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I now have the full details for the
highlands trip. The highlands trip is a three day trip and (as the name
implies) will cover the highlights of the scottish highlands. The trip takes
place on the 19th-21st march and will cost 80-85 (still to be confirmed) pounds
including transport, accomadation and breakfast. This MUCH cheaper than any
other highlands tour on offer so its definetly worth it.
Tickets will be sold on monday 21st March [N.B: I think this is February] from 12pm in the reading room. Be
sure to be there early because the last time we had a big trip of this scale it
sold out in under an hour. You cannot reserve tickets but if you can't make it
to the reading room I don't mind if you send a friend to pay for you. If you
want to get a ticket get there early - I'm not joking!

On the first night of the tour you will have the option of staying in oban,
fort william or skye and on the second night everyone (up to 180 people) will
stay in an authentic scottish castle. The full itinery is below:

OPTION 1
Day One : Glasgow - Oban
We leave Glasgow at 9am and head north past Loch Lomond and out to the West
Coast via the Arrochar Alps, rest and be thankful and Inveraray, where we'll
stop for a spot of lunch. Our home for tonight is the gorgeous coastal town of
Oban, famous for it's fishing and as the gateway to the Islands. After checking
in to our Hostel on the sea front, the night is yours to explore the town and
sample some one of its many seafood restaraunts, café's & pubs.
Day Two : Oban - Carbisdale
Leaving Oban at 8.30am, we head north for Glencoe, sight of the legendary
massacre of the MacDonald's. Here we'll go for a wee walk and tell you all
about the history and legend of one of Scotland's most famous Glens. We'll then
grab some lunch in Fort William, home of Ben Nevis (Britain's highest mountain)
and the film set of movies such as Braveheart and Harry Potter. After lunch
it's then off to Loch Ness for a spot of Monster Hunting, before heading north
to our very own Highland Castle where a warm welcome and a few ghosts await our
arrival. The evening is your to explore the castle's vast grounds and the many
wee nooks and crannies hidden within!!
Day Three Carbisdale - Glasgow
Leaving our magnificent castle bright and early, we first of all drive south to
Inverness, capital of the Highlands, and head for Cullodden Moor, the sight of
the last major battle to be fought on British soil. After Cullodden we then
make our way south, heading back to Glasgow via Aviemore, Pitlochry and Perth,
arriving home at approximately 5.30pm.

OPTION 2
Day One : Glasgow - Fort Willam
We leave Glasgow at 8.30am and head north past Loch Lomond and up into the
highlands. After a bracing walk in the awesome Glencoe, we'll tell you all
about the history and legend of one of Scotland's most famous Glens, before
heading north to our home for the evening in the magnificent town Fort William,
where our cosy wee hostel sits in the shadow of Ben Nevis. The night is yours
to relax in the cosy surroundings and in-house bar, or to head into town for
some local cuisine and culture!!
Day Two : Fort William - Carbisdale
After a hearty breakfast, it's off to Loch Ness for a spot of Monster Hunting!
Depending on the weather, we may have the chance to go for a picnic in one of
Scotland's last remaining areas of Caledonian Forest at Glen Affric, before
heading north to our very own Highland Castle where a warm welcome and a few
ghosts await our arrival. The evening is yours to explore the castle's vast
grounds and the many wee nooks and crannies hidden within!!
Day Three Carbisdale- Glasgow
Leaving our magnificent castle bright and early, we first of all drive south to
Inverness, capital of the Highlands, and head for Cullodden Moor, the sight of
the last major battle to be fought on British soil. After Cullodden we then
make our way south, heading back to Glasgow via Aviemore, Pitlochry and Perth,
arriving home at approximately 5.30pm.

