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Would you spend one overnight in Glencoe or at Loch Lomond?

This is for our trip from Isle of Skye to Glasglow

I will eventually learn to spell Glasgow not Glasglow but not anytime soon!
 
Denali said:
Would you spend one overnight in Glencoe or at Loch Lomond?

This is for our trip from Isle of Skye to Glasglow

I will eventually learn to spell Glasgow not Glasglow but not anytime soon!
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Glencoe probably more interesting for one night. But if Loch Lomond, take the light aircraft flight over the lochs and the coast. Also you could do dinner at the excellent Martin Wishart one * - Loch Lomond Home - Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond
 
TheRealTMA said:
Glencoe probably more interesting for one night. But if Loch Lomond, take the light aircraft flight over the lochs and the coast. Also you could do dinner at the excellent Martin Wishart one * - Loch Lomond Home - Martin Wishart at Loch Lomond
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Now youve done it (aircraft flight). My husband would be, "Cant I do both?" when I tell him options.

Not that he has a say but I like to include him in the process but honestly, hes not listening. Just says each night, "What are we doing tomorrow?"

Im not a foodie but that resturant looks amazing.
 
Well this thread was great timing for me as I was also planning a 2018 trip to Scotland as I posted earlier. So a big than you to everyone and in particular Denali.

This thread has been brilliant for me as it has led to lots of ideas some of which I have adopted and or integrated in various ways. The biggie was deciding to do the North Coast 500 Route as that looks fabulous.

Things always come out of left field and for this trip it was integrating a cruise which when I started planning I had not considered at all. But we wanted to visit a number of Scottish Isles and so after lots of reading up a cruise made a lot of sense and moreso as this Scottish trip is part of a trip to the UK + Ireland. The other major departure is that we decided to come home via the Norwegian Fjords!

Originally we were going to do Scotland in the middle of the trip. But it is now being tackled first from the land with a second assault from the sea after visiting Ireland.

Flight wise from MEL we have snagged Singapore Suites by Krisflyer Redemption to London, and then back as a *A booking from Copenhagen (J) with the SQ Suites from Frankfurt.
To maximise the F and Suite experience going over we have F to Singapore as a daylight flight, Dinner in The Private Room in SIN, overnight in the Crowne Plaza Changi and then an all daylight flight to LHR. So the Krug will get a hammering ;) this is a longer trip and so we were not at all fussed on the extra half a day it will take to get there as we will maximising the fun of the flights rather than just sleeping that time away!

Our local flights are all quite short hops and not on main routes anyway and so we will just buy discount Y in advance.

We still have to work out exactly what we will see in some places. But equally with some we will just discover as we go.

[TABLE="width: 1064"][TR][TD="class: xl147, width: 204"]DATE[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 103"]COUNTRY[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 169"]LOCATION -Day[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 143"]LOCATION - Overnight[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 445"]JOURNEY/ACTIVITY[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 21 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane - Singapore[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 22 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 23 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 24 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 25 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Inverness[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 26 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 27 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 28 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 29 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 30 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 1 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 2 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 3 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 4 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 5 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 6 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]Car - Inverness to Edinburgh vi Cairngorms National Park[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 7 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 8 May 2018[/TD][TD]Northern Ireland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Belfast[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 9 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 10 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
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[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 11 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
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[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 12 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
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[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 13 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
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[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 14 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 15 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 16 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 17 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD="class: xl158, width: 445"]PM- Irish Food Walking Tour of Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 18 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]Evening- Northside Ghost Walk Tour in Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 19 May 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]AM Dublin[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 20 May 2018[/TD][TD]Isle of Man[/TD][TD]Douglas[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 21 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Iona and Lunga[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 22 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Oban and Mallaig[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Fort William Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 23 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Portree , Isle of Skye[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 24 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]St Kilda[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 25 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Kirkwall, Orkney Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Highland Park Distillery[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 26 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Lerwick, Shetland Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 27 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Noss and Fair Isle[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Zodiacs and Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 28 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Aberdeen[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Cathes and Balmoral Castles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 29 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Eyemouth[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike St Abb’s Head on the Berwickshire coast[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 30 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 169"]Kingston upon Hull[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]York, York Minster and Castle Howard[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 31 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Ramsgate[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Sandwich and Dover Castle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 1 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD="width: 588, colspan: 2"]Ship - London Tower Bridge, Thames River[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 2 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 3 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 4 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 5 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 6 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 7 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 8 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 9 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]?? Liverpool??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 10 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??Lake District??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 11 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Whitehaven[/TD][TD]Braithwaite[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 26 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 12 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Greystoke[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 13 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Garrigill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 27 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 14 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Stanhope[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 15 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Rowlands Gill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route -23 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 16 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Tynemouth -Newcastle[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 20 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 17 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 18 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]London?[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 19 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Fly - 10.50 am Flight[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 20 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Begen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl149"]Thursday, 21 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Hardangerfjord Ferry-Train or Fjord Cruise Bergen - Mostraumen - Bergen[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 22 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bus-The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 23 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 24 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 25 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 26 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route - Bus[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 27 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Gudavagen[/TD][TD]Bergen and Flåm Railways[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 28 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Ferry- Aurlandsfjord[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 29 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Cycle - Rallarvegen Bikeroute as a daytirp[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 30 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 1 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 2 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 3 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 4 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 5 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 6 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 7 July 2018[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 8 July 2018[/TD][TD]Australia[/TD][TD]Melbourne[/TD][TD]
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lovetravellingoz said:
Well this thread was great timing for me as I was also planning a 2018 trip to Scotland as I posted earlier. So a big than you to everyone and in particular Denali.

