The Most Beautiful Glen In Scotland!

Advantages: Fantastic Scenery, Lots Of Wildlife
Disadvantages: The Midges, Difficult To Get To

...Glen Affric has been described by many writers of Scottish Books as "the most beautiful Glen in Scotland." It is a place that I have visited many times and having seen this place at first hand and also many other Glens in Scotland I will not try and dispute this claim. THE LOCATION Glen Affric lies on the A831 just 24 miles to the West of Inverness, 15 miles from Drumnadrochit, and 65 miles to the East of Fort William. GLEN AFFRIC Access to Glen Affric is via a single track Road that leaves the A831 at Fasnakyle Power Station near Cannich. This Road initially follows the River Affric and then eventually runs alongside the shores of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. It is a dead end Road that continues for 5 miles so your return journey will be back along this same route. Glen Affric is an example of one of the largest surviving...

micksheff 05.04.2006 · Read review
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A Reintroduction to Glen Campbell

Advantages: Classic songs sung beautifully, great instrumentalists and orchestra
Disadvantages: For me there really are none!

...Introduction I grew up listening to the music of Glen Campbell as my father was a huge fan and had many of his albums back in the 60s and early 70s. At that time, Campbell was at the peak of his success as a solo singer. Born in Arkansas in 1936, Campbell began his musical career as a session guitarist and singer, appearing on many classic recordings of the era, including "Tequila" by the Champs and "You've Lost That Loving Feelin'" by the Righteous Brothers. He toured with the Beach Boys and also played on "Pet Sounds". My father frequently used to rave to me about how good a guitar player Campbell was when I was younger. In those days I didn't really appreciate his skills but its acknowledged these days that he is one of the greatest guitar players of all time. When he broke out as a solo singer in the 1960s on the fabled...

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Glen Or Glenda

Advantages: Unique, original, mysterious and deeply heartfelt.
Disadvantages: No decent DVD exists as of yet. Oh, and all that "Worst Film Ever" stuff.

...these films on their own terms (and I have been as guilty of the Smug as anyone). Glen Or Glenda is perhaps the quintessential Edward D. Wood Jnr film. More so than Plan 9 From Outer Space, even, Glen Or Glenda seems to have spilled undiluted from Wood's mind onto the screen, with no compromise, no concessions to any "audience demand" standing in the way of the man's vision. The film tells of both Glen (played by Wood), a closet transvestite (although he does wander the streets in female apparel as "Glenda") and Alan, soon to become Anne following a sex-change operation. The secondary narrative does perhaps stand as SOMETHING of a concession to the studio's demands (Ed was hired to make an exploitation picture called I Changed My Sex, not the deeply personal I Wear Women's Clothing fever-dream that resulted), but the bulk...

DavidJay 13.09.2008 · Read review
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Shepherds Glen

Advantages: Not a hotel - nice area and houses
Disadvantages: Not alot

...I am writing a review on Shepheards Glen in Derry. Shepherds glen in derry is not a hotel it is a housing estate which consists of over 150 houses. The houses were built around 2000 and are very modernised. All houses consist of the following: SEMI DETACHED HOUSE OIL FIRED CENTRAL HEATING PVC DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS & DOORS PANELLED INTERNAL DOORS CARPETS & BLINDS INCLUDED IN SALE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLED 3 Bedroom Waterside. Having Oil Heating and PVC Double Glazed Windows & Doors. ACCOMMODATION HALLWAY LOUNGE 16'7" x 13' (To Widest Points) - Having attractive fireplace with pine surround, tiled hearth and inset, understairs storage, laminated wooden floor. KITCHEN / DINING AREA 16'4" x 9'8" - Having eye and low level units, tiling between units, 1 1/2 bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps...

lesleyanne18 08.08.2007 · Read review
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Excellent value Glen Heater

Advantages: Instant heat, powerful, portable
Disadvantages: Cost to run

...which makes the heat almost unbearable within 1/2 an hour. The heater has a safety cut-out feature that will activate when the top is covered or the heater is put in an enclosed space to avoid the risk of a fire but I would never cover the heater anyway. The heater is either wall mountable or can stand on a floor with the two feet provided. All brackets and fixings are included. I trust the make Glen/Dimplex as we have had a heater from them before which we still have. The major disadvantage is the cost to run which is expensive. When you switch it on you can hear the electricity meter going round fast and also they can give off a burning smell when you have not used them for some time....

eightiescleaners 13.01.2003 · Read review
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McArthur Glen Ashford - bizarre layout!

