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Mizmazzle’s Trip Across the Pond

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    SKT
    見習いボス
    Joined: 26 Aug 2019

    So excited for you and Morgan! This is a dream trip for our family and we are wanting to do it in the next few years. Can’t wait to see what you guys do and take many notes. And @endo what a resource!! Ok if I save them too?

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      Mizmazzle
      見習いボス
      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

      Just learned Cheerio means goodbye and not hello…

      @seawolf thanks bro!! That’s a solid rec!!

      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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        mclaincausey
        見習いボス
        @Mizmazzle
        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

        @Mizmazzle and here I thought it was a cereal the whole time

        Think it, be it.

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          seawolf
          Mod Squad
          @Mizmazzle
          Joined: 28 Oct 2011

          @Mizmazzle we stayed there for only one night, and I wish it were way more. There also a pub on the ground level of the hotel, and a killer whisky shop around the corner with tons of rare finds.

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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            Brian
            Joined: 24 Nov 2022

            If your in Edinburgh visit this place for a feed

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              Denman John
              Haraki san Prodigy
              Joined: 27 Dec 2023

              I recon that you need to find a good tattoo studio and pick yourself up a souvenir.

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                Mizmazzle
                見習いボス
                @seawolf
                Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                @seawolf that sounds like a great spot for a night or two!

                @Brian oh bra! Scotland is looking better and better by the minute.

                In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                  pechelman
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                  If you're interested in learning and hearing a bit of traditional music in a few bars with a few pints I'd definitely do this again if I was in Dublin. https://www.musicalpubcrawl.com/

                  Also had a great time getting out to dun Aonghasa on inishmore, visiting the cliffs of moher, going to newgrange and knowth, and driving around the dingle peninsula. Some great seafood there too if out of the blue is still there.

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                    Jord
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 10 Nov 2024

                    I'm from Scotland, I really love up North (I'm in Glasgow, so city life...) I always travel to Aviemore to see Thunder in The Glen (motorbike tour thing) around August
                    Aviemore is one of my favourite places in Scotland as it's somewhat out the way, the Cairngorms are beautiful too and the landscapes. Could visit some "lochs" too (lakes)

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                      Mizmazzle
                      見習いボス
                      @Denman John
                      Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                      @Denman-John you and I are 100% cut from the same cloth!!

                      Maybe four leaf clover on the neck??

                      In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                        Mizmazzle
                        見習いボス
                        @pechelman
                        Joined: 29 Jun 2021

                        @pechelman hell yeah dude. I’m going to look into this!

                        In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...

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                          ManiacLachy
                          Haraki san Student
                          Joined: 3 Dec 2024

                          Oh this is an itinerary on our to-do list as well. Definitely going to follow along on your journey with interest.

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                            seawolf
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                            Dishoom is not to be missed in Edinburgh if you’re looking for a great Indian meal. They have about a dozen locations across the UK (3 in London, if I’m not mistaken), but the one is Edinburgh is very special. Get the black dal.

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                              ARNC
                              啓蒙家
                              Joined: 13 Dec 2020

                              Mother India is also an option (enjoyed this when my Uncle was still living in Scotland - I think it was the Edinburgh one but can’t quite remember). There’s one in Glasgow too but it looks like it’s had a fire recently.

                              Also, if you find yourself in Glasgow and want something a bit different, The Palm Tree Kitchen is a cool Yemeni restaurant on Bridge Street (again discovered by my uncle - sadly he’s moved to East Yorkshire, so a return visit looks unlikely).

                              Obviously lots of options if you find yourself in London at any point (and probably no shortage of forum members who’d be up for meeting you).

                              “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                Bridger
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 3 Mar 2021

                                If you are in Edinburgh, particularly on a Sunday for a roast I would recommend The Sheep Heid Inn established 1360.

                                https://www.thesheepheidedinburgh.co.uk/aboutus#/

                                If you go, also check out Dr Neil's Garden, which is only a few blocks from the pub and is a lovely little spot to contemplate life.

                                https://www.drneilsgarden.co.uk/

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                                  IH-GARY
                                  Haraki san Student
                                  @Mizmazzle
                                  Joined: 3 Jan 2017

                                  @Mizmazzle 4 leaf clover or Shamrock? Be sure to choose the right one!

                                  https://www.irishfamilyhistorycentre.com/article/the-difference-between-irish-shamrocks-and-four-leaf-clovers/

                                  My contribution, to urban blues…

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                                    IH-GARY
                                    Haraki san Student
                                    Joined: 3 Jan 2017

                                    If you are walking around Glasgow be sure to give this chap a view - he is never without his traffic cone hat!

                                    IMG_8609.jpeg

                                    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_the_Duke_of_Wellington,_Glasgow

                                    Just a few steps away is Henry Healys sandwich shop where you can grab a breakfast trebler - a bread roll with square sausage, tattie (potatoes) scone and fried egg! And either red or brown sauce of course!

                                    My contribution, to urban blues…

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                                      Crispy Heron
                                      Haraki san Prodigy
                                      Joined: 1 Jan 2021

                                      @Mizmazzle I live between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Do both. If you have a car, a trip to Moffat to see Steve (Simmons Bilt) is well worth it. If you want the true Highland experience, go up the A9 to Inverness and the world is your oyster. Would suggest a meet up but I would be in Nashville at the time you are in Scotland.

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                                        Blueband
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 3 Jan 2023

                                        York, Harrogate, Alnwick, Bamburgh/and castle/Beach. All on the North east side of England. The Lake district on the North West side. Places like Ambleside, Coniston, Keswick.
                                        I can agree with Seawolf, re Dunkeld and also the close by Hermitage. The walk along the river is great. I'm English and my wife is Scottish we live on the Coast of South East Scotland, close to the border. Wales is also fantastic for scenery/ Castles. If you do venture to the Lake district and fancy a beer in a very scenic location the Newfield inn in Seathwaite is great. You can drive to it via Coniston and on to Keswick. It's a very beautiful, twisty, narrow and high in places road.

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                                          seawolf
                                          Mod Squad
                                          Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                                          Also, don't be alarmed when the drinking water is a little brown in Scotland. It's just the peat, and it's harmless. Speaking of peat, if you're into whisky (or gin) skip the big-name distilleries and try to find some of the smaller ones. You won't be disappointed. By the time you get there, Edinburgh Gin will likely have moved to a new swanky location, but I imagine they're still worth a visit. When I went to their old location, they were in a basement making their entire supply on two tiny little stills, but the gin is fantastic.

                                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                          @zeebeeleather

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