This thread has been brilliant for me as it has led to lots of ideas some of which I have adopted and or integrated in various ways. The biggie was deciding to do the North Coast 500 Route as that looks fabulous.

Things always come out of left field and for this trip it was integrating a cruise which when I started planning I had not considered at all. But we wanted to visit a number of Scottish Isles and so after lots of reading up a cruise made a lot of sense and moreso as this Scottish trip is part of a trip to the UK + Ireland. The other major departure is that we decided to come home via the Norwegian Fjords!

Originally we were going to do Scotland in the middle of the trip. But it is now being tackled first from the land with a second assault from the sea after visiting Ireland.

Flight wise from MEL we have snagged Singapore Suites by Krisflyer Redemption to London, and then back as a *A booking from Copenhagen (J) with the SQ Suites from Frankfurt.
To maximise the F and Suite experience going over we have F to Singapore as a daylight flight, Dinner in The Private Room in SIN, overnight in the Crowne Plaza Changi and then an all daylight flight to LHR. So the Krug will get a hammering ;) this is a longer trip and so we were not at all fussed on the extra half a day it will take to get there as we will maximising the fun of the flights rather than just sleeping that time away!

Our local flights are all quite short hops and not on main routes anyway and so we will just buy discount Y in advance.

We still have to work out exactly what we will see in some places. But equally with some we will just discover as we go.

