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» desertblue - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

I have been to England and Wales but somehow missed out on Scotland. I have this fantasy of backpacking to remote pubs and inns in the wilder areas. It would be very Lord of the Rings, in my fantasies. What do you think?

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» Kelby Carr - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

In response to Backpacking to Scottish Pubs posted by desertblue:

That would be so cool... they shot it in New Zealand, if you want a place that is very Lord of the Rings-esque! Heheh.

Scotland has been on my to-do list for a long time. It just sounds like a fascinating place!

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» Jennifer W. Miner - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

Hmm, sometimes things are best left to the imagination. I spent a semester in the U.K. when I was in college, and coming face-to-face with all my romanticised notions regarding the brogue, the moors, the friendly country types -- all were shattered when I realized that they were just regular people living their regular lives, same as the rest of us. Which, I suppose, is a lesson in itself. Sorry, not a single hobbit spotted. ;)

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» desertblue - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

In response to Backpacking to Scottish Pubs posted by kelbycarr:

Oh dear God Kelby, you are talking to ME, a LOTR fanatic. I know where they shot the films. But since I've been reading the books since the age of 15, and nearly yearly, I always imagined Scottish moors, somehow...

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» desertblue - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

In response to Backpacking to Scottish Pubs posted by JenniferMiner:

And YOU! Jen! Stop stomping my little fantasy. Hmmmph.

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» GingerGee - Backpacking to Scottish Pubs

In response to Backpacking to Scottish Pubs posted by desertblue:

Hey, Kelby, Jen and desertblue. Honestly nothing could ever tarnish my fantasy of Scotland, and yes they are just regular folks, but they're regular folks that live in "Scotland". I just feel that somehow, maybe through osmosis, I could walk in the footsteps of Mary Q of S, William Wallace and some of the other great Scots and feel the history, not just read the history, see the history, but 'feel' it. And taste history...that's important...once I made my kids lick a rock known to be millions of years old, now they just kiss me if they have a need to taste history:))

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