I'm not sure how much I was going to say about Scotland.  I've been thinking about how I used to travel vs. how I travel now.  And to be honest it's not even like I'm the same person.

It has been gradual, though.

The more or less completely winging it method has it's drawbacks.  But the more or less setting myself up for success method might not be open ended enough.  This is not to do with you, but rather my planning logistics whatnot.

BUT 

in SCOTLAND 

I found this bed & breakfast 

from the INFO place

& I had this room

it was actually a little larger, but not especially 

FANCY 

or anything 

BUT 

it didn't seem to be near anybody else 

& there was a little w/c

around the corner 

in the hall

& there was a kettle 

& I bought some TEA

& I was going to go out on a 

GHOST WALKING tour

BUT 

the IDEA of walking around in the dark 

trying to find where the tour was

I ended up

STAYING in 

watching dumb american TV

in my VERY not american 

ROOM 

& for some reason 

THAT

was as much FUN 

as all the REAL 

STUFF 

this was LIKE 

I stayed with some distant relatives

they put me up

in their extra 

ROOM

& I got to giggle at the american shows

somebody though

& maybe they 

DID want to see them

I bought

SNACKS too

I don't remember the SNACKS 

I remember the TEA

I had PG tips

& TYPHOO

I went to a 

FISH & chips

on the royal mile

& I didn't know MINCE pie was not mincemeat 

SO

I bought too much food

I may not have eaten snacks there