Advantages: Plenty of car parking
Disadvantages: Outside though undercover so not so good in winter!

...McArthur Glen Ashford is the most bizzarely set out shopping centre you could imagine. The car park is in the middle and the shops are set out around the car park in a large circle with a canvas covering for when it rains. This is something I quite like about it though as it gives it character and sets it aside from all the other outlets which look the same. However there are two drawbacks. When it is cold you are outside but then at the same time when it is sunny it makes a nicer day out than just being inside a shopping canter all day. And as the shops are situated in a circle (this may sound silly) you kind of lose track of where you are in "the big circle" and more importantly where the car is! Then you suddenly find yourself back at the first shop you went in and its all over with no warning. It is open until 6 o'clock during...

ali_clautour 17.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of McArthur Glen (Kent)

The Glen of the Fairies

Advantages: Something for everyone whatever the age
Disadvantages: Can often be cut off by the snow

...Recently, due to the quite substantial amount of snow the Scottish Ski Resorts have received this year we have been taking our 2 kids, Kyle aged 15 and Erin aged 10 to Glenshee for some sledging fun. Glenshee is the busiest ski resort in Scotland, probably because it is fairly easy to reach, when the roads are open, and is situated in quite close proximity to 3 of Scotland's cities, Dundee, Perth and Aberdeen. We live just outside Dundee and, although Glenshee is only about 40 miles from Dundee it takes us about 1 hour to drive there due to the narrow, winding country roads and if snowfall has been quite good, the roads can be quite busy too. A BIT ABOUT GLENSHEE Wild and romantic and steeped in myth and legend Glenshee or the Gaelic name, Gleann Shith, The Glen of the Fairies has something to offer everyone. Glenshee is...

lel1969 08.02.2008 · Read review
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Great Western - Mc Arthur Glen in Swindon

Advantages: Good Bargins, clean, spacious centre.
Disadvantages: May not have it if you are looking for a particular item

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SlickVic 06.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Mc Arthur Glen in York

Glen or Glenda?

Advantages: Everything - near perfection
Disadvantages: Nothing

...alike. I don?t want to slip into hyperbole when talking about this film, but I really cannot begin to describe how fantastic it is. What?s that? Getting on with the plot would be a good start? Oh, good idea. This film is a true story about the true director Edward J. Wood (Johnny Depp) who is noted as one of the worst directors of all time and maker of some of the worst feature films ever committed to celluloid (only in Hollywood could somebody like Ed Wood exist ? it even rhymes! This is too good to be true!). Some of the films made by Wood during his thankfully short career include ?Plan 9 From Outer Space?, ?Glen Or Glenda? and ?Bride Of The Monster?. Check them out, I think ?Plan 9?? is available on general release, with the tagline ?the worst movie ever made?. Critical appraisal has got to the point where the films are considered so...

Ryan74 13.04.2001 (03.11.2003) · Read review
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GLEN COE - The weeping Glen

Advantages: Wild, rugged scenery
Disadvantages: Can get crowded

...GLENCOE is a small ski area and the facilities pretty basic compared to some European resorts although it does offer varied and challenging skiing and snowboarding. It has the steepest piste in Scotland and, if there is enough snow, the longest piste in the country. Glencoe's slopes lie between 305m and 1108m, on the MEALL A BHUIRIDH mountain at the edge of Rannoch MOOR and just east of Glen Coe. The access lift rises to the plateau tow, which provides access to the other tows and the bulk of the slopes. The upper slopes enjoy good snow cover, often from December to May. The UK's first chairlift opened here at the White Corries ski area in 1961. A museum of Scottish skiing and mountaineering is located nearby and contains many momentos from the locality and further afield - including Chris Bonnington's ice axe from the 1985...

proxam 18.10.2002 · Read review
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