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Say it slowly tour Day 8: Edinburgh, Irn Bru and defying gravity
Woke up feeling better that I probably should have, but maybe it’s one of those things: whisky drunk in Edinburgh during the festival doesn’t give hangovers. it’s a theory anyway. Head a little fuzzy, but nothing that a full breakfast and Irn Bru at the Whiski Bar on the Royal Mile couldn’t fix. Full breakfast wasn’t really full, no black or white pudding, but the bacon was perfect. Admired the whisky menu, too. Then I went off and climbed the Scott monument, all 270 steps or whatever. Rankin calls it a gothic phallic symbol, or something similar. It’s a fair description. Having climbed the Wallace monument, built around the same…
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Say it slowly tour Day 0: Preparation
Welcome to the trip with no name (29/07/2009) As it says. the adventures of a white guy as he takes a couple of months wandering through Europe. From Albania to Zagreb, maybe. The title is ironic, based on the idea that if you go somewhere and can’t speak the language, repeating yourself slowly and louder will make all the difference. Of course, I know this not to be true. I\’m told that trying a few words in the local language goes a long way. Except in Liverpool. Possible itinerary (29/07/2009) Packing list (30/07/2009) Things I’ll be taking… Ramadan (31/07/2009) Realised last night that I’ll be in Albania and Kosovo during…
