Scotland

National Express Tickets, £42.

Tent set from Argos, £35

Finding a Pub in the middle of nowhere...

Priceless. (about ten minutes before the above pic was taken, the girl in the photo had asked me 'what do you think the chances are of there being a pub along this road)...

The pub (you probably can't read the sign) is called the Clachaig Inn - you get there by walking about an hour from Glencoe village (site of the infamous Glencoe massacre of 1691, in which over a hundred people were killed after the clan chief was six days late in pledging allegiance to William of Orange - kindof puts timely compliance with UN Security Council resolutions into perspective, huh !)...when you arrive, the beer is on tap, the fire is roaring and the people friendly (unlike a pub I once went to in Shrewsbury where the local entertainment seemed to consist of strategically placing hibernating rodents in the bags of unsuspecting city-goers and watching the ensuing fingerpointing and panic with unadulterated glee).

Rather than waste acres of fuckwittage trying to describe how incredible the Highlands are, I'll instead post a few photos...

All in all, a great place to spend a weekend...I'll be back