Q. I'm a soldier in the US Army who has never seen more than London (high school trip, need I say more on how bad it was?), western Iraq, and northern South Korea. I'm really interested in seeing the grave of Rob Roy MacGregor, an ancestor of mine, and seeing what all scotland has to offer to see and do. Any suggestions as far as starting points or the best times of year to visit without a lot of tourists or when the temperatures are pleasant? I'm thinking I'd be visiting for 20 - 30 days.
A. If you're in the army, I'll make the assumption you're in fairly good shape. If that's true, and you also like the outdoors, I'd recommend seeing Scotland at least partially by foot. It has fantastic long-distance walking trails, that give a very different view from what you get by a tourist Highland trip. Alternately, you could bike it.
My favorite route is the West Highland Way from north of Glasgow to Ben Nevis/Ft William, which takes an average of 6-7 days (it's 94 miles). You can add an extra day and climb Ben Nevis (highest UK mountain) at the end. Scotland has right-of-access to the wilderness, which means you can camp pretty much anywhere as long as you leave the site as you found it. Any time from ~mid April through October is a good time, depending on the climate you prefer. If you don't want to carry a heavy pack, there are even baggage services that drop off your equipment at a new spot each day.
http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/home.asp
http://www.walkinginscotland.org/
http://walking.visitscotland.com/
There are also good bus tours of Scotland, if walking/biking don't appeal. They will be more touristy, but should still be worthwhile. Rabbie's limits their groups to 16 people, and have a wide variety of tours on offer.
http://www.rabbies.com/
My suggestion would be to do the West Highland Way followed by a road trip by car, if renting one and driving on the left side of the road wouldn't be too much trouble for you. A possible itinerary:
-Start in Edinburgh, spend a few days there seeing the city. Lots of things to see and a fantastic nightlife. If you're going to Edinburgh, don't go in August. The festivals then make it nearly impossible to find accommodation, and it's very crowded with tourists.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Edinburgh (you can use the Wikitravel site for good info on Scotland in general)
-Take the bus/train to Stirling and spend a day there. The grave of Rob Roy is in Balquhidder, but the only way to get there is by car. I guess you could take a bus to Callander, then Kingshouse, then walk, but it takes a few bus changes followed by a 45 minute walk. It would be easier to hire a car for the day.
-From Stirling, take the bus/train to Glasgow. Spend a day there, then take local transport to Milngavie, where the West Highland Way starts.
-West Highland Way to Ben Nevis.
-From Ft William, hire a car for 7-10 days. Drive towards Invergarry (nice castle there), then take the A87 towards Kyle of Lochalsh. Make sure you stop off to see Eilean Donan. Drive over the bridge to Skye and spend at least a day exploring the island. If you like whisky, don't miss the Talisker distillery at Carbost. Then back towards Ft Augustus and up the west bank of Loch Ness. Many Scots say it's the ugliest loch in Scotland, but I think it's really beautiful and serene. You end up near Inverness. From there, you could go north into the wilds of Scotland (it's truly desolate and beautiful) or you could head east. There's good cold water surfing in Elgin to the east. The Malt Whisky Trail is worthwhile if you're interested, and leads you towards Aviemore where you can explore the Cairngorms. From there head south and eventually end up back in Edinburgh.
The most comprehensive site for planning your trip is here:
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/index.html
My favorite route is the West Highland Way from north of Glasgow to Ben Nevis/Ft William, which takes an average of 6-7 days (it's 94 miles). You can add an extra day and climb Ben Nevis (highest UK mountain) at the end. Scotland has right-of-access to the wilderness, which means you can camp pretty much anywhere as long as you leave the site as you found it. Any time from ~mid April through October is a good time, depending on the climate you prefer. If you don't want to carry a heavy pack, there are even baggage services that drop off your equipment at a new spot each day.
http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/home.asp
http://www.walkinginscotland.org/
http://walking.visitscotland.com/
There are also good bus tours of Scotland, if walking/biking don't appeal. They will be more touristy, but should still be worthwhile. Rabbie's limits their groups to 16 people, and have a wide variety of tours on offer.
http://www.rabbies.com/
My suggestion would be to do the West Highland Way followed by a road trip by car, if renting one and driving on the left side of the road wouldn't be too much trouble for you. A possible itinerary:
-Start in Edinburgh, spend a few days there seeing the city. Lots of things to see and a fantastic nightlife. If you're going to Edinburgh, don't go in August. The festivals then make it nearly impossible to find accommodation, and it's very crowded with tourists.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Edinburgh (you can use the Wikitravel site for good info on Scotland in general)
-Take the bus/train to Stirling and spend a day there. The grave of Rob Roy is in Balquhidder, but the only way to get there is by car. I guess you could take a bus to Callander, then Kingshouse, then walk, but it takes a few bus changes followed by a 45 minute walk. It would be easier to hire a car for the day.
-From Stirling, take the bus/train to Glasgow. Spend a day there, then take local transport to Milngavie, where the West Highland Way starts.
-West Highland Way to Ben Nevis.
