Comments on: My alternative 14 day itinerary for a tour of Britain: week 1

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:19:53 +0000

Haha! Don’t worry Caroline, if you don’t want to watch the planes doing their manouvres there are other quaint villages dotted along the northern shoreline that are equally picturesque and minus the bombs.
There is something fascinating (it’s probably a boy thing) about watching low flying aircraft and seeing them create a flash and a bang as their drop their shells. And as long as they’re doing it on an uninhabited island, they’re not killing anyone…

By: Caroline V.

Caroline V. — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:53:42 +0000

“There’s even a NATO bombing range just off shore…”

Well, doesn’t that sound lovely! I think I’d skip that last section of the trip altogether if that’s what awaits me at the end.

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:54:28 +0000

Thanks Barbara. I struggle to understand the whole 2 weeks only vacation thing, but then I guess so do lots of travelling Americans.

By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels

Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:29:00 +0000

Ah, but most tourists, at least in the US, only have two weeks, so this s a great itinerary. Looking forward to seeing week 2.

By: Andy Jarosz

Andy Jarosz — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:16:13 +0000

Thanks Keith and Andrew. As I was writing this I thought to myself that I should make this a 6 week itinerary. I missed so many places out, and as you say Andrew this would be nigh on impossible in a week.
Keith, take the chance to see the NW if you can. It’s wild, remote and truly stunning.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:04:38 +0000

Wonderful and almost impossible to do in practice. And planning the accommodation. what a headache!

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:51:03 +0000

Very cool itinerary. I’m fascinated by the trek up to Ullapool. Scotland is my home away from home and yet the NW part is the area I’ve least explored.