Kutheni ukuwa liXesha eliGqibeleleyo loNyaka lokuCwangcisa iPhupha laseScotland kwiiNdawo eziPhambili kuhambo

Eyona Uhambo Lwendlela Kutheni ukuwa liXesha eliGqibeleleyo loNyaka lokuCwangcisa iPhupha laseScotland kwiiNdawo eziPhambili kuhambo

Kutheni ukuwa liXesha eliGqibeleleyo loNyaka lokuCwangcisa iPhupha laseScotland kwiiNdawo eziPhambili kuhambo

Ukuma ukuze athembele kubasebenzi bakhe, uPeter Cramb wajonga intaba ethe tyaba, egqunywe ziintaba esandula ukuyinyuka, amehlo akhe eqaqambile, izidlele zakhe zigqatswe yimozulu. Xa imozulu intle, akukho ndawo ibhetele kuneScotland, utshilo umgcini wemidlalo oneminyaka engama-78, ejonge kumhlaba asebenze kuwo ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-50. Ngosuku olungileyo, uziva ngathi lonke ihlabathi lisezinyaweni zakho.



Mna noCramb sasisePerthshire, emazantsi enduli ye Iindawo eziphakamileyo zaseScotland , kwisangqa somhlaba ecaleni kwe Ilifa leGleneagles , Kwaye ndaziva ndiphezulu komhlaba-ngokwasemzimbeni nangokweemvakalelo. Ngezantsi kwethu, isibini sabazingeli abancinci ababenxibe i-sage-green tweed ekhokele iiponi ezintathu ezimhlophe ezimhlophe ezithwele isidlo sasemini sepikniki kwiibhasikiti ezi-wicker emqolo. Imisinga yatyibilika kwisigodlo segolide. Kumgama, ukhetshe wakhwela ii-thermals ngaphezulu kwencopho yejag. Kwaye ngeenxa zonke kuthiwe kumgama we-rust-color moorland eyaphuke kuphela nge-loch, apho i-yellows kunye ne-reds yamagqabi ekwindla zabonakaliswa.

Ngaphandle kweGleneagles retreat retreat, eScotland Ngaphandle kweGleneagles retreat retreat, eScotland Ngaphandle kweGleneagles, njengoko kubonakala kumhlaba. | Ityala: UNick Ballón

Yayilusuku lokuqala lweveki uhambo oluya ngasemantla eScotland , apho kwakufuneka ndithabathe ezinye zeyona hotele zayo zintle ndize ndinqumle awona maphecana akhe amakhulu entlango. Ndifikile eGleneagles ngaloo ntsasa, ndandikulangazelela ukuphuma ndiphicothe iiglens ezikufutshane, kodwa, le yayiyiScotland, kwakungekho xesha lide ngaphambi kokuba amafu avale kwaye kwaqala ukuwa kwakhona. Xa, emva kweyure okanye ngaphezulu, iibhutsi zam zokuhamba zaqala ukuntywila ngodaka olungqindilili, kunye necramb kwafuneka ivumile ukuba lixesha lokuba ndiyibize ngosuku. Into oyifunayo, watsho nge-grin ekhohlakeleyo, yiSloegasm: ifoto ye-sloe gin, ekhutshwe nge-champagne. Oko kuya kukufudumeza.




I-Sloegasm ngokuqinisekileyo yayiya kuphakamisa amashiya ambalwa eGleneagles kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo; emva koko, yayiyindawo ethe tyaba, iscotch-and-haggis yendawo. Kodwa ukusukela oko umnini wayo omtsha, usomashishini oneminyaka engama-38 ubudala ozelwe eIndiya uSharan Pasricha, eqale ngokutsha izigidi ngezigidi zeedola, ezisonge eli hlobo, iye yaba liziko elitsha lokonwaba nokuntsonkotha kwiindawo eziphakamileyo.