[TABLE="width: 1064"][TR][TD="class: xl147, width: 204"]DATE[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 103"]COUNTRY[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 169"]LOCATION -Day[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 143"]LOCATION - Overnight[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 445"]JOURNEY/ACTIVITY[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 21 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane - Singapore[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 22 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 23 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 24 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 25 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Inverness[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 26 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 27 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 28 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 29 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 30 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 1 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 2 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 3 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 4 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 5 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 6 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]Car - Inverness to Edinburgh vi Cairngorms National Park[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 7 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 8 May 2018[/TD][TD]Northern Ireland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Belfast[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 9 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 10 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 11 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 12 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 13 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 14 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 15 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 16 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 17 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD="class: xl158, width: 445"]PM- Irish Food Walking Tour of Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 18 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]Evening- Northside Ghost Walk Tour in Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 19 May 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]AM Dublin[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 20 May 2018[/TD][TD]Isle of Man[/TD][TD]Douglas[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 21 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Iona and Lunga[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 22 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Oban and Mallaig[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Fort William Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 23 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Portree , Isle of Skye[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 24 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]St Kilda[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 25 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Kirkwall, Orkney Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Highland Park Distillery[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 26 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Lerwick, Shetland Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 27 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Noss and Fair Isle[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Zodiacs and Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 28 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Aberdeen[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Cathes and Balmoral Castles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 29 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Eyemouth[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike St Abb’s Head on the Berwickshire coast[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 30 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 169"]Kingston upon Hull[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]York, York Minster and Castle Howard[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 31 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Ramsgate[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Sandwich and Dover Castle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 1 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD="width: 588, colspan: 2"]Ship - London Tower Bridge, Thames River[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 2 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 3 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 4 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 5 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 6 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 7 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 8 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 9 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]?? Liverpool??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 10 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??Lake District??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 11 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Whitehaven[/TD][TD]Braithwaite[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 26 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 12 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Greystoke[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 13 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Garrigill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 27 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 14 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Stanhope[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 15 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Rowlands Gill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route -23 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 16 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Tynemouth -Newcastle[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 20 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 17 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 18 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]London?[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 19 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Fly - 10.50 am Flight[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 20 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Begen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl149"]Thursday, 21 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Hardangerfjord Ferry-Train or Fjord Cruise Bergen - Mostraumen - Bergen[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 22 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bus-The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 23 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 24 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 25 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 26 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route - Bus[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 27 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Gudavagen[/TD][TD]Bergen and Flåm Railways[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 28 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Ferry- Aurlandsfjord[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 29 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Cycle - Rallarvegen Bikeroute as a daytirp[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 30 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 1 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 2 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 3 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 4 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 5 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 6 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 7 July 2018[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 8 July 2018[/TD][TD]Australia[/TD][TD]Melbourne[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
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Looks amazing - I did the Fort William to Mallaig train 35 years ago and still have vivid memories of it - only another three weeks and I'll be off to do the NC500
 
VPS said:
Looks amazing - I did the Fort William to Mallaig train 35 years ago and still have vivid memories of it - only another three weeks and I'll be off to do the NC500
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Very interested in your trip so hope youre planning on updating us while you are doing it
 
That's the intention :) and if not I'll write it up after - straight after it's Spain for 10 days then Bordeaux for 4 days then a week at friend's house in France having a quiet time so should catch-up then
 
lovetravellingoz said:
Well this thread was great timing for me as I was also planning a 2018 trip to Scotland as I posted earlier. So a big than you to everyone and in particular Denali.

This thread has been brilliant for me as it has led to lots of ideas some of which I have adopted and or integrated in various ways. The biggie was deciding to do the North Coast 500 Route as that looks fabulous.

Things always come out of left field and for this trip it was integrating a cruise which when I started planning I had not considered at all. But we wanted to visit a number of Scottish Isles and so after lots of reading up a cruise made a lot of sense and moreso as this Scottish trip is part of a trip to the UK + Ireland. The other major departure is that we decided to come home via the Norwegian Fjords!

Originally we were going to do Scotland in the middle of the trip. But it is now being tackled first from the land with a second assault from the sea after visiting Ireland.

Flight wise from MEL we have snagged Singapore Suites by Krisflyer Redemption to London, and then back as a *A booking from Copenhagen (J) with the SQ Suites from Frankfurt.
To maximise the F and Suite experience going over we have F to Singapore as a daylight flight, Dinner in The Private Room in SIN, overnight in the Crowne Plaza Changi and then an all daylight flight to LHR. So the Krug will get a hammering ;) this is a longer trip and so we were not at all fussed on the extra half a day it will take to get there as we will maximising the fun of the flights rather than just sleeping that time away!

Our local flights are all quite short hops and not on main routes anyway and so we will just buy discount Y in advance.

We still have to work out exactly what we will see in some places. But equally with some we will just discover as we go.

