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| Page Views: 3,200 Last Visit to Scotland: September, 1997 | Scotland by Bike (Tandem) by Myndo - last update: Sep 2, 2004 |
Scotland by bike?!
Well, I have to say, you can at least try it before crying out loud.
It was a lot of fun - even though the weather was typical for Scotland ... do I need to say more?
So, we wanted to have some more "active" holidays, why not take the bike? And since we are together anyway, why not make it a little more "special" and take the Tandem?
Said and done.
We rented a Tandem - bike at our home (Basel) and arranged with the airline (Crossair then), that they take it with them to Edinburg. This can be done without any fuss, the Tandem (or other bulky item) just has to be announced before.
You may have to pay a little for the transportation (75 SFR it was, and they forgot it on the way back).
Taking the Tandem on the train is also possible. It has also to be announced and sometimes they only allow you to transport it on the sleeper train. |
The Tour Time: 10 days (9.-19.9.1997)
Methods of Transportation:
Plane from Zurich to Edinburgh
Train from Edinburgh to Stirling
Tandem: around Scotland
Train from Fort William to Edinburgh
Plane from Edinburgh to Zurich
Route (as seen on the map):
1. day: Edinburg
2. day: Edinburg - Stirling (by train), Stirling - Kippen - Buchlyvie _ Drymen - Balloch
3. day: Balloch - Loch Lomond -Tarbet - Crianlarich - Bridge of Orchy
4. day: Bridge of Orchy - Glencoe - Ballachulish -Fort Williams - - Kinlochail - Glenfinnan -Lochailort
(Munster trip, because we couldnīt find a free place for the night)
5. day: Lochailort - Mallaig - ferry to the Isle of Skye - Isleornsay - Kyleakin
6. day: Kyleakin - Tollbridge back to the mainland - Kyle of Lochalsh - Invermoristan
7. day: Invermoristan - Fort Augustus - Invergarry - Loch Ness - Fort William
8. day: Fort William - Edinburgh by train
9. day: Edinburgh
10. day: Edinburgh - Zurich by plane |
sorry about the bad quality of the pictures.... I am really sorry for the bad pictures.
The problem was, that I did not make a separate album but put them in my travelogue, that I wrote during the trip.
That travelogue I gave to my (then) boyfriend as a present ..
As you suppose right, we are not together anymore, but I persuaded him, to let me scan my travelogue.
So what you have here are actually the scans of the copies of the fotographs.....
sorry again. |
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blint Tue Jan 29, 2008 21:00 UTC
Nice Scotland page, it looks like you got to see quite a few of sights! | travelfrosch Tue Nov 28, 2006 22:02 UTC
Excellent page! I suppose the weather is to be expected. We must visit here someday! Cheers, Mark | Bwana_Brown Tue May 16, 2006 13:24 UTC
Except for the rain, this must have been a fantastic way to explore Scotland! It looks like you saw some amazing sights while getting your exercise! Well done! | uglyscot Thu Apr 6, 2006 08:51 UTC
You had a nice trip, but for fantastic scenery the north west is a must. Parts of the north- east can be hilly too especially in Sutherland and Caithness. Anywhere in SCotland has to be great, and the people are helpful and friendly. |
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