Engqengqe esofeni enemibala enqabileyo kwi-Century Bar kwaye esela uChablis kwiglasi yekristale, uPasricha wandixelela ukuba uthando lwakhe neScotland lwaqala kukhenketho kunye nenkosikazi yakhe eyayizelwe eGlasgow, u-Eiesha, intombi ka-Bilionea wase-India u-Sunil Mittal. Iphupha lakhe ngeGleneagles, wathi, yayikukuba iphinde ibe yindawo yokudlala enkulu yaseScotland- okanye, njengoko yayisaziwa njalo, iRiviera ye-Highlands. Xa ihotele yaqala ukuvulwa, ngo-1924, abantu babedla ngokubaleka kwiimoto zabo okanye kuloliwe ukuze babe yinxalenye yekhalenda yezentlalo, utshilo. Yayiyimpahla yonke entle kunye neecocktails. Sifuna ukubuyela kuloo nto, kwaye sibonise abantu bayo yonke iminyaka oko iScotland kufuneka ikunike.

I-Gleneagles ibuyela umva, eScotland I-Gleneagles ibuyela umva, eScotland Ukusuka ekhohlo: Abazingeli abavela kwilali yaseGleneagles bakhokela amahashe kunqumleza imoor; umbono wegadi eGleneagles. | Ityala: UNick Ballón

Ngokuqinisekileyo, ihotele ivakalelwa kukuba intsha kwaye ihlaziyiwe, kunye neendonga zayo ezinemibala yefern, amagumbi aphezulu ophahla, kunye neendawo zokuhlambela ezinemabhile. Kuyabhida, nayo: kwi-Century Bar, abathandi abancinci be-whisky bathatha isampulu yemixholo yodonga olunomtsalane lweebhotile, ngelixa e-tearoom, iintsapho zabelana ngeziqhamo zescotland kunye ne-scones. Ngaphaya kwe-lacquer emnyama kunye neplum-velvet American Bar (uyilo lwayo lwaphefumlelwa yimivalo engaphantsi komhlaba yeXesha loThintelo) isibini esitshatileyo sasixhokonxe ecaleni kwebhakethi lesilivere ye-champagne.

Nangona bekumanzi ngaphandle, amabala nawo ayephila ngomsebenzi. KwiClubhouse, kunye negalari yayo ye-Ryder Cup yeefoto zeetumente, abagadi begalufa ababesela besela iibhiya. Kwiziko le-falconry, abantwana babebhabha ngokubhabha kwaye bafundiswa indlela yokuphatha i-ferrets-kwaye bekhala ngokuhleka njengoko izidalwa zanyanzelisa ukujija imikhono yazo.

Ezinxulumene : I-Whisky Trail yaseScotland ikusa kwezinye zeZona ziqithi ziQheleke kakhulu (iVidiyo)

Xa uKen Keith, isikhokelo esidibanayo esineminyaka engama-57 ubudala kunye neWilderness Scotland, sandilanda eGleneagles, akazange amangaliswe kwaphela kukuxakeka. Ukhenketho oluya eScotland luyanda, utshilo-kwaye uninzi lwabantu baseMelika bandwendwele kunanini na ngaphambili. Ayisiyiyo le nto yokuba ibonwa njengendawo ekhuselekileyo, indawo enxulunyaniswa neemveliso zodidi ezifana necashmere, iwhiskey, kunye nesalmon etshayayo, kwaye yenye yezona ndawo zikhangeleka zinenkqubela phambili e-United Kingdom. Kungenxa yokuba, kwiminyaka yakutshanje, abatyali mali bamanye amazwe, kubandakanya iFrance u-Xavier-Louis Vuitton, i-Tetra Pak heiress yase-Sweden u-Sigrid Rausing, kunye ne-tranche yezityebi zase-Russia kunye ne-Danes, ziye zaqhekeza iindawo ezilahlayo kunye neenqaba-ezitsalwe ngamaxabiso amahle otshintshiselwano kunye nothando lokuba nepropathi entle yaseScotland. Ngokungafaniyo nabanini mhlaba ngokwesiko, ubukhulu becala amaScotland okanye amaNgesi asebukhosini asebenzise le ndawo njengendawo yokubalekela ukuzingela, uninzi lwezi zinto zintsha zintsha zezamahlathi kunye nabalondolozi bendalo, abanomdla wokuthatha indawo yokuzingela ngezokhenketho kunye nokubonisa ubume beentaba ze-Highlands kubo bonke ubuhle bayo obuhlaza. Abanye bathabathe iifama zangaphambili kunye neendawo zokuzingela baziguqula zangamahotele- kwaye yayikukuzi zintathu kwezi propati bendihamba ndisiya kuzona emantla.

