Monthly Archives: June 2007

Someone tried to blow up the Glasgow International Airport

You may have read or heard that someone tried to drive a flaming jeep into the arrivals terminal of the Glasgow International Airport today.  No one was killed, but all flights in and out of Glasgow have been cancelled until … Continue reading

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Gaming, what is it?

I have had some people mention that they don’t really know what gaming is, or what types of people play Role Playing games. To begin with, it’s not a gender-exclusive activity.  I mean, I’ve not really understood gender-exclusive activities, for … Continue reading

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Around the Inverness area today.

Today was a nice leisurely day, really. Breakfast was cool because she said we could come down anytime between 8 and 9am.  We didn’t have to give her a specific time.  If you’ve never stayed at a B&B before, this … Continue reading

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Starting up a gaming group again!

This is non-Scotland news, I know, but it’s something that I’m pretty excited about, having spoken with a friend about it last night. I’ve always been interested in RPG’s, those long time readers of my blog will know. I’ve detailed … Continue reading

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From Skye to Inverness

You know, the drive isn’t all that long, really.  I mean, it’s about 2.5 hours or so, depending on how many stops you make. On the way from Skye, we knew we were going to be stopping at Eilean Donan … Continue reading

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Around the Isle of Skye…

Today, we bummed around the Isle of Skye.  There’s a lot of stuff to do here, though not all of it appealed to us.  As I said before, the ancient history stuff can get rather tiresome, and that’s a lot … Continue reading

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Isle of Skye, first impressions

The Isle of Skye is as different a place from Scotland as Scotland is from the States. To begin with, it’s a very…open place.  While all of Scotland is near to the sea, not all of Scotland can see the … Continue reading

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Leaving Fort William, and a word on Bed and Breakfasts…

Today, we left the Fort William area with some reluctance. The Highlands of Scotland don’t take long to grow on you, and remaining in one place for a couple days, even if you do go all over from that one … Continue reading

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To the Dow ancestral lands…

Originally, we had planned the whole of today to ride the Jacobite Steam Train from Fort William to Mallaig, stopping in Glenfinnan to see the Highlander Memorial and cross the Glenfinnan Viaduct, as seen in the Harry Potter movies. However, … Continue reading

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Glen Coe, one of the most tragic stories in the history of Scotland…

(This is all from memory, so I might get some of the details wrong. I read through and heard the story yesterday afternoon, and some of the details are already escaping me…I also have no Internet at the moment to … Continue reading

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