Comments on: Islay/Jura/Scotland holiday pics

by: David Bailey

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:20:55 +0000

Hi Kieren
We had our first trip to Islay last October and just fell in love with it. Going back next week for the springtime experience. Main reason for commenting was to tell you we also got a note on our windscreen at Lossit Farm. Found our later from the people we rented the cottage from that even residents get the “note treatment”. Seems like the “lady of the manor” has a bit of a problem. Love your photos. Regards David
PS we are over 700 miles from Kennocraig as we live in Cornwall!!

by: Robert Leslie Fielding

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:56:23 +0000

Thank you for reminding me how beautiful Islay is. My wife and I spent a few days there last summer in between my teaching summer school at Strathclyde University in Glasgow. The islands and highlands are our favourite places on the planet, with Glasgow next, and Turkey and parts of my own country, England, coming hot on their heels. Why don’t you visit the UAE, write next time you do.
Many thanks
Sincerely
Robert and Nazan Fielding

by: Willie Wallace

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:28:33 +0000

Hi Kieren,

Just came across your blog and found it very interesting. I truly hope you get to see the wave machine the next time you are over. I always make an attempt to go there. When it is stormy, you can hear from a long way, howling and whoooing. The price of whisky in the bars is not caused so much by tax or anything else, it is because you are buying rarer whiskies. The bar you were in was the Lochside and I presume you were buying out of their whisky catalogue, the printed book lying on the bar, listing all their malts. If you had just popped next door to the public bar and bought a straightforward malt off the shelf, a 10 year old Bowmore, Laphroaig, or a Caol Ila, or Lagavulin you would have paid between £2 and £3. Start drinking the 16, 18 or 25 year olds and you start paying more. I once tasted a 40 year old Laphroaig in there. It was £40 for a dram, but the flavour is still with me today!

Cheers,

Willie

by: gavin

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:26:24 +0000

Have traced your footsteps , fantastic photos, isnt Jura amazing and Islay too, I really liked the harbour in Port Askaig

by: David

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:55:29 +0000

Hi, love the photos of Islay. I’m going there myself next week, travelling by public transport as I want to sample the whisky! You mention the fact that the whisky costs about £10 a measure, is that in all the pubs on the island?
Thanks

by: Dadinho

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:23:35 +0000

What can i say, fantastic photos, it’s really, i love scotland ….

nice photos ….

by: Manek

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:31:58 +0000

Yes, have sampled the wonderfulness of Islay - whisky and island myelf. Wonderful place. I did get to see Bowmore and Laphroaig but not MY fave - Lagavulin - for some reason.

Am due another trip next month…

by: Kieren

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:24:09 +0000

Ah, yes, of course. Sorry to have missed you Andrzej.

Yes, many have commented on my excellent use of language dictionaries

Kieren

by: Andrzej

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:11:12 +0000

Haha Kieren
I’m a friend of Neil and Jessica Paterson. I live in Falkirk and Neil showed me this blog with the pictures taken on Your last trip.
But You have the sense of humor and Your dictionary polish is really good.
I owe You a glas of whisky when we meet in Scotland.
Bye
Andrzej

by: Kieren

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:11:38 +0000

Zbytnich problemow z rozszyfrowaniem tego komentaza?!

Ja czynić nie mówić po polsku, Andrzej. Zmartwiony

Kieren