Umgca weorenji Umgca weorenji

Zimbalwa ezinye iindawo eYurophu ezinendawo enkulu evulekileyo yendalo evulekileyo njengeScotland. Lo mhlaba ubalaseleyo lilifa leHighland Clearance yenkulungwane ye-18 neye-19, ngexa amashumi amawaka amaScots agxothwa emhlabeni wawo ukuze enze iifama ezinkulu, ezinengeniso ngakumbi. Ngelo xesha, ngaphezulu kwe-6 yezigidi zeehektare zelizwe zaziqoshwe nje kumakhulu ambalwa ezinto zabucala.

Njengoko mna noKeith sasiqhuba sihamba sijonga emantla, sadlula iimayile emva kwemayile yee-moather-carpeted moor, lochs, kunye ne-misty, iintaba ezityatywe ngumkhenkce, ezaziwa ngokudlala iindima kumabonakude nakwizihloko zefilimu kubandakanya Ukugxekwa Kunye nochungechunge lweHarry Potter. Sasijongise kwilifa elibizwa ngokuba yiGlenfeshie, ethi, oko yayithengwe ngu-Danish usozimali u-Anders Holch Povlsen ngo-2006, iye yaba yinto yolondolozo kwezi ndawo. Imizamo yakhe iphumelele kakhulu, enyanisweni, ngexesha lokundwendwela i-movie UMary Queen waseScots yayidutyulwa apho - ngokuyinxenye kuba uninzi lwee glens lusagqunywe kwimithi yepayini yaseCaledonia eyayinokulawula ubume benkulungwane ye-16. Ezinye zezokuqala, kwaye ezinye ziye zalinywa kwakhona.

Intloko yolondolozo kaGlenfeshie, uThomas MacDonell, ucacisile ukuba phambi koHlaziyo lwezoShishino, kunye nokwanda kolwakhiwo lweenqanawa kunye nolimo olukhulu oluza kunye nalo, uninzi lwelizwe lalixinene yimithi. Iindawo ezimdaka ezimnyama, ezigqunywe bubushushu nezithe zagqalwa njengeziqhelekileyo kwintlango yaseScotland, enyanisweni, yinto yamva nje; ukutyhubela iinkulungwane, isigqubuthelo somthi sitshatyalalisiwe ngabantu kunye neenyamakazi, ezondla izithole.

Esi sesinye sezizathu zokuba uPovlsen athathe isigqibo sokungenelela, wacacisa uMacDonell. Emva kweNgqungquthela yokuqala yoMhlaba ngo-1992, abantu baqala ukuthetha kwiYurophu yonke malunga nokukhusela okusingqongileyo. Ukusukela oko uPovlsen ethathe i-Glenfeshie, ufumene iindawo ezili-11 ngaphezulu kulo mmandla, zizonke iihektare ezingama-218,364 kwaye zamenza ukuba abe ngumnini mhlaba wesibini ngobukhulu eScotland. Ngelixa ukuthengwa kwakhe kuye kwamenza wangathandwa kwezinye iindawo - abamelwane abaziphilisa ngokuzingela amaxhama kunye nobuzwe obucaphukela ubunini bamanye amazwe omhlaba waseScotland, ngakumbi-uPovlsen akajonganga kuphela ukutyalwa kwezigidi zemithi emitsha kodwa uye watofa kakhulu- Imali efunekayo kunye nedosi esempilweni ye-chic kwiiNtaba zeNduli.

Kwiminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo, kwakunzima kakhulu ukufumana indawo yokuhlala naphi na emantla e-Edinburgh eyayiphila ngoku okanye ibutofotofo. Endala yayiyeyona nto ibalaseleyo kubugcisa, kwaye ekude ngaphandle kwezixeko umntu wayehamba, kokukhona ukhetho lwaluya kuba lukhulu. Ke ukufika ngo-2016 ka Ukubulala , Ihotele yasePovlsen ebabazekayo yasekuqaleni-kwenkulungwane ye-19 yehotele esecaleni kwendlu yaseGlenfeshie, ibeyinto yotshintsho lomdlalo eScotland.

Umbono womfazi kaPovlsen, u-Anne Storm Pedersen, kunye nomhlobo wakhe ongumyili uRuth Kramer, indlu yasefama enamagumbi amane ingumzekelo kumnandi , Ingcinga yaseScandinavia yoxinzelelo. Izitulo ezilula zeOrkney zityatyekwe ngesikhumba segusha. Itheyibhile yeholo ifunjelwe ijezi zaseNorway ukunqanda ubushushu baseScotland. Kwitafile zerustic ezenziwe ngomthi zihlala izibane eziphefumlelweyo zeScandi kunye nezigqibo zeglasi ezityalwe ngesandla ezizaliswe ngamanzi amnandi entwasahlobo. Ukutya kunikwa kwilitye elinexabiso eliphantsi laseDenmark, kwaye iindonga zihonjiswe ngobugcisa besitayile sangoku.

Uluvo olungemva kwalo, ucacisile uKaddi Freudenberg, inkosikazi yompheki kaKilliehuntly, yayikukudala uhlobo lobufazi ngakumbi kunesiqhelo eScotland. U-Anne wayefuna ukuyenza yahluke kakhulu kwintlango yesiqhelo, eyindoda kakhulu yokudubula-kunye nokuzingela, ke bekufanele ukuba intle, kodwa ilula kwaye izolile, ukulungelelanisa indalo eluhlaza yaseScotland, ucacisile.

Umpheki eKillehuntly Farmhouse, eScotland Umpheki eKillehuntly Farmhouse, eScotland Umpheki uHans-Ole Freudenberg ekhitshini eKilliehuntly. | Ityala: UNick Ballón

Uhlobo olujikeleze iKilliehuntly ngokuqinisekileyo aluhlaza. Ifumaneka ngaphakathi kwePaki yeSizwe yeCairngorms-eyona ndawo yogcino inkulu e-UK - indlu esefama ijikelezwe ngamahlathi angaphazanyiswanga, i-glens, kunye nee-moor, zonke zigqunywe sisibhakabhaka esimnyama. Ngentsasa yam yokuqala, ndavuka kwakusasa ndazikrazula kwilinen yokulala yaseLithuania kunye neengubo zoboya ezithambileyo. Ekuzeni kokusa phezu kweenduli, ndafumana umkhondo womdaka ophuma kwigadi yemifuno kwaye iiyure ezimbini ndihamba ndithe cwaka, ndiphefumla ivumba lepine kunye nomhlaba omnyama, omnyama, ukumamela ukuntywila kwemilambo, kwaye ndingena kwikwindla ephantse ukuba mnandi imibala apho imithi yayiye yazambathisa.

Ndibuyele ekhitshini lendlu yasefama, ngaphezulu kwesidlo sakusasa sesonka esenziwe ngesonka esimuncu kunye namaqanda aqanduselwe iorenji, ndiye ndafunda ukuba uninzi lweendwendwe zifika eKilliehuntly ngenjongo yokujonga umhlaba ngeebhayisikile zehotele, ukuloba imigodi nemilambo ye-trout, ukubhukuda kwasendle amachibi amanzi acocekileyo, kunye nokunyuka intaba. Kodwa abaninzi bayakhohliswa yindlu efudumeleyo yasefama kangangokuba bangaze bashiye, endaweni yoko bachithe ixesha labo lokuhlala bebrawuza iincwadi zobugcisa kunye nokucamngca ngobomi obuvela kwiisofa ezitofotofo.

