http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/ From the edge of Zone 1 to the middle of nowhere... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-19996 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:51:16 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-19996 [...] the tickets could equally be used in conjunction with a West Highland Rover ticket, like the trip that Sally did, for a much less energetic but no less scenic [...]

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-18248 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:40:51 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-18248 [...] be getting the hang of this whole living in the country thing  - and got more value out of a Highland Rover ticket than anyone may ever have done before – as well as introducing my Mum to the delights [...]

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16564 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:48:11 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16564 [...] been a hectic few days weeks – make that months. Even my holidays have been a bit hectic, to be honest. I have had too many places to be, things to do, emails to [...]

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16206 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:18:52 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16206 yes – I was fairly relieved (and somewhat guilty to be so relieved) to wave goodbye. I can’t imagine what it’s like to manage that full time

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16205 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:40:20 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16205 We have a profoundly autisitic son who we used to take atround scotlad when he was younger. It can be quite nerve shreding at times.

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16197 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:28:37 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16197 John – quite a long time, I imagine, if our experience was anything to go by
Speaking Goat – oh really? Fortunately we didn’t encounter anything like that.
Babymother – heh, it was only 6 days this time. And Godson would not have been speaking to either of us, if he’d ever been speaking to us in the first place

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16189 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:22:17 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16189 Great post! I’m impressed with all of you for going on this adventure (and still speaking afterwards). It would have the makings of a good novel if Mark Haddon hadn’t already written it…

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16188 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:14:06 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16188 erm..Traveline Scotland? It’s OK for less rural areas – but a lot of Highland buses only run on certain days – and if you ask Traveline Scotland how to get somewhere and you choose to ask on the wrong day you’ve had it. I could rant about this but

]]> http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/round-scotland-with-my-godson-and-his-mum-of-course/#comment-16179 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:04:45 +0000 http://cityexile.wordpress.com/?p=3864#comment-16179 Welcome back, The Highland Rover ticket seems very cheap. I would have asked if they had not made a mistake. Many moons ago I was visiting my uncle in Cardiff, and he walked across from his house to the station with me. Also his grandson was with us. He was autistic, although I didn’t know that at the time. while we were waiting for the train which was very late, the little boy became more and more excited. When my uncle tried to explain that it was only me that was going on the train he had only what I can say was an explosion. He was still at it when I left and I never found out how long it lasted.
John

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