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Hahaha. Sorry, Ring of Kerry, the most beaten of beaten tracks. Okay, try Tuam, not much tourist visited. Two things of note: The HIgh Cross in St Mary's is meant to be the highest in Ireland and Temple Jarlath is great but you will need to find when it is open. Tuam has (it always seems to me) more pubs per sq foot than anywhere in Ireland (okay there are lots, let's just go with that) and they are traditional. Places unvisited are...

Just get a cab

Mason, I've just cancelled car insurance with the Co op, when I bought a new car and found cheaper insurance elsewhere. I paid by direct debit and the payments have been cancelled from the next due date and haven't had to pay for the full year, nor any cancellation fee. I lost 3 weeks of the month, that's all, as I didn't cancel it the day before it was due. This is a way lots of people get away without insurance, well,...

You are right that unfurnished rental accommodation is uncommon in Aberdeen, as it is in Scotland more generally. Given that there are likely only a couple of unfurnished rental properties available at any one time, this will limit your choices about where to live - take it or leave it.

If you reside in Europe (regardless of your nationality), you want an inter raill pass, available at statravel.com amongst others - your student son should have access to a student travel organisation (STA is worldwide but not the only one), or at the official site http://www.interrailnet.com/ . If you don't reside in Europe, you want www.eurail.com - again numerous travel providers can also sell it to you. The two passes are the same...

There are a few unfurnished options in Stoney here

Ah, I see. Thanks for that. I get the impression that #1 thought that departure was imminent, as did I, hence the "any time soon". If the OP was thinking of setting off within the next few days (i.e. within a few days of 22 November), I think the warning was well-intended. Although I grant you there was some exaggeration, I think it was a fair synopsis of how, combined with the weather forecast, the Lake District was looking like to...

I remember clearly my first visit to London when, over a welcome pint, my hosts told me I must stand on the right when travelling on an escalator. They even stood behind me at the first escalator we came to and, within a split second of my stepping on asked me to recite the rule, which I did while shuffling sheepishly over to the correct side. Blah, blah, blah. Yeah, sure all that really happened. Here´s the original article from TimesOnline...

There's something new in Cambridge since your last visit - Christ's College is where Charles Darwin studied, shortly before he set off as naturalist / captain's companion on HMS Beagle, which led to his books "On the Origin of Species" and "The Voyage of the Beagle". There's a garden of South American plants and a statue of hi mas young man sitting on a bench arm, sculpted by a more recent Chist's...

Yes, I guess that's one option; thanks again :)