OPTION 3
Day One : Glasgow - Skye
We leave Glasgow at 8.00am and head north past Loch Lomond and up to the
magnificent Glen Coe, where we'll stop for a wee walk and tell you all about
the history and legend of one of Scotland's most famous Glens. We'll then grab
some lunch in Fort William (home of Ben Nevis (Britain's highest mountain) and
the film set of movies such as Braveheart and Harry Potter) before heading to
the magical Isle of Skye via Eilean Donan Castle - Scotland's most photogrphed
Castle (used in Highlander movie). Our home for tonight is the gorgeous
fishing village of Kyleakin, where you can explore the magnificent scenery and
sample the nighlife in one of the local pubs.
Day Two : Skye - Carbisdale
After a short trip around Skye, tasting just a little of what this legendary
Island has to offer, we then head along the lonely and remote destitution road,
left empty as a result of the infamous Highland Clearances, and head north to
our very own Highland Castle where, a warm welcome and a few ghosts await our
arrival. The evening is yours to explore the castle's vast grounds and the
many wee nooks and crannies hidden within!!
Day Three Carbisdale- Glasgow
Leaving our magnificent castle bright and early, we first of all drive south to
Inverness, capital of the Highlands, and head for Cullodden Moor, the sight of
the last major battle to be fought on British soil. After Cullodden we then
make our way south, heading back to Glasgow via Aviemore, Pitlochry and Perth,
arriving home at approximately 5.30pm.

-- Edited by Webhamster at 12:08, 2005-02-11

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Hi Everyone,

The following information is intended for those people going on the Highlands
trip. If you are not going please disregard this e-mail.

Firstly - sorry for the lateness in getting back to you all. I have about 40 e-
mails in my inbox asking what is going on so heres the deal:

We will meet AT 8.00AM ON SATURDAY 19th MARCH AT THE MAIN GATES OF THE
UNIVERSITY ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE. The buses will all LEAVE AT 8.30AM at the
very latest. This is very important

YOU MUST BE AT THE MAIN GATES AT 8.00AM ON SATURDAY

If you are late we will leave without you - I have to be very strict about this
because if one person is late the bus can get stuck in traffic and it will ruin
the day for everyone else. You have all paid for this and you deserve the best
we can give so I'm not going to let you down by having to wait for people. I'm
personally going to be at 10 hour cheesy pop at the QMU and will be there at
8.00am having had no sleep whatsoever - if I can make it so can you.

OK, glad we got that over with - here is the schedule for the buses.

PLEASE STAY ON THE BUS YOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE EVERYONE
IS!

