little family?
4. What would you recommend to meet local people? I've tried couchsurfing with no results yet since we already have all our accomodation... but it would be nice to meet local families on our trip, for a stroll, an hour in a kid's park, a meal outside or a cup of tea...
Thanks in advance for any help you can give and greetings from France!
1. producer's markets are usually called farmers markets. Check out the webpage of the local towns & villages where you are staying and there should be information about these regarding times & dates.
2. The Fringe festival is crazy. There are thousands of events to which you need tickets and there are also street entertainment that is generally there for your entertainment. Edinburgh is very very busy during this festival.
3. Regarding the "Midges", there are several products that are available to protect yourselves with but there are 2 products that always crop up in conversation. These are "Smidge" & "Avon, Skin so Soft"
4. Meeting local people isn't difficult. There are Pubs, cafes, playgrounds, supermarkets etc.
Hope this helps you for now.
fishypro
I'm Liam and I'm a new-start modern apprentice here at VisitScotland, I'm a native of Edinburgh and have lived there all my days! Let me know if you have any questions for me and I'll do my best to answer them!
I'm Nadege and my husband and I are coming to Soctland next august (2018) for our honeymoon. We're French, we live in Toulouse in South West of France, where the sun is always here!
We'll stay for 3 weeks and can't wait to have more infos, places to go, tips to enjoy the most our trip! We are going to do a road trip over Scotland so we're preparing a little early maybe
We already know that we are going to Glencoe beacause I bought a little plot for my husband for christmas so he's officially a Laird!
Don't hesitate to come talk to me (us), we would like to have all infos, tips to help.
I'm Sam, and I'm from York in Northern England.
I come up to Orkney every year with my family so I know a bit about it and about the Northern Highlands - but I'm also here to learn much more about Scotland.
https://www.instagram.com/samstevensyrk
I am Laëtitia, living in France near Paris. I'm planning a 16 days solo road trip next October in the Highlands. I just can't wait to explore those amazing places and maybe find some hidden gems !
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I'm starting this community experience and i'm in love with Scotland long, long time ago. So i have no excuse to visit the country in the future xDD I'm from Spain and if there's somebody interested to get in touch with me and share my Scottish passion you can do it!
Tapadh leibh!!
fishypro
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I'm Detlev and live in Ruhrarea/Germany.
Next summer my wife and me will spend 3 weeks in Scotland. First week Cairngorms, next Orkneys and 3rd... not planned yet . We are as well outdoor oriented as culturally interested. Let's see what information I can get here. Looking forward
I'm Hugo Le Gourrierec. I'm a young french shortfilm director based in Paris, my website is hugo-legourrierec.com. I have travelled extensively around North of Africa with my Family, but now, with my girlfriend Pauline, we'll want to discover all of Scotland. We'll go to Scotland next month during 2 weeks on the road to Edimbourg / Dunnottar Castle / Aberdeen / Inverness / Fort Augustus / Ullapool / Stornoway / Tarbert / Portree / Elgol / Fort William / Oban / Tobermory / Calgary / Fionnphort / Iona / Staffa. We search a lot of informations on @VisitScotland to build this trip.
Best Regards, and thanks for all your informations.