Part Next

Not sure if it actually counts as Part II, since I still won't be to the continent. I decided to skip Glasgow (mostly because I hate it) and spend an extra night in Edinburgh... looks like there are a couple distilleries in the area for scotches I haven't tried yet, so those may be worth a visit. I'll be spending the next couple nights in Oban, giving me time to visit the distillery (probably my favorite) and spend a bit of time wandering the town. Unfortunately, it looks like the Laphroaig distillery out on Islay will have to wait for my next visit; it's too much of a pain to get to and from by public transit, and I really don't think I'd do so well with a rental car over there. Much of my driving is done by habit/muscle memory/whatever, and if I ever got tired or distracted I'd probably revert to driving on the right side of the road and wreak all sorts of havoc.

Also unfortunately, I don't actually get to skip Glasgow completely, but luckily it's a quick stop. I'll be hopping a train for the city in the morning, getting there in the afternoon, and taking off for Dublin that evening. My hostel is just a few blocks from Trinity College, which I hear all sorts of good things about. As I mentioned before I'll also be stopping by the Guinness brewery, and hopefully the Jameson distillery as well; don't like it as well as Laphroaig, but it's a consistently good whiskey. I'll be spending four nights there, so I'll probably be taking a few day trips too.

That's it for now, but stay tuned for more exciting updates!