Blogs from Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 469

Matt: My KPMG sponsored tour of the British Isles continues… This week I find myself in sunny Glasgow, known for its river and curry houses as much as its heroin and knife crime! In fact the producers of Trainspotting apparently decided to film in Glasgow because they didn’t really need to add much to make the place look like Cabramatta on steroids (as well as heroin). I've actually arrived during the first blizzard of the season, but have really enjoyed my time here! The people have been amazingly friendly (or at least I think they are - I can’t really understand much of what they are saying, but they smile a lot), the food has been great (no matter what people say, haggis is fantastic - especially for breakfast!) and the city itself is pretty kewl. ... read more

here aresome fotos to show that im still alive and having a great time!!!!... loving scotland!!!... read more

Hey dudes, Well at the end of our term in edinburgh,just two weeks to go, so i thought id post some shots from our time here. Weve had a wicked time and its been great staying in such a beautifull city that is soo different to London and even more so, to what we are used to in NZ. Speaking of NZ, not long now till well be back in the mother land. Still lotts to do yet, we still have an 'all blacks' v scottland match to see, also a trip off to the lakes district in england this weekend then london for two days before we head to Hong Kong for 4 nights, a week in Seedney, Austraaaalia then finaly back to Good old NZ for the 14th dec. and a hot xmas. yeah! ... read more

Venturing out into a sun-bathed Edinburgh for the first time in over a month, my eyes hurt and went all squinty from the brightness. I couldn't remember the last time I saw the town as anything more than a looming pile of dour sillhouettes against the early morning (or afternoon) moonlight, and the sight of people walking the streets was quite overwhelming. Walking down to the Meadows in the almost-warmish kind of cold the sun now only feebly manages to provide here, it kind of felt like it was my first day again- a refreshing change from that month-long recurring deja vu of beer kegs, conveyor belts and overweight Scotsmen. Ash and I scanned the crowds of people soaking up the 'sun', trying to spot a tall Jamaican and a shaggy Italian with an afro who ... read more

Another drum all round? Yer why not, a pint in 1 hand & only just finishing the last drum (Straight whiskey or with a bit of H2O) First night in! at the Duck (the local pub), me n dad with sandy & a few of his mates, steaming drunk & poor old douglas havin to serve us drinks all night. The bus got into Inverness & sandy picked us up and took us to his house. Marilyn ( sandy's mum) cooked us up a huge feed, then off to the pub. Then for a few days doug & sandy showed us round the area, we went and saw loch ness (Dad got a pic of nessy), an old castle, some H2O falls and a heap of top sceanery. Dad was heading back to AUS & sandy's ... read more