tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post6239055118992961893..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Dunoon. The Holy Loch. Strone Point Views. blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-36045822564455650052016-10-06T00:18:40.031+01:002016-10-06T00:18:40.031+01:00Cheers Linda,
It can be a very scenic place in nic...Cheers Linda,<br />It can be a very scenic place in nice weather... or a really grim one if it rains :)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-4238190653912178372016-10-05T23:47:27.439+01:002016-10-05T23:47:27.439+01:00Wonderful video and what a great tour! Thank you ...Wonderful video and what a great tour! Thank you so much for sharing, I really enjoyed it.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-25248212729378522112016-10-05T07:20:18.526+01:002016-10-05T07:20:18.526+01:00bike rids are always so exciting .
i wish i could ...bike rids are always so exciting .<br />i wish i could see the closeup of that beautiful castle.<br /><br />wandering and exploring the beauty of nature and relating ourselves to it is a gift and one who got this chance must not waste his precious time behind the walls looking at the box called T.V bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-69176073059623623722016-10-05T01:18:49.283+01:002016-10-05T01:18:49.283+01:00Hi Neil,
Yes, I was thinking about that myself as...Hi Neil,<br /> Yes, I was thinking about that myself as I never really watched TV or read newspapers/other media until around 13 or 14 as I spent all my free time outdoors so never had the same information bombardment to deal with.<br />Mind you, when you are young you don't know anything else so today's children will probably look back at these days fondly as their own golden years provided they have a settled family and nice childhood. And if they have children themselves they will probably think much the same as us now :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-1757731192753797952016-10-04T11:01:42.514+01:002016-10-04T11:01:42.514+01:00I'm glad that I grew up in an era before elect...I'm glad that I grew up in an era before electronic "toys" became the norm. I wonder if they had been around when I was growing up if I would have developed an interest in hillwalking and the countryside. These gadgets are really addictive and I know people who sit at a computer most of the day just playing games. Helps the brain no doubt but I reckon that my outdoors activities give me a better take on life. But that's maybe just an old f--- speaking!<br />Great area Dunoon, haven't been this year though. We are so lucky having areas like that, Bute, Cumbrae and Arran on our doorstep.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-3473261245123324332016-10-04T02:51:03.815+01:002016-10-04T02:51:03.815+01:00Hi Carol,
I think you'll find the majority of ...Hi Carol,<br />I think you'll find the majority of Brits abroad form enclaves and prefer to mix with their own kind and its only a bold few that strike out and integrate fully. During the days of empire they were famous for it and natives were only allowed in as servants or prisoners. Europeans also tried to push Christianity wherever they went and countless millions died at the hands of missionaries bringing disease into previously remote areas.God bless religion :o)<br />We are instinctively a world of tribes created through millions of years of evolution to be that way so that won't change anytime soon. The Spanish costas as you know are stuffed to the gunnels with Brit bars offering bangers and mash, kippers, and full English breakfasts so if that's integration I'm a Russian.<br />On a different note it has occurred to me that if the European economy collapses under sheer weight of numbers with an estimated 60 million refugees and economic migrants still wanting to get here the winners will be Russia, America, Canada, Australia and China as there will be far more of the pie and spoils left to go around. Just a happy thought.<br />blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-73190129879940286492016-10-04T02:03:32.181+01:002016-10-04T02:03:32.181+01:00The trouble is they don't try to fit in with o...The trouble is they don't try to fit in with our way of life. If we go abroad (either on holiday or to live), we're expected to fit in and most of us try to. I would prefer that, in the case of genuine refugees from ME conflict, that they live in a safe moslem country and that we send aid to help fund it. Their beliefs are causing a lot of trouble over here.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-35862503100485783342016-10-04T01:25:38.112+01:002016-10-04T01:25:38.112+01:00Hi Carol,
