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There probably will be a one-way rental fee between Ireland and the UK. For example, Hertz describe theirs in general terms here (update: it looks to be around ~1000 EUR+ for Ireland to the UK). I know from past experience that Hertz, for example, will show you the applicable one-way rental fee as part of the costing if you plan a reservation on their ...
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The excessive cost from Hertz is to pay for somebody to bring back an Irish registered car to Ireland and then fly back to London. Two days work probably, plus ferry and flight.
Only multinationals like Hertz and Avis will accept your card insurance, so be careful to check with whomever you rent, that you are fully covered!
I reckon the Dublin to Dublin ...
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We have this question over on the Outdoors Stack Exchange: http://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/132/what-can-i-do-about-those-obnoxious-biting-flies/143
Avon Skin So Soft is still the product I take with me any time I am up the west coast.
I also tend to wear a midge net on my hat. Better more prevention than less:)
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I've not stopped much on the west, although can recommend Cumbria - or anywhere in the Lake District really. So Carlisle - very nice town. Part of the start of Hadrian's Wall, which is pretty great to see and walk a segment of.
Up the East Coast is another option - you could stop in York, and Edinburgh, before crossing over to Glasgow. Edinburgh speaks ...
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I have no credit card, only V PAY card which I can't use in the UK.
This is not true. You can use V PAY in UK.
You can use it in shops having their payments handled by some of popular banks:
[...] banks listed below are already able to offer V PAY to their
merchants:
United Kingdon: Barclays, HSBC, HBoS, AIB
source: ...
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I have always been recommended to look for a repellent that contains Deet as this is the most effective agent in repelling midges. However, in practice I find these repellents only work for a short time and you are back to getting eaten again quite quickly.
Some old wives' tales claim that bog myrtle leaves, crushed and rubbed on the skin to give off their ...
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If your goal is Scotland than yes, go straight to Edinburgh. London deserves some time to visit, if, with your question, your implying that you could spend some time there.
Period (7 days)
That's allways a bit subjective. You can always spend more time in a place.
I would say that, for the itinerary you want, that is the minimum comfortable time ...
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I frequently go to Edinburgh for a few weeks till the end of July because I take groups of students there for language courses. What I have learnt from these stays is that no summer is exactly the same as the previous one.
Last year we had good weather, with few rainy spells (we even went to sunbathe at Portobello Beach, where I got sunburnt!). This year is ...
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I was in Edinburgh in the first week of August a couple of years ago, and I got a quite wide array of weather conditions, often on the same day: cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy again with rain, and so on.
Regarding clothes, I usually went around the city with jeans, sneakers, a t-shirt, a light sweater and a light waterproof jacket for the rain. The ...
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Looks like you have timetabled the driving but forgot that each of these places takes time to see. For example Hadrian's wall cannot be seen from the car. Give yourself two hours to go round the museum and perhaps another hour or two to hike along the wall itself. Same goes for the other locations you plan to see such as Skye: "Trotternish Peninsula, ...
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I did a 5 day tour back in 2008 that may give you some hint - the itinerary is on their website. (well the route and highlights at least).
Driving distance-wise, yes I'd say it's doable. What you'll want to consider is time at the places like Isle of Skye (one of my favourite places in the UK), and Glen Coe - whether you want to do some hikes or ...
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Apart from other suggested places, consider stopping in either Cambridge or Oxford - these are really nice, historic towns. It is certainly easy to get there from London, you would have to check the onward transport to your next destination. Probably it will be not that hard to get to Birmingham from Oxford.
Some people recommended Liverpool, but I haven't ...
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If you are starting from Largs then I would suggest going across to Brodick, on Arran, or from Wemyss Bay to Rothesay, on Bute, as both these destinations offer not only a nice cruise, but plenty to do when you get there. They can give a great day out for all age groups - my father in law recently took my kids on the Bute day trip, and they had a great time.
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According to the website Traveline Scotland there are no direct buses between Edinbugh Airport - Dundee and vice-versa.
Example: 16/5/2013 Depart Edinburgh Airport approximately 9.00 am gives you three options.
if you choose the 9.30am this will be your route, arriving at Dundee Bus Station at 11.32 am
If you then depart Dundee on 18/5/2013 at ...
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If I were going on holiday from the UK and needed to change sterling to euros one consideration would be Travelex UK, they don't charge commission, and will send me the money via mail to my home address (alternatively I can pick up at the airport if I desire).
Can you not use the German arm of the company ?
http://www.travelex.de/
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My second choice ...
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My wife and I did a similar driving trip touching on Edinburgh, Inverness, Skye and a lot of the places you want to see. Days 1, 3, 4 and 5 seem feasible if long, as we did similar trips. I can't comment on Day 6 because we didn't make it down to Glasgow/Stirling.
Day 2 raises a big red flag - seeing the Royal Mile and the centre of Edinburgh was ...
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