[AGL] Where to live?

[michelemason]

Yes, I had thought so. Going shopping soon—used stores first—and ski 
pants are back, make wonderful underwear.

On Sep 28, 2006, at 10:54 PM, Wayne Johnson wrote:

> If you are going to move to Scotland it is important to do a few vital 
> things:
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> One. Brush up on your Calvinism.
> Two.Brush up on your Robert Burns.
> Three. Brush up on your Scottish history, esp. the Bonnie Prince.
> Four. Find a village near a provider of a really good single malt 
> whiskey.
> Five. Buy a lot of sweaters.
>
> wgJ
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>> Richard, thanks so much. Scotland is at the head of my votes. Now—I'm 
>> looking strictly for rural areas—like a sheep farm on one side and 
>> cows on the other, or side of National Park.
>> NO cities.  When I go, I'll come back with the answer.  mm
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>> On Sep 27, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Richard Smith wrote:
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>>> I've been to Wales twice, Ireland twice, and Scotland
>>> five times...always bicycling...great places to visit
>>> and live.  Wales was relatively inexpensive.  I spent
>>> three weeks there May-June of 2005.  Scotland is
>>> wonderful.  Inverness is great, Edinburgh is lovely,
>>> and the highlands are impressive.  Don't ride your
>>> bike after visiting a distillery (first hand
>>> knowledge).  I've been there in winter when there was
>>> 8 inches of snow on the ground and one year, I played
>>> golf on Christmas eve wearing just a wool sweater and
>>> ski pants... The west of Ireland is where to go, I've
>>> done Dublin (Blooms day), but the west is best. Ring
>>> of Kerry, Ayran Islands, Doolen, Galway...wonderful
>>> places and they don't smoke in the pubs any more.  If
>>> I wanted someplace just with English, those would be
>>> my choices...although the lake district in northern
>>> England is grand.
>>>   Cheers to all,
>>>        Richard Smith
>>>
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