[TABLE="width: 1064"][TR][TD="class: xl147, width: 204"]DATE[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 103"]COUNTRY[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 169"]LOCATION -Day[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 143"]LOCATION - Overnight[/TD][TD="class: xl135, width: 445"]JOURNEY/ACTIVITY[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 21 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane - Singapore[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 22 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 23 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 24 April 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Evening -Theatre[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 25 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Inverness[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 26 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 27 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 28 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 29 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 30 April 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 1 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 2 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 3 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 4 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 5 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]Car -North Coast 500 Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 6 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]Car - Inverness to Edinburgh vi Cairngorms National Park[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 7 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Edinburgh[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 8 May 2018[/TD][TD]Northern Ireland[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Belfast[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 9 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 10 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 11 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 12 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 13 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 14 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 15 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]tba[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 16 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 17 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD="class: xl158, width: 445"]PM- Irish Food Walking Tour of Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 18 May 2018[/TD][TD]Ireland[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Dublin[/TD][TD]Evening- Northside Ghost Walk Tour in Dublin[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 19 May 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]AM Dublin[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 20 May 2018[/TD][TD]Isle of Man[/TD][TD]Douglas[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 21 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Iona and Lunga[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 22 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Oban and Mallaig[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Fort William Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 23 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Portree , Isle of Skye[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 24 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]St Kilda[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 25 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Kirkwall, Orkney Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Highland Park Distillery[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 26 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Lerwick, Shetland Islands[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 27 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Noss and Fair Isle[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Zodiacs and Hike[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 28 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Aberdeen[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Cathes and Balmoral Castles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 29 May 2018[/TD][TD]Scotland[/TD][TD]Eyemouth[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD]Hike St Abb’s Head on the Berwickshire coast[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 30 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 169"]Kingston upon Hull[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]York, York Minster and Castle Howard[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 31 May 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Ramsgate[/TD][TD]Ship[/TD][TD="class: xl141, width: 445"]Sandwich and Dover Castle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 1 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD="width: 588, colspan: 2"]Ship - London Tower Bridge, Thames River[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 2 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 3 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 4 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 5 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 6 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 7 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Moreton In Marsh Region[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]Cycle[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 8 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Cotswolds[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 9 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]?? Liverpool??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 10 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]??Lake District??[/TD][TD="class: xl160"]Train? Car?[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 11 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]Whitehaven[/TD][TD]Braithwaite[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 26 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 12 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Greystoke[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 13 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Garrigill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 27 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 14 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Stanhope[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 22 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 15 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Rowlands Gill[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route -23 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 16 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Tynemouth -Newcastle[/TD][TD]Coast2Coast Cycle Route - 20 miles[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 17 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 18 June 2018[/TD][TD]England[/TD][TD="class: xl159"]??Leicester[/TD][TD]London?[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 19 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]London[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Fly - 10.50 am Flight[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 20 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Begen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl149"]Thursday, 21 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Hardangerfjord Ferry-Train or Fjord Cruise Bergen - Mostraumen - Bergen[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 22 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bus-The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 23 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 24 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 25 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 26 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]The Fjord Cycling Route - Bus[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 27 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Bergen[/TD][TD]Gudavagen[/TD][TD]Bergen and Flåm Railways[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 28 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Ferry- Aurlandsfjord[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 29 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Myrdal?[/TD][TD]Cycle - Rallarvegen Bikeroute as a daytirp[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 30 June 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Train[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 1 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Monday, 2 July 2018[/TD][TD]Norway[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]Oslo[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Tuesday, 3 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][TD]Ferry[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Wednesday, 4 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Thursday, 5 July 2018[/TD][TD]Denmark[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]Copenhagen[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Friday, 6 July 2018[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]Fly[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Saturday, 7 July 2018[/TD][TD]Singapore[/TD][TD]Plane[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][TR][TD="class: xl148"]Sunday, 8 July 2018[/TD][TD]Australia[/TD][TD]Melbourne[/TD][TD]
[/TD][TD]
[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]
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Not Scotland I know but I just had lunch in Moreton on Marsh at a little cafe. I spend my life in search of the perfect hot chocolate and this one was pretty good and I had the Moreton Mess as well. Lovely spot. If you want more info on the Cotswolds area just let me know.



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Cacao Bean | Wedding, Celebration and Handmade Cakes in the Cotswolds, Moreton-in-Marsh
 
VPS said:
Not Scotland I know but I just had lunch in Moreton on Marsh at a little cafe. I spend my life in search of the perfect hot chocolate and this one was pretty good and I had the Moreton Mess as well. Lovely spot. If you want more info on the Cotswolds area just let me know.
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LOL. We had excellent lunch and chocolate at pub in Bourton on the Hill, but what's it got to do with planning a trip to Scotland? Now if you were talking about the Highland Chocolatier in Grandtully - http://www.highlandchocolatier.com - then we'd be talking!
 
