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paul · Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

Have had a couple of short breaks in Scotland this past fortnight, so thought I'd better update again. We were in Crieff again a week ago, and had a relaxing time just going on short walks. Weather was fantastic.

Last weekend the weather was less kind to us and we were on the Mull of Galloway. We visited Scotland's southernmost point (which is in fact south of northern cities in England such as Carlisle and Durham) and stayed near a village called Drummore. This is the southernmost village in Scotland too.

Took a number of pictures but this one of my wife and elder son is probably the pick of the bunch...

This is an area that doesn't seem to be very heavily promoted in Scotland, but has quite a bit to offer - particularly if the weather is kind to you. The coastline at the southern tip is particularly dramatic with coastal cliffs and a RSBP centre, café/visitor attraction and lighthouse that you can visit (some only in season). Would recommend it for a short break.

Paul
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Thedidgeridude · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject:

That's a great picture Paul, love it. Definately one for the frame Wink

Besalu2008 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:15 pm Post subject:

SW Scotland is certainly a nice part of the world. A friend of mine used to live in village called Stoneykirk, near Stranraer. Spent many weekends up there. A wee dram was often needed to see you through the cold evenings Very Happy

One picturesque small coastal village I remember is Portpatrick. Reminds me of the setting of the childrens programme, Ballermory (spelling?).
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paul · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

Ballamory was actually filmed in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.
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paul · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

I haven't updated this in ages... Embarassed

Anyway, I went to Crete last month and here's a few shots from the trip:

Elounda:

Our 'room' came with a private pool:

Yours truly taking some time out...

Private beach at Agios Nikolaos

An old church near Agios Nikolaos

Getting a little choppy...

Our 'room' here (on two floors) had its own pool also... by day:

By night:

The view at sunrise:

The harbour at Heraklion:

A swan (in the sea!) at Heraklion, with the port behind:

Paul
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sokomano · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

Nice pictures of Brittany, well done!!
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Tums · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:

Looking good, Paul. Although the first page did spam me asking for a password to your site, not sure why!
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paul · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks - I think there's some material in the post that's under a URL that has since been password protected. I'll edit the post to try and sort that out.
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paul · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject:

Hopefully that's fixed now.
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chibby123 · Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

I went up to Sellafield area a few years ago the area is stunning, I had a great week!
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Visit Rome · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:18 pm Post subject:

The swimming pool just in front of your room is very original, it should be studied for other hotels also... Wink

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paul · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:08 pm Post subject:

It's been a while since I last updated this 'blog'.

Just back from a skiing holiday in St. Moritz. I'm not a skier but it's something we wanted to introduce our boys to so they could 'hold their own' at it, so to speak. Apparently if you don't ski before you're 14, you've essentially not got much hope of ever being a good skier. That would explain a thing or two about my abilities! Wink

Also this year we've been to Tenerife, and last year we had some great trips, too. Jura in the western isles of Scotland was particularly memorable - we had the most fantastic week's weather which made it all the more enjoyable.

I'll try and get round to posting some pictures in due course...
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shazzad · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject:

definitely super shot with nice caption. Just waiting for next...
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