Lonely Planet says Scotland is third best country to visit

[Platypus]

Sorry, although Scotland is a nice country but that report is a load of old bollocks. After Brazil, a country mired in corruption, poverty and man eating fish then Antartica, which I think has a hell of a lot going for it if you like white, cold and penguins.

Ha ha ha ha ha. Exactly!

[Churchill]

I think I saw that programme.

It was Mythbusters.

I think they ended up using a minigun*.


*To be fair, they usually end up using a minigun. The ammo costs must be horrendous.

Ammo costs? In the USofA? Negligible.

[Churchill]

Only when you are there.

It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

[scooterscot]

As a great comedian once quipped when doing stand-up at the fringe, Edinburgh has a lot of history but not much future.

Or as another put when it came to advertising Scotland as a place to visit 'Most people do not know what's in their own backyard, unless they're Fred West'

[minestrone]

West Coast, Highlands and Islands for me!

Pity it's spoilt by its inhabitants.

Only when you are there.

[darmstadt]

Sorry, although Scotland is a nice country but that report is a load of old bollocks. After Brazil, a country mired in corruption, poverty and man eating fish then Antartica, which I think has a hell of a lot going for it if you like white, cold and penguins.

[Churchill]

West Coast, Highlands and Islands for me!

Pity it's spoilt by its inhabitants.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Come and be lonely weary traveller and we'll talk all about it over a wee dram.


BBC News - Lonely Planet says Scotland is third best country to visit

The landscape and scenery on the way to the cairngorms is truly break-taking

[russell]

As a great comedian once quipped when doing stand-up at the fringe, Edinburgh has a lot of history but not much future.

[amcdonald]

The guide described Edinburgh as "the most gothic city outside Transylvania" and encouraged travellers to "take the high road to Loch Lomond, Loch Ness and Cairngorms National Park and fall in love with the landscape that inspired poet Robert Burns".

Tis true, I know plenty of goths that head up there for Halloween

[scooterscot]

Come and be lonely weary traveller and we'll talk all about it over a wee dram.


BBC News - Lonely Planet says Scotland is third best country to visit

It was voted third best country to head to, behind Brazil which took the top spot and Antarctica which came second.

Lonely Planet said Scotland's "jam-packed schedule of world-class events" made it "the place to be" in 2014.

The Commonwealth Games take place in Glasgow next summer. The Ryder Cup will be held at Gleneagles and next year is also Scotland's Year of Homecoming.

The book also cited Highland Games and the Edinburgh festivals as events that will draw travellers to Scotland next year, and it said the country's cities were well worth a visit.

The guide described Edinburgh as "the most gothic city outside Transylvania" and encouraged travellers to "take the high road to Loch Lomond, Loch Ness and Cairngorms National Park and fall in love with the landscape that inspired poet Robert Burns".