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Globe Trekker: Scotland

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Be prepared for a YOUNG tour guide who spends quite a bit of time shouting woo hoo and leaping on her bed in the hotel room. She even goes so far as to ask an elderly pipe player if he's wearing anything under his kilt. I think she was trying to produce a hip tour video, which I can appreciate, but still ...

This video does get better once she's out of Glasgow and touring the countryside. There is quite a bit of beautiful scenery, and she does cover the highlights. We're planning a first trip and are really trying to get an idea of things to do and see, so for that purpose, this video is ok.

The DCD is a good one; well mapped out and shows many of the top regions of Scotland along with a some local flavor here and there. The hostess is a wee bit of a twit, and as the program progresses, there is a little too much emphasis on her, but if you ignore this, you will certainly enjoy the scenic beauty of Scotland.

This could have been an even better DVD of
Scotland had they hired a less obnoxious tour
guide. Meagan McCormick was more of a distraction
and could have used more tact and subtlety. One gets
the impression that the Scots she interviewed seemed
rather annoyed by her overzealousness. But, I knew what
I was in store for when the flighty guide jumped
onto her hotel room bed while yelling "Woo-hoo!"

With the tour guide issue aside, this is a very good
look at the beautiful green country of Scotland, its culture
and highlights. Along the trip we meet several interesting
people, such as the woman who plays soothing tunes on her violin
to curious seals. Also, we get a quick visit to Great Britain's
largest fresh water lake, Loch Ness, where a man has dedicated his
life to finding the Loch Ness monster, or "Nessie" as they sometimes
call the mythical serpent. And of course we get some history