I arrived in Scotland! YES! It was a good feeling to cross the border - difficult to say why, but I simply love Scotland. Well - there are going to be many pics - but for the moment: some words about one great organisation: www.couchsurfing.com! When arriving in a new place you have one problem: you are likely to be a tourist. And it's likely that you will run into the next best restaurant where all the tourists gather, because it's in the centre and the menu card is translated into at least 12 languages. Well, there is a solution now! Go to the couch-surfers' homepage. It's a online database of people who welcome travellers from all over the world and give them a place (couch, bed, or floor) to sleep. For free. For the sake of good discussion.
I had 2 couch-surfing experiences up to now - and it was great! Gian-Carlo in Cardiff was a superbe host - he showed me around the city, introduced me to his friends and even insisted that I should use the bed while he took a sleeping bag. That's cool! Now I am in Edinburgh and again, I was lucky! Miss Pretty not only lives in a very nice flat (or, is it a house?) nope, she introduced me to the nice Scottish tradition of eating Sushi and having some Daiquiries. Better even - it was hard to go to bed since our discussions were simply great. You know, sometimes it's hard to leave!
So, check out www.couchsurfing.com! It's worth it!