1 Agnieszka Zieba Bus 1 Skye
2 Ali Sharifi Bus 1 Skye
3 Amy Hiu Yin Lau Bus 6 Fort William
4 Anke Manneveld Bus 5 Oban
5 Anna Le Bus 3 Skye
6 Anna Li Bus 2 Skye
7 Annika Schmetzke Bus 4 Skye
8 Barbara Zaskorska Bus 2 Skye
9 Basudev Lahiri Bus 1 Skye
10 Bella Aptekar Bus 5 Oban
11 Bettina Schwaub Bus 5 Oban
12 Bianca Breum Bus 6 Fort William
13 Bianca Schmitt Bus 5 Oban
14 Bin Gui Bus 1 Skye
15 Bjorn Hogberg Bus 2 Skye
16 Boon Wee Um Bus 2 Skye
17 Bzn Hu Bus 5 Oban
18 Carolina Trojillo Perez Bus 2 Skye
19 Charlotte Backerra Bus 5 Oban
20 Chee Wai Lio Bus 1 Skye
21 Cheng Li Bus 6 Fort William
22 Chris N/A Bus 4 Skye
23 Christian Ebhardt Bus 3 Skye
24 Chun Wai Chan Bus 2 Skye
25 Claudia Schumacher Bus 3 Skye
26 Cong Lin Bus 5 Oban
27 Cristina Villar Fabelo Bus 2 Skye
28 Dan Wang Bus 3 Skye
29 Delphine Grisard Bus 2 Skye
30 Deng K Wang Bus 3 Skye
31 Di Zhou Bus 4 Skye
32 Dominique Delmas Bus 3 Skye
33 Duan Wu Bus 4 Skye
34 Eda Purutruglu Bus 4 Skye
35 Eglantine Dufayard Bus 5 Oban
36 Elena Maria Sanchez Martin Bus 2 Skye
37 Elena Perez Gomez Bus 2 Skye
38 Elisa Arienti Bus 3 Skye
39 Eliya Nachii Narasinghan Bus 1 Skye
40 Fan Chu Bus 2 Skye
41 Fei Pan Bus 1 Skye
42 Fengliang Cai Bus 5 Oban
43 Fleur Van Oostveen Bus 5 Oban
44 Francesco X Bus 5 Oban
45 Gesine Mueller Bus 5 Oban
46 Giovanni Frongia Bus 1 Skye
47 Haifeng Liao Bus 3 Skye
48 Helene Rosoux Bus 2 Skye
49 Hsin Wei Chang Bus 1 Skye
50 Hua Zhang Bus 3 Skye
51 Hui Chen Bus 1 Skye
52 Hui Lin Wu Bus 4 Skye
53 Hui Mei Lin Bus 3 Skye
54 Hui Shan Chan Bus 1 Skye
55 Hui Zhang Bus 3 Skye
56 Ilona Dujaka Bus 5 Oban
57 Ines Hoffman Bus 2 Skye
58 James Fazal Bus 1 Skye
59 Janna X Bus 6 Fort William
60 Janneke Kasius Bus 1 Skye
61 Jessica Clever Bus 3 Skye
62 Jessica Ontyd Bus 2 Skye
63 Jessie Forman Bus 1 Skye
64 Jia Jing Hu Bus 1 Skye
65 Jian Lin Bus 6 Fort William
66 Jiaojion Fang Bus 3 Skye
67 Jie Ding Bus 3 Skye
68 Jin Guo Bus 4 Skye
69 Jin Wang Bus 3 Skye
70 Jinghuan Xu Bus 2 Skye
71 Jinglin Wang Bus 3 Skye
72 Joanna Tyl Bus 2 Skye
73 Johanna Flekuer Bus 5 Oban
74 Johannes Becker Bus 6 Fort William
75 Johnny Ho Bus 5 Oban
76 Jorg Diehl Bus 5 Oban
77 Jose Weber Raposo Bus 2 Skye
78 Joyce Tsao Bus 3 Skye
79 Juan Liu Bus 3 Skye
80 Juiv Hao Zou Bus 5 Oban
81 Julia Cordoba Julia Bus 2 Skye
82 Julia Kastner Bus 4 Skye
83 Julia Schmidt Bus 5 Oban
84 Juliane Hellwig Bus 5 Oban
85 Karianne Kleve Bus 4 Skye
86 Kasper Riis Jensen Bus 6 Fort William
87 Kate Strietelmeier Bus 3 Skye
88 Katharina Kramer Bus 5 Oban
89 Katia Tupitsa Bus 2 Skye
90 Kirsty Mcgowan Bus 6 Fort William
91 Kristina Brauburger Bus 1 Skye
92 Kung Cheng Lin Bus 1 Skye
93 Laura Casadei Bus 2 Skye
94 Lauren Gzaporowski Bus 5 Oban
95 Lei Cao Bus 3 Skye
96 Lei Dai Bus 4 Skye
97 Lei Xu Bus 4 Skye
98 Leo Sonnini Bus 4 Skye
99 Liang Ou Yang Bus 1 Skye
100 Lief Sigurd Storlien Bus 6 Fort William
101 Lin Jiang Bus 4 Skye
102 Ling See Toh Bus 1 Skye
103 Liwei Teng Bus 2 Skye
104 Magdalena Fiecek Bus 6 Fort William
