Scotland forever! (or for three weeks in my case)

Malte279 · **on:** November 23, 2004, 12:02:58 PM

Hi!
Now it is “official” that I will be going to Scotland for three weeks next year (from August 2nd to August 23rd). I’m taking part in a study vacation from the university. We will stay in Stirling (between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The place where William Wallace defeated the British on September 11th 1297. Remember Mel Gibson’s victory in Braveheart?) ;-).

Threehorn · **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2004, 12:08:06 PM

That is cool. Hope you enjoy yourself when you go

-Threehorn

Petrie · **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2004, 03:41:49 PM

*ears droop*

Not the US this time, huh, Malte?

Oh well, maybe if you can get yourself a mic and a webcam we can at least pretend we're in front of each other.

I hope you enjoy your trip to Scotland.

I would love to go the UK at some point in my life. Everything is so very different there than what I'm used to over here.

Malte279 · **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2004, 04:17:20 PM

Keep your ears up Arvens!
The only thing certain is that I will go to Scotland next year. Maybe I still have to go to an English speaking country for two months, if my petition (to accept my American school degree and the three Scotland weeks for the two months) fails. But please let not that keep your fingers crossed for the petition to fail. No matter what I'm very content to visit the east and north east of the United States when I have the necessary money (which most likely would have never been the case by next August. The Scotland trip is relatively cheap). And if I come voluntarily with no job to attend to during the time I spend in America (or at least a job of my own choosing to keep costs low rather than making the whole thing possible in the first place), I will have much more time for visits.

It's only that I don't know WHEN it would be.
As for a micro and a webcam, I can assure you that they are on my Christmas wish list. And christmas is certainly much more definite a date. Than anything I could ever say about my coming to America so far.

Littlefoot1616 · **Reply #4 on:** November 24, 2004, 06:36:21 PM

Coming over to bonny old Scotland Malte?! Sounds wicked! I have to admit, despite liiving in GB, it's the one country that I travel the LEAST in terms of trips and holidays! I've flown to quite a few exotic locations but I hardly ever seek trips in my own country. Is this just me or does it go for others too? Oh! And by the way Malte! If you see men wearing checkered skirts...dont be too put off! Heard its the in thing up there in the Highlands! PMSL

Petrie · **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2004, 09:17:32 AM

Littlefoot you remind me of a commercial that someone created over here (I don't remember what it was for) but the scene was a parade on a very cold day and one of the bagpipe players was standing over a manhole with the hot air going up the kilt and the kid standing behind him says "That's just sick!"

Malte279 · **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2008, 04:01:11 PM

Rather than starting a new thread I felt like reviving this thread of old

Tomorrow I shall set out on another vacation to Scotland. I will return on August 13th, but unlike last time I am not likely to have any internet access throughout that time (and hopefully I will have anything but internet on my mind when visiting this beautiful country again). I'm traveling not with a large university group this time but just with three fellow students. First we'll be in Edinburgh for two days, then in Glasgow, Fort William, two days on the Isle of Skye, Inverness, and back to Edinburgh from where we will go back home.
I hope the weather will play along as well as it did last time

Ptyra · **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2008, 04:27:29 PM

LUCKYLUCKYLUCKYLUCKY!!!

Kor · **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2008, 06:40:09 PM

Congratulations, hope you have a lot of safe wild fun there.

Malte279 · **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2008, 09:30:09 AM

Okay, I'm aff noo.
Fareweel mi feres. I gae tae de gret glens an de bonny banks o Loch Lomond

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Nimrod · **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2008, 10:32:07 AM

Oo. Well, have a nice time Malte ;-) I¥ll write you from time to time. :-) Good luck and enjoy your trip

Petrie. · **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2008, 03:43:42 PM

Do an Irish jig for us.

kjeldo · **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2008, 04:07:15 PM

have fun, and watch out for haggis!

Mumbling · **Reply #13 on:** August 07, 2008, 03:40:10 AM

Have fun malte :^.^:

Malte279 · **Reply #14 on:** August 14, 2008, 12:56:08 PM

I'm back and yes, I actually did try haggis

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I have A LOT to catch up with here, so for the moment all I will say is that I had a REALLY awesome time! I will try to catch up (and right now I need to interrupt the catching up to tell someone about my Scotland journey) and then give you a more thorough tale of the trip

Mumbling · **Reply #15 on:** August 14, 2008, 01:17:00 PM

Welcome back Malte :^.^: Good luck with catching up

Nimrod · **Reply #16 on:** August 14, 2008, 01:28:56 PM

Hehe.^^ Glad to have you back Malte.

It¥s awesome to hear that you had a great trip. :-) Talking to you in MSN later

kjeldo · **Reply #17 on:** August 14, 2008, 03:25:36 PM

hey people malte is back! hurray!!

Malte279 · **Reply #18 on:** August 14, 2008, 08:49:49 PM

Thank you for the warm welcome

Gee, I love the GOF, but catching up with the posts of nine days is certainly a lot of work

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Mumbling · **Reply #19 on:** August 15, 2008, 01:33:45 AM

And then to think I had to catch up with 2 weeks..