Quote: (07-03-2018 06:23 AM)montaigne Wrote:
You know, if you ever want somewhere where the homes are less than half the price, but the opposite end of the UK, look at Oban in Scotland. Fun for the women in Glasgow/Edinburgh (vastly underrated), the West Coast of Scotland has some of the best wildlife + scenery on earth, and Oban itself is the biggest town on the west coast for something like 300 miles, meaning it has...certain advantages when it comes to the mindset of people passing through.
I'm actually very familiar with the West Coast of Scotland, and have spent a good deal of time there. For a long while it was a dream of mine to have a remote place on a loch there, or perhaps on Skye or another of the islands off Malaig. That dream has vanished for a number of reasons, some practical, some due to changes in myself. Scotland is one of the most beautiful places on earth, for the 3 weeks a year it sees sunshine. The rest of the time, it is rather dour. These days I find myself wanting something with a little more human hum around. As soon as you cross the border into Scotland, every mile you travel takes you a mile away from civilisation. I'm very fond of civilisation.