I love the smell of irony in the morning...

[boglin]

From the BBC news website. Deborah Fermor, manager of John O'Groats Ferries, disputes the "tourist trap" label given to john O'Groats by the new edition of the Lonely Planet guide.

Ms Fermor said: "I wouldn't say it was a seedy tourist trap, we have shops here like the Woollen Mill and souvenirs too.

Comments

[sciamachy.livejournal.com]

Land's End is just as bad. I'm just glad when I was at John O'Groats that I let the hostel manager talk me and a bunch of German Goths into going bird-watching with him, or I'd have ended up with the impression there was nothing worthwhile up there. Instead I had a lovely evening (albeit a bit cold and windy) watching puffins from 6' away, and later smoking hash with the German lads, who were very decent sorts.

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Why did i ready that as Ironing ???

Mmmm this shirt really does smell good !

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

I really must get around to scanning the leaflet for Boddam, which boasts /two/ shops.

[quercus.livejournal.com]

John O'Groats has one major attraction. It's the _only_ ground for 20 miles that is firm enough to stand on, yet soft enough enough to get a tent peg into it. Two of us spent a windily unsuccessful night trying to camp anywhere nearby once, before we admitted defeat and paid up for the official campsite. You can't just kip inside a motorbike (or for that matter, probably a Smart)

Orkney is of course far better. That's worth the trip, the end of the mainland isn't.

[fuzzygoth.livejournal.com]

heh my only memeory of john o groats was to get pie's
to make people ill on the very rough ferry crossing :)

and the piper on a small hill in his kilt in strong
cold wind ... very very brave lad.