Would Like To say Hi
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...to who ever might be in town along our travel route this Spring. Sherry and I are taking a major break
-(three weeks)- to see things properly. First a week in and around Paris the beginning of May, for my school reunion (University of Illinois Versailles exchange program is 40 years old) That week is pretty much filled with reunion stuff but would like to have dinner-drink etc. with some SU-ers.
The following two weeks we plan to travel through the UK. This is new teritory for us. Tentatively the chunnel train from Paris (just have to do this) spend time in and around London, then head up to Scotland (Sherry's grandparents were born in Glasgow), back down to Wales, ferry across to Ireland then back to London-Heathrow for the trip home.
Any and all suggestions welcome (I will not entertain suggestions to stay home) and we would love to meet up with you if at all possible.
We have time to work on this. Not like me to be this early and proactive, but it is very much like my dear wife.
Maybe we can build thread here on sights to see and things to do for anyone else venturing across the sea this year?? -
Id recommend stopping off in the peak district/sheffield area on your way up yo scotland. Its a beautiful area and a very nice place to spend a day or two in between travelling.
Depending on your eventual plans, id quite like to meet up for a drink or two one evening. Youd be the first person i've met from SCF!
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You're on Remus -our UK itinerary begins. Thanks for getting back to me
I have met a few SCF folks over the years. Met Alan Fraser and his son James at the SketchUp booth during the American Institute of Architects conventions in Boston 2008, he is along the travel path I think.
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Whereabouts in Ireland are you planning to visit - North or South of the border?
If you are going North, the obvious choice would be the Antrim coast taking in the Giants Causeway, Bushmills distillery (400 year old whiskey distillery), Carrick-a-rede rope bridge etc. The Sperrins, the lakes in Fermanagh, the hills / beaches of Donegal. In the South there is a huge selection of equally beautifu sights - Ring of Kerry, Wicklow mountains, Galway Bay - etc etc.... A huge choice and no I dont ork for the Irish Tourist board!!!
Give me a shout if your coming North and I'll glady share a Guinness or twelve with you!!
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@dermotcoll said:
Whereabouts in Ireland are you planning to visit - North or South of the border?
We will probably come straight across from Scotland which would probably have us landing in the north. We haven't picked any definite places yet - there seem to be so many - however my wife is interested in heading to the west coast to the Aran Islands which I hear are beautiful and are to wool sweaters what Murano island is to glass making.
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Give me a shout if your coming North and I'll glady share a Guinness or twelve with you!!Your on-
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If you can spare a day you will add real value to your trip by taking a detour through the English Lake District on your way to Scotland.
From the M6 motorway take the A590 towards Kendal, take the A591 to Windermere and tour the towns of Ambleside, Grassmere, and Keswick (about an hour's drive without stops). On the way lie some of the main lakes including Lake Windermere, Rydal Water, Grassmere, and Thirlmere.
At Keswick take the B2589 to Barrowdale and drive along Derwent Water across the Honister Pass to Buttermere and Crummock Water (Probably another hour's drive without stops) . From there you can take the B5289 to Cockermouth and pick up the A595 to Carlile from where you can resume your trip to Scotland via the M6. Lots to see along the way and you would not be dissapointed.
http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=54.470038&ln=-2.956696&z=7&k=2&a=1&tab=1
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The countryside looks magnificent.
Well displayed in the "panoramio". We were planning to use bus/train/tours for our travels and not rent a car, maybe we need to re-think that. Just hope I can adjust to driving on the left without being a public hazard. 
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@unknownuser said:
Just hope I can adjust to driving on the left without being a public hazard.
Most of the locals drive in the middle of the road anyway so this would not make much difference.
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If you're heading from London to Scotland via the M1 and M6 towards Glasgow you'll go up the Western side of Northern England - and as has been said the Lakes are fantastic... BUT if you were to go M1 and A1 up the Eastern side, towards Edinburgh [Scotland's capital-city and another must-see place, and also not that far East of Glasgow], then you'll pass through the wonders of Yorkshire etc, but just before you get to Scotland there's Northumbria [Northumberland and Durham] [chez moi] - one of England's best kept secrets - with world-heritage-sites, history, fine-coasts, forests, dramatic-moors, night-life etc etc - and I don't work for the Northumbria Tourist Board either !
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@tig said:
there's Northumbria [Northumberland and Durham] [chez moi] - one of England's best kept secrets - with world-heritage-sites, history, fine-coasts, forests, dramatic-moors, night-life etc etc
Totally agree, my favourite part of the UK. I am infact having my stag party in Northumberland (it's not a stag in the traditional sense - lots of walking, battlefield tours and real ale pubs etc). There is of course Holy Island too, one of the most amazing places I have ever been to.
You could do a lot worse than visiting my home town of York too - steeped in history, from Roman, Viking, Norman, Medieval and right up to the present day. The Minster is mightily impressive and there are other hidden gems too. You;re also only an hour away from the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors.
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