Ngelixa ndandihendeke kakhulu ukuba ndenze okufanayo, emva kwesidlo sakusasa kwafika ixesha lokuba mna noKeith siphinde sihambe. Ukuhamba ngeelali zelitye elidlulileyo kunye nokuhamba okukhulu kwebracken yegolide kunye neheather, saya emantla kwindawo yethu elandelayo: Indawo yoLondolozo lweeNdawo iAlladale , entliziyweni ye-Highlands. Iphethwe ngumninimzi wefenitshala waseNgilandi uPaul Lister, le propati yehektare ezingama-23,000 ayibonisi ndawo yokuhlala okanye ukutya - zombini zifudumele kwaye ziyathuthuzela - kodwa ngomsebenzi wayo wokuqala wokubuyisela iintlobo zendalo, inkqubo eyaziwa ngokuba kukuphinda kusetyenziswe kwimimandla evulekileyo kwiYurophu iphela.

Ephefumlelwe zizilwanyana zasendle ezisemazantsi e-Afrika, uLister uzimisele ukuphinda avelise izityalo, imithi kunye nezilwanyana ezazikhe zachaza iiHighlands. Oko wafumana eli lifa ngo-2003, zingaphezulu kwama-800,000 iipayini zaseScots ezityalwe eAlladale. Intsapho yee-wildcats zaseScotland ngoku igcinwe kwindawo ebiyelweyo kwilifa; Izicwangciso ezinempikiswano ngakumbi zokulawula inani lexhama ngokwazisa amarhamncwa amakhulu, kubandakanya iingcuka kunye neengqungqulu, zihlala kwinqanaba lokucwangcisa.

Ezinxulumene : Ukuqhutywa kweentaba zaseScotland kuzisa ubuso bakho ukuze ujongane namabhodlo amandulo, ikhaya likaNessie, kunye nenala lezimvu.

Ngaphandle kwendawo yokuhlala enkulu, iAlladale inezindlu ezimbalwa zamatye asasazeke kumhlaba wayo. Eyethu ibisezantsi kweGlen Alladale, enye yeentlambo ezintlanu ezinkulu kwilifa. Endleleni, ubuhle bendalo babuqaqambile kangangokuba uKeith wayefanele ukuhlala emile ukuze ndikwazi ukuthatha iifoto zommandla waseTolkienesque: iingxangxasi eziwisa amatye afana neeribhoni zesilivere, iinkomo zeHighland ezinemiphetho emide, kwanomhlaba onesiponji. kunye ne-lichen ebomvu ebomvu kunye nepistachio eluhlaza.

Ngaloo mvakwemini, saya kuloba kubanzi, kumanzi anzulu kuMlambo iAlladale. Ukusuka apho ndimi khona elunxwemeni lomlambo, kwakunzima ukuthelekelela umbono omangalisayo. Imigca endiyibonayo ayolulelanga nje ezantsi imijelo ejikelezileyo, apho imijelo yomlambo ingena kumadlelo eemeraldi, kodwa inyukele encotsheni yeentaba ezinkulu zegranite ezibonakala phezu kweentili.

Besingenalo ixesha-okanye amandla-okunyuka enye yezi ndawo zakudala, endaweni yoko samkela isibonelelo sokukhwela kumhlaba wonke weArgonaut ukuya kwincopho yomqolo ojonge ngasentshona eBodach Mòr, ukusuka apho sasibona iAtlantiki kunye noLwandle oluseMantla. Yayikukunyuka okukhohlisayo kwindlela engenamqengqelezi, enamatye, kodwa iimbono ezivela phezulu zazifanele onke amajungxu ashukumisayo ethambo. Sasibona amakhulu eekhilomitha, ukanti ngaphandle kwendlwana esasihlala kuyo, kwakungekho sakhiwo sinye. Isandi esikude soMlambo iAlladale yayikukuphela kwesandi, kwaye kuba yayisithi sodwa iindwendwe kwipropathi, yayi yeyethu sonke. Ngobo busuku, ndigcwalise imiphunga yam ngumoya omsulwa waseScotland, ndalala njengelitye, ndibethwa yimpempe yomoya kwiiseli ezingaphandle kwefestile yeloft.