-From Ft William, hire a car for 7-10 days. Drive towards Invergarry (nice castle there), then take the A87 towards Kyle of Lochalsh. Make sure you stop off to see Eilean Donan. Drive over the bridge to Skye and spend at least a day exploring the island. If you like whisky, don't miss the Talisker distillery at Carbost. Then back towards Ft Augustus and up the west bank of Loch Ness. Many Scots say it's the ugliest loch in Scotland, but I think it's really beautiful and serene. You end up near Inverness. From there, you could go north into the wilds of Scotland (it's truly desolate and beautiful) or you could head east. There's good cold water surfing in Elgin to the east. The Malt Whisky Trail is worthwhile if you're interested, and leads you towards Aviemore where you can explore the Cairngorms. From there head south and eventually end up back in Edinburgh.
The most comprehensive site for planning your trip is here:
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/index.html
How much does a world tour cost?
Q. I want to take a world tour with my husband but am not sure if we'll be able to afford it and want an idea of what it takes.
Which is the best place to make booking and what is the desired amount of time.
How much will it cost if I chose reasonable and not luxurious stay.
Places I long to visit......
South and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico)
Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany)
Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco)
Asia (Russia, China, Tajikistan, India, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, U.A.E)
Australia (New Zealand & Australia)
Thank you so much in advance for any information you can provide
Which is the best place to make booking and what is the desired amount of time.
How much will it cost if I chose reasonable and not luxurious stay.
Places I long to visit......
South and Latin America (Brazil, Mexico)
Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany)
Africa (South Africa, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco)
Asia (Russia, China, Tajikistan, India, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, U.A.E)
Australia (New Zealand & Australia)
Thank you so much in advance for any information you can provide
A. 5 years ago, my husband and I went around the world for our honeymoon for 6 months.
We started from London ...where we live...
Went to Phoenix, Arizona - where I am from originally from - three months to get married and stayed with the family,
Then drove all around California and Nevada for three weeks....
This was followed by Hawaii for two weeks...
Then Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Byron Bay) for three weeks...
Then Bali for 17 days..
Then Singapore for 3 days...
Then Thailand for 20 days ... highly recommended
We rented our our flat for 6 months.
We spent £1000 (about $1600 at the time) for around the world flights. Spending money depended which country we were staying at and if we needed to rent a car, hotel room, etc. Thailand was the cheapest and the most fun - could live on $20 / day. Hawaii was the most expensive $100s/ day. All in all I think we spent about $8000... plus 2 flights.
We went traveling around Europe - France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland for 2 months - 2years ago. Stayed for free in most places and slept / traveled on trains in between countries. It cost about $4500.
Dollar is much, much weaker now than two years ago, so if you are on a budget, probably best to avoid Europe.
Good luck with you travel planning.
All the best!
We started from London ...where we live...
Went to Phoenix, Arizona - where I am from originally from - three months to get married and stayed with the family,
Then drove all around California and Nevada for three weeks....
This was followed by Hawaii for two weeks...
Then Australia (Sydney, Brisbane, Byron Bay) for three weeks...
Then Bali for 17 days..
Then Singapore for 3 days...
Then Thailand for 20 days ... highly recommended
We rented our our flat for 6 months.
We spent £1000 (about $1600 at the time) for around the world flights. Spending money depended which country we were staying at and if we needed to rent a car, hotel room, etc. Thailand was the cheapest and the most fun - could live on $20 / day. Hawaii was the most expensive $100s/ day. All in all I think we spent about $8000... plus 2 flights.
We went traveling around Europe - France, Italy, Switzerland, Holland for 2 months - 2years ago. Stayed for free in most places and slept / traveled on trains in between countries. It cost about $4500.
Dollar is much, much weaker now than two years ago, so if you are on a budget, probably best to avoid Europe.
Good luck with you travel planning.
All the best!
How much are the cheapest to the most expensive price for an apartment in Seoul or Incheon at South Korea?
Q. Like how much do we pay every month, and please type them from the cheapest to the most expensive.
A. Korean apartments are rented/sold based on size, number of rooms and location. Size is measured as pyong (sq meters). So a 35 pyong place is about the size of large US 2 BR apartment. Prices in Seoul range from a low of about 200,000 won a month for some little student studio (1 room with a community toilet) places to a high of more than 10,000,000 won a month for a huge place in the Kangnam area of Seoul. Here is a good link for you to compare prices and see pictures of actual apartments and how to go about renting.
http://www.nicerent.com/
http://www.nicerent.com/
My husband is AF and got a 1 year unaccompanied to South Korea. Can I move home and get BAH?
Q. Since he will be gone for the year i wanted to move back home to VA instead of staying on base here. Can i get BAH? Does anyone know how that works?
A. The first answer is wrong. I was stationed in Korea, and I work Finance. If your husband does a tour of Korea without you, you get BAH for the zip code you live at. When I was in Korea my wife rented a place in NC and I received the BAH for that location. He needs to present finance with a copy of a lease and a copy of the marriage certificate
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