105 Maria Calistroni Bus 6 Fort William
106 Maria Corrales Bus 1 Skye
107 Maria Norniella Bus 1 Skye
108 Marlies Huijbers Bus 5 Oban
109 Martin Stassen Bus 4 Skye
110 Martina Leibl Bus 5 Oban
111 Meg Roberts Bus 3 Skye
112 Mette Kuhlen Bus 4 Skye
113 Milofor Shashdialli Bus 5 Oban
114 Nassima Marref Bus 1 Skye
115 Ning Sung Bus 4 Skye
116 Paola Grande Bus 2 Skye
117 Pek Cheou Chen Bus 3 Skye
118 Pierre-Laurent Frossard Bus 3 Skye
119 Ping Chen Bus 4 Skye
120 Ping Wang Bus 4 Skye
121 Pui Yuk Chan Bus 2 Skye
122 Regina Klima Bus 4 Skye
123 Renyan Tian Bus 4 Skye
124 Roman Kalis Bus 5 Oban
125 Rongyi Shi Bus 6 Fort William
126 Sara Venturelli Bus 2 Skye
127 Sarah De Jong Bus 5 Oban
128 Sergio Piaia Bus 1 Skye
129 Seyedeh Nilaifar Bus 1 Skye
130 Shan Du Bus 4 Skye
131 Shi Chen Bus 1 Skye
132 Shi Wei Liang Bus 1 Skye
133 Shu Chun Chiang Bus 1 Skye
134 Shu Ping Kung Bus 2 Skye
135 Song Zhang Bus 5 Oban
136 Stephanie Gollwitzer Bus 4 Skye
137 Tiff Cole Bus 3 Skye
138 Tina Fossen Bus 5 Oban
139 Tsu Shan Ma Bus 1 Skye
140 Victoria Millious Bus 1 Skye
141 Vilda Purutruglu Bus 4 Skye
142 Wai Hei Lau Bus 5 Oban
143 Wai Lim Tang Bus 5 Oban
144 Wei Hua Wang Bus 5 Oban
145 Weifeng Li Bus 5 Oban
146 Wen Xin Wei Bus 4 Skye
147 Xi Chen Bus 3 Skye
148 Xiao Ying Zhu Bus 6 Fort William
149 Xiaobin Wu Bus 5 Oban
150 Xzau Wang Bus 6 Fort William
151 Ya Fei Du Bus 6 Fort William
152 Yan Lu Bus 4 Skye
153 Yang Xiao Bus 4 Skye
154 Yanrong Liu Bus 2 Skye
155 Yeqi Ding Bus 4 Skye
156 Yi Ting Hsu Bus 4 Skye
157 Yin Ling Law Bus 2 Skye
158 Ying Tung Mok Bus 2 Skye
159 Ying Ying Zhang Bus 3 Skye
160 Ying Zhou Bus 6 Fort William
161 Yu Chan Tay Bus 2 Skye
162 Yuma Yamaguchi Bus 4 Skye
163 Zhe Gin Bus 5 Oban
164 Anders Roberts - Committee Member Bus 3 Skye
165 Maisie Roberts Bus 3 Skye
166 Robert Kitson - Committee Member Bus 3 Skye
167 Edgar Sevilla-Ryes - Committee Member Bus 6 Fort William
168 Srikant Jakilinki - Committee Member Bus 5 Oban

Most of you will have been given your first choice of trip but about 4 or 5 of
you have had to be moved. Finding accomadation for 170 students is not always
easy. That said you will have a great time regardless.

Ok - I've given you all the information you need - if you want to know the trip details please see the previous post

We should be back in the early evening on monday 21st - time to be confirmed.

Right thats everything sorted. I will see you all bright and early on
saturday. If you need to get in touch before then the best way is by phone -
my number is below. Looking forward to seeing you all in a few days

Anders

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Anders Aufderhorst-Roberts
President, International Society
International Students Officer, SRC
John McIntyre Building,
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Glasgow.
G12 8QQ.

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M: 07832235819
E: isocpresident@gla.ac.uk

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