Kanye xa ucinga ukuba ukhe wazibonelela ngeyona Scotland ibalaseleyo, enye into ebalulekileyo iza kukuphosa. Intlango yaseScotland Uchithe iminyaka eli-17 edlulileyo ekhangela ilizwe kwiindawo ezinobuqaqawuli kubaxhasi balo ukuba baphonononge, kwaye emva kweeyure ezimbini zokuqhuba kwiKyles yaseSutherland kunye nokuhamba ngenkungu kweflat, peaty bogland, uKeith wandothusa. Ngaphandle kweLoch Meadie sadibana nesikhokelo ngephenyane elibanzi elenziwe ngamaplanga, elaliza kundikhwelisa ngobunono ndisiya kwindawo elandelayo apho uKeith wayehamba ngobukroti ethutha umthwalo wam ngemoto.

Emva kweeyure ezininzi endleleni, utshintsho lwesantya kunye nokucwangciswa kwaba yitoni ngokukhawuleza. Ngeyure elandelayo ndiye ndazinikela ekufuneni ubuze bentlambo ebanzi kwaye ndibukele izithonga ezenziweyo njengoko amaphini ethu eqhekeza umphezulu wesipili. Ngaphandle kokhozi lwentlanzi oludlulayo kunye nokugigitheka kwamadada okubhukuda emanzini acocekileyo, acocwe peat, bekungekho nto kugxilwe kuyo ngaphandle kweentaba kunye nesibhakabhaka.

Xa ndandicwangcisela uhambo lwam oluya kwiiHighlands, ndandicelile ukuba ndingachitha ixesha elininzi kangangoko entlango, kwaye ngolu suku, iminqweno yam yafunyanwa. Bekufanele silale ngobo busuku IKinloch Lodge , enye yokufunyanwa kukaAnders Holch Povlsen. Kodwa endaweni yokundisa ngqo apho, uKeith watsala ngaphandle kwelitye elalisaziwa njenge-bothy, elalisandula ukuphinda liphindwe njengendawo yokutyela ye-rustic. Ngaphakathi, safumana isidlo sasemini sibekwe ecaleni komlilo, sineembono ngaphezulu kweentaba ezinde zekhephu zikaBen Loyal.

Indawo yokutyela entlango yaseScotland Indawo yokutyela entlango yaseScotland Ukusuka ngasekunene: IBirnam Brasserie eGleneagles, ePerthshire; indawo yokutyela eKinloch Lodge, eSutherland. | Ityala: UNick Ballón

NjengaseGlenfeshie, zonke iinkcukacha bezithathelwe ingqalelo. Ngapha koko, itafile entle yokutyela eyenziwe ngomthi yayibekwa ngobugcisa kangangokuba kwavakala kuphosakele ukuyiphazamisa, ukusuka kwiibhodi zerustic kunye neekilner ezityeni zesibindi se-pâté ukuya kwi-vase yamagqabi asendle, zonke zilungiswe ecaleni kwamalaphu eelinen zendalo kunye neeseramiki zaseDenmark.

Umthendeleko wawulungiselelwe ngumpheki uLavinia Turner, ophethe ububele kuzo zonke iipropathi zikaPovlsen eScotland. Into endiyithandayo kukuba uPovlsen kunye nenkosikazi yakhe bakhululekile, utshilo. Bafuna ukuba izinto esizenzayo zifudumale kwaye zibonakalise ukubuk 'iindwendwe. Bafuna ukuba abanye abantu bathandane neScotland, njengabo.