That was over in Bute, a nearby island i...Hi Carol,<br />That was over in Bute, a nearby island in the Firth and it depends what papers you read. With so many different media outlets today it's hard to tell exactly what the truth is anymore. See my added article link at bottom of this post.<br />For instance Britain acquired it's enormous wealth and industry by stealing and exploiting the riches of poorer undeveloped countries across the globe, using its people as slave labour and killing millions who put up any resistance. That's how anyone gets an empire in the first place and has Great in front as a title.<br />It's still happening today in the Middle East with various super powers and factions doing shady deals and running covert counter intelligence operations behind the scenes then blaming each other for the chaos that follows while they reap the rewards. Selling weapons to all comers is a huge global industry with no boundaries and many of the bombs blowing the **** out of Syria probably have 'love from England' or the USA stamped on them. Big money is completely without honour and very skilled at telling lies and distorting the truth. Al-Queda and ISIS didn't just appear out of thin air and were supported by various international concerns, including Western Powers for their own ends. The resulting mess and mass migration is a direct result of interfering in other countries, politically and covertly behind the scenes. It's not the fault of the ordinary people escaping although such large numbers with a totally different belief system and culture is bound to change host countries they enter over time... but that's life. As I see it the main danger to the planet is increasing globalization where one percent of a rich elite own ninety nine percent of the world's wealth with the rest of the scum on the bottom rungs fighting each other for the scraps tossed down. That and the fact we have limited resources left on the planet in general and far too big a world population to sustain it for any length of time if we keep on building and buying crap we don't need and a culture built around increasing consumerism that make the poor even poorer and a privileged lucky few very rich indeed.<br />Here endeth the lecture :o) Kill all the billionaires and save the planet :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-37076046226647875922016-10-04T00:32:13.701+01:002016-10-04T00:32:13.701+01:00Evening Anabel,
I'm sure as a local you meant...Evening Anabel,<br /> I'm sure as a local you meant to type Dunoon as that's where I got the ferry towards anyway :o) Rothesay is indeed a lovely place and also worth a visit. I don't know why more folk don't visit these places in the modern era as I always enjoy my trips there. If you watch the BBC weather forecast the night before you go and pick a sunny day it's magical. People often say the weather is to blame in Scotland but on day trips that's no excuse. Seven years for me without a raindrop. It's actually ten years following this method just seven documented so far on the blog and its so easy to achieve. Get yer bum over there again. Highland Mary is waiting for a cuddle :o)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-7199774587117119102016-10-04T00:15:34.397+01:002016-10-04T00:15:34.397+01:00Hi Linda W,
Glad you liked it and the video as wel...Hi Linda W,<br />Glad you liked it and the video as well. It really gives you a good idea of what hill-walking in Scotland is all about. Sea level starts, jaggy ridgelines, mists and sunsets.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44763898150249363942016-10-03T21:12:30.903+01:002016-10-03T21:12:30.903+01:00Isn't that the area they kindly re-housed thos...Isn't that the area they kindly re-housed those Syrian 'refugees' to and they're doing nothing but moan about it? Everyone in Britain is jealous as they'd love to live somewhere nice and peaceful like that but they're moaning there's nothing to do!<br /><br />" I've noticed an increase in cars even here, especially large square tanks with black tinted windows that are increasing popular around the world as you really need huge 4 by 4 off road hummer style vehicles to drive along on miles of smooth quiet tarmac and through city streets."<br /><br />we have those all around us in the country too - people somehow assume they need a yuppie jeep as soon as they move to the country. They don't look at us true country folk and see that we just drive any old beat-up vehicle - whatever we can afford - and manage perfectly well! It's not like any of the 4x4 drivers can actually drive anyway - they just use them like tanks to bulldoze others out of the way and so that they come off best when they screw it up and cause accidents.<br /><br />I also think it's the sooty, yuppie diesel-powered jeeps which have seen to my lungs (COPD :-( ) - put it this way, I've never smoked and it's not hereditary so that only leaves air pollution.<br /><br />Rant over anyway - that old youth hostel looks spectacular - wish I'd stayed in it when I used to hostel with my parents as a kid!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-77081945129146653612016-10-03T20:21:58.630+01:002016-10-03T20:21:58.630+01:00Not been to Rothesay in years, possibly 20. I shou...Not been to Rothesay in years, possibly 20. I should go! As children, we used to like getting our photos taken to look as though Highlamd Mary was held on our hands.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-71701855058254396422016-10-03T20:09:05.175+01:002016-10-03T20:09:05.175+01:00I love the thrill of discovery when exploring new ...I love the thrill of discovery when exploring new places. Enjoyed following along on your latest bike ride. Great video too, makes me want to book a plane ticket right now and check it out.Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.com