Well, our journey east (well, at least it's east to us) to Scotland begins in a week and a half and I've been busy rechecking our reservations and ordering companion books for David and myself. I must have searched through at least 50 books about Scotland or written about a Scot to find the four we'll bring with us to Scotland. I travel with books about a place I'm visiting because it opens the place up to me in a way I wouldn't expect. In this case, I'm bringing three books, and my husband just one. Usually it's the other way around, as he often overpacks on the book front. I just couldn't decide on one alone. So I've three: The Hunt for Rob Roy; The Road North; and The Big Grey Man of Ben Macdhui. Dave has decided his one book will be The Man Who Saw the Future: William Paterson's Vision of Free Trade...which fits with Dave's preoccupation for books of the economic historical ilk. I'm always excited to begin a new book, and the prospect of it aiding me in considering the Scots in a new way is magical. But more on these books later. Right now, I have to pack. We're going to try and only bring carryons...we'll see how that turns out...Oh, and I'd like to thank Mark at Online-Scotland.com for his permission to use his stunning photo of Glen Coe as my fronticepiece for this travel blog.