Ngenxa yokuba iKinloch Lodge enamagumbi asixhenxe angabhukishwa liqela elinye kuphela, mna noKeith sasinalo lonke ilifa lethu, ukuze sikwazi ukwenza le nto siyifunayo, xa sifuna - ethi, emveni kwesidlo sasemini, ichithe iiyure ezintathu ezisele Ukukhanya kwemini ukusuka kubini uye kwindlu ephambili, ukuntywila kwizibuko elikhulu lemoorland kunye nomoya obandayo, onuka kamnandi kwizityalo xa sihamba.

Bekuyinto elungileyo ukuzikhandla ngale mvakwemini, kuba ukutya eKinloch kuphezulu. Indawo eyayisakuba yindawo yokufotwa, indlu sele iguqulwe yangamakhaya aseHighland ahlala kamnandi enamagumbi okulala axhonywe ngesikhumba segusha kunye namalaphu angathathi cala, nganye inendawo yomlilo kunye nedesika enezimvo zamahlathi. Emva kokuntywila kwigumbi lokuhlambela elinamandla, elinuka kamnandi, ivumba lemifuno egcadiweyo landitsalela kwisidlo sangokuhlwa.

Iihotele eNtofontofo eScotland Iihotele eNtofontofo eScotland Ukusuka ekhohlo: Killiehuntly, ihotele esefama ese Cairngorms National Park; igumbi leendwendwe eKinloch Lodge. | Ityala: UNick Ballón

Umpheki otyelele uKinloch, uRichard Turner, uqinisekisa imveliso yaseScotland inikwa ikratshi lendawo kuzo zonke iipropathi zePovlsen. Ngobo busuku, kwelinye lamahotele elinamagumbi amahle, aneendonga ezimdaka, ezimnyama ezingwevu kunye nobugcisa baseDenmark, sazonwabisa ngeekreyifishi, inkuku enee-gnocchi kunye namakhowa e-chanterelle, kunye ne-mousse yetshokholethi emnyama emnyama kunye ne-whisky kunye neetsheri. Ukuthatha umhlala phantsi ebhedini yam ehle-phantsi njengoko imvula ibisitsho phandle, bekunzima ukucinezela usizi lokuba obu ibubusuku bokugqibela kohambo lwam.

Siqhubele emazantsi sigudle unxweme olusentshona ngentsasa elandelayo, sadlula kwezona ndawo zintle okwangoku: iintaba ezimangalisayo ezathi zawela ngqo elwandle, iilwandle ezinde ezimhlophe, kunye namakhulu eekhilomitha zemoorland. Ngelixesha siqhubayo, mna noKeith saxoxa ngombandela wabaphambukeli abathenga amafa eScotland. Into ekufuneka uyikhumbule kukuba abanakuze babe ngabanini mhlaba ngokwenyani. Bangabagcini nje baseScotland, utshilo. Iya kuhlala iyinto yethu-eyakho kunye neyam kunye nayo yonke into eyithandayo.

Kamva ngala mini, xa sasimisa ikomityi yeti yasemva kwemini, uKeith wafunda isicatshulwa esivela kwimbongi yaseScotland uNorman MacCaig ethi A Man in Assynt. Ngubani ophethe lo mhlaba? Indoda eyithengileyo okanye mna ndinayo? Imibuzo engeyonyani, kuba lo mhlaba awunabuchule kwaye awunakuchaphazeleka .... Loo magama aphindaphindayo entlokweni yam, ndakhwela uloliwe oleleyo e-Inverness. Njengokuba yayihlala emazantsi ubusuku bonke, ndiphupha ngee-moor kunye neentaba kunye nesibhakabhaka esingapheliyo, esingeyomntu kwaye esinabaninzi.

Cwangcisa iDrive yakho yokuDlula eScotland

Beka bucala iintsuku ezili-10 ukhenketho lweendawo eziphakamileyo kunye neemoor kule mile-400 Uhambo lwendlela , eyeka kwiihotele zommandla kunye neefa.

