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Originally Posted by Eliza
kiltsI need some help from our knowledgable World Travelers and or neighbors across the pond. kiltsWe're planning a trip to Scotland (woo hoo...does the happy dance of Joy.....Kilts.... mmmmm) for Fall of 07. kiltsI know I want to stay in Inverness, use that a base camp and do my sight seeing from there. I have a few attractions I want to see. Loch Ness (of course), Culloden Battlefield. And some castles..cairns and miscelaneous museums. Any recomendations for sights to see or places to visit would be helpfull. kilts (Mr Eliza wants to go to as many pubs as we can fit into our schedule...lol)
Also.... I've never been out of the country. I know enough that my laptop will likely blow up if I try and plug it in. I've heard that laptops are difficult things to use one of those adapters for. Any info on this? kilts
General traveling out of the country words of wisdom is also needed. I'm a little nervous. oh...did I mention....kilts
Thank You 
Eliza
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Nice to see you want to come and visit our fair country, Eliza! There's a few websites which will help;
This one seems to have some useful info, and
visit scotland is the official 'Scotland' tourism website.
Also, while I
love Inverness, IMHO you can't beat Perthshire as a base - go
here to have a look at what they have to offer.
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Originally Posted by Loulabelle
You might want to think about learning the language!
I know it sounds silly but the accent up there is STRONG.....even we English struggle with it, so perhaps you might want to try to get your ear in by watching as many films with genuine Scottish accents in as possible!
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I know where Lou's coming from with this statement (even a lot of Scots have trouble with some of the more northern dialects!!) but Inverness people are widely believed to speak the
purest English in the world, so maybe your problems with the language wouldn't be too bad!!
Wherever you go, I'm sure you'll have a brilliant time..... only one
tiny little thing..... not many guys wear kilts on a regular basis, not even "up North"! Sorry!!
DM