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Greetings, ya wee bonnie lads and lassies…erm. Yes.

Hey, everybody! I wasn’t going to update ’till I got back from Scotland, but, well, I don’t want to lose readers by having a two-week gap, now do I?

It’s been interesting. I’ll summarize:

- Never travel w/out your MEC shoes. Crocs may seem great, but on wet cobblestone streets they’re like walking on sheets of ice (dangerously slippery)

- Travelling is better when you’re rich

- Sometimes you’ll get itchy. Don’t panic. It could just be stress or the detergent the hostel uses

- If I can get used to hostel living, you likely can, too. It’s usually pretty quiet. If, on your second night, you’re the only girl in a room of six men, just act natural. They can smell fear.

- Haggis is yummy. As are deep-fried Mars bars.

- Some restaurants here have backpacker’s menus which are half as cheap as the regular. Ask for them.

- Everyone (well, lots of people, according to Circus Mel) freak out when traveling. You’ll be bored, lonely, anticlimactic, and feel you’re not doing the things you should. Just relax. It’s your trip. Do whatever the hell you want and don’t freakin’ worry about it (still working on this one).

I’m having fun, but can’t wait to be home.

Did you actually eat haggis? Really?

Sprocket is jealous. He longs for haggis but the U.S. Government has declared sheep lungs “unfit for human consumption” so we can’t import him one.

Oh, and I’m jealous that you’re in Scotland.

You ate haggis? You are brave!

Haggis is the best thing ever!!

It’s the black pudding you want to stay away from! lol

Dhana

I hope you took pictures of the haggis. Hopefully no one will flag them as offensive at flickr. . .

Hostel living does sound challenging - I didn’t realize you had to share a room with other travellers. I guess it gives you the opportunity to make friends?

Of course I took pictures. I even had some more today.

Yeah, hostel living is something to get used to. I’m dealing w/ it well, but find it hard to get a good night’s sleep. Can’t wait to be home.