Ukufika apho

Le ndlela yokuqhuba isuka eGleneagles iye kwi-Inverness iyakuthatha iintsuku ezili-10 nobusuku obuli-11. Onke amaxesha adweliswe apha ngezantsi akanayeka.

Eyona ndlela yokuphumla yokufika eGleneagles ngololiwe; ihotele inesikhululo sayo, kwimizuzu embalwa xa uhamba ngemoto. Uhambo luthabatha iiyure ezintandathu ukusuka eLondon malunga neeyure eziyi-1¼ ukusuka e-Edinburgh. Ngenye indlela, ipropathi iyure yokuqhuba ukusuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya i-Edinburgh.

Kuhambo olubuyayo, ndathatha iCaledonia Sleeper (sleeper.scot; ukusuka kwi- $ 65) ukusuka kwi-Inverness ukuya eLondon Euston. Le nkonzo iza kuphuculwa ngeNtwasahlobo ka-2019, kube lula kodwa kube lula, kunye nezindlu zangasese kunye neesinki.

Iihotele

Amagqabantshintshi

Eliziko le-1924 laphinda laphinda labekwa ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka emva kohlaziyo olubanzi. Thatha iti kwigumbi lokuphumla i-Glendevon, ube ne-cocktails kwindawo entle yaseMelika, okanye uvavanye ikhosi yegalufa ekumgangatho wehlabathi. glenengce.com ; iphindwe kabini kwi $ 508.

Indlu yokufama kunye neKottage yaseKilliehuntly

Umgama ukusuka eGleneagles: iikhilomitha ezingama-88; 1¾ iiyure ngemoto.

Indlu yefama yenkulungwane ye-19 eCairngorms National Park ngoku eyeye-Danish mogul Anders Holch Povlsen. Ngamagumbi okulala amane kuphela, sisiseko esizimeleyo sokuhamba, ukuloba, kunye nokuhlola intlango ejikelezileyo. esbiyagbo.scot ; iphindwe kabini kwi $ 423; iirenti ezirenta ukusuka kwi- $ 1,634 ngeveki.

Indawo yoLondolozo lweeNdawo iAlladale

Umgama ukusuka eKilliehuntly: iikhilomitha ezingama-92; Iiyure ezi-2 ukuya kwezi-3.

Ebekwe kwiikhilomitha ezingama-36 zelizwe elinamahlathi, kunye nokuloba okuhle kunye neenyamakazi ezindulini, indawo yokuphayona yefenitshala enkulu uPaul Lister inendlu yamatye e-baronial, kunye neendawo zokuhlala zamatye ezininzi zokurenta. alladale.com ; iphindwe kabini kwiidola ezingama-390, ubuncinci ubusuku obuthathu; iirenti ezirenta ukusuka kwi- $ 1,660 ngeveki.

IKinloch Lodge

Umgama ukusuka e-Alladale: iikhilomitha ezingama-65; iiyure ezi-2.

Hlala kule ndawo yokulala ilungiselelwe kakuhle ene-chef yabucala kunye nabasebenzi bokuloba, ukuzingela, ukuhamba, i-kayaking, kunye nokunyuka kwintaba ekufutshane neBen Loyal. kinloch.scot ; irente ekhethekileyo eqeshisa kwi- $ 7,815, ubuncinci bobusuku abathathu.

Umgama kwi-Inverness ngendlela enqabileyo yonxweme: i-155 yeemayile; 4 iiyure.

Umsebenzi woKhenketho

Uhambo lwam lwalucwangciswe yi-Wilderness Scotland, ingcali yokunxiba eyenza amalungiselelo ohambo olukhokelweyo, olwenziwe ngokwezifiso kwiiHighlands nakwiziqithi zaseScotland. entlango scotland.com ; ukusuka kwi- $ 9,415 umntu ngamnye ngobusuku obuli-11, konke kubandakanya.