Because I'm sitting here with maps and stuff planning my trip and checking out the itineraries of Denali and lovetravellingoz and notice LTO is going to spend three days in MOM :)
 
lovetravellingoz said:
Though the real test for a gore-tex jacket is are you still dry on the inside after hiking/cycling for 2 hours in it. ie its ability to pass through the perspiration.
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Walked around for about 2.5hrs and still dry. :)

Hubby was happy that he didn't feel the cold wind. I was impressed that a couple of shakes and it's basically dry.
 
Denali said:
Walked around for about 2.5hrs and still dry. :)

Hubby was happy that he didn't feel the cold wind. I was impressed that a couple of shakes and it's basically dry.
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After all the Tasmanian whisky, I'm sure hubby didn't feel the cold! :) :)
 
Denali said:
Walked around for about 2.5hrs and still dry. :)

Hubby was happy that he didn't feel the cold wind. I was impressed that a couple of shakes and it's basically dry.
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Yes having the right gear makes all the difference in being able to enjoy the day no matter the weather. For our trips we always give great thought to our clothing for if you have to be out and about for upto 8 hours the tight clothing makes all the difference from being miserable to be able to enjoy the day no matter what Mother Nature provides. For Scotland 2018 we will pack all our normal trekking gear clothing wise. Outer layers and inner layers and the waterproof gloves too! And a rainshell for our day-pack as well as walking in the rain will drench most packs. I also have lighweight waterproof bags that I place my phone cameras, dry clothes etc in if rain is about.

For Scotland 2018 I have as part of our trip planning been thinking about what clothing and gear we need. This to me is a very important part of trip preparation. And yes I also confess that I am a bit of a gear nut and so it is also great fun for me to do.

As part of this I have just treated ourselves to an Outdoor Research Ghost Hat each as I am anticipating a fair bit of rain and/or drizzle in Scotland and Ireland and they were just on sale. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R6z9F8r7Rc
I wear glasses and so for me I always hike and travel with a cap or hat as if it rains it keeps my glasses dry and my ability to actually see is maintained! The rain hood on a jacket is never enough by itself.

For the mixed days of cycling and hikes we have also just purchased some new walking shoes. Waterproof as rain is likely in Scotland and Ireland. Soles stiff enough for foot comfort a on a long days cycle or hike. We have purchased them now as 1/ our old walking shoes are past their best (not our hiking boots. but they are not good for cycling) or more suited to warm weather hikes and 2/ so that we can test them out in a range of conditions now as we only want to travel with one pair each of heavier footwear for this trip. If the testing is not satisfactory we will have time to road test other shoes.

Commencing a 6 hour day-walk at over 2000m to Lac Blanc, Chamonix Valley, France in 2016. A day full of rain and white outs, but stunning views! And yes it was cold with thoughts of do we really want to set off on a long hike on such an inclement day.
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And at Lac Blanc.....still smiling despite the cold and wet as my wife is wearing the right gear for the day.

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Clothing wise the cruise through Scottish waters is presenting some challenges though. We normally travel light, but the cruise will entail a bit more dress-wear than we would normally travel with. So my current thought is to freight a bag back home after the cruise to get rid of the clothes and shoes that we will not need for last half of the trip. We are going over in SQ Suites. So plenty of baggage allowance to London, but the flights to Scotland and Ireland will be bought as discount Y. So we will probably need to purchase one extra 20kg bag allowance for for these two flights.
 
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I've already booked our accommodation for Skye, and even then I had to change a date because they were booked out 11mths in advance.

Bought new boots and better quality socks as well, been wearing them a couple of times per week for now, to break them in. Not that I'm hiking, more for ankle support and keep dry.

Hubby got caught in the rain yesterday at a waterfall and realises he needs a pack cover for his camera bag. He had a poncho in his bag that did a ok job but learnt that when I say, take your jacket, he should just, take his jacket!
 
And thanks for info on the ghost hat. I don't wear hats as I overhead and like you can have half mesh.
 
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