I've just not long got back from 3 weeks in Italy. Florence, Bologna, Venice, Verona, Garda. Only place I got bit (and bit bad) was Venice.

It's not all bad.

Arbroath Abbey - Where Scotlands Declaration of Independence was issued.


The harbour if you fancy some fishing action?


A real golf link.


A beautiful walk along the 'Flairs'.


Rounded off with some world famous 'smokies'.

Crap builders !

agree about the Smokies though - that, along with some Cullen Skink is pretty unbeatable !

the wifes cousins have just moved to Turriff from Fraserburgh for work

great golf courses as well - a mate from Aberdeen, a 0.1 handicapper reckons Buckie GC is the most challenging course he's played ( as a real hacker, EVERY course is a challenge !)

Thanks a lot guys. The north east does look the best, Cairngorms national park or loch ness, bloody long drive though!

Anyone hired a campervan ( or RV as they call them ) to drive around the US? Just wondering on experiences, value, ease of parking it up to sleep, actually driving the thing etc?

Looking at doing the West Coast next summer, starting in Vegas, then San Diego, LA and San Francisco, and any places we find en route to each....