8 Days in Heaven on Earth, Scotland
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Originally Posted by
Fred Pabst
On your next awesome golf trip to Scotland, you should consider going a little more "upcountry". Have you by chance read the book by Tom Coyle, A Course Called Scotland? A fun read if your a golfer with great insight to off the beaten track courses in Scotland.
There are handful of things I would do differently next time.
- Now that we been to Scotland once, we won't hire an agency.
We kinda understand the system.
- We would rent a car and drive around ourselves.
It is bit scary to drive on the left side, but I think we'll manage.
- We want to explore outside of St Andrews.
Gleneagles, Royal Dornoch, Muirfield, North Berwick, Castle Stuart, Cruden Bay...
There are so many courses we want to check out.
(yes, I read "A Course Called Scotland" along with "A Course Called Ireland" and "A Course Called America". Love Tom Coyne!!)
- We wouldn’t stay at as nice of a hotel as Old Course Hotel.
It was nice to stay at somewhere that beautiful but we never stayed in the room long enough to really enjoy it.
All we need was a clean & comfy bed and shower.
We would much rather pay 2/3 or half of what we paid per night.
- I would bring at least one decent summer dress with a pair of sandals.
I felt like a savage going around beautiful dining places in my golf clothes or jeans, t-shirt and hoodie.
Before we return to Scotland, there's Ireland to explore.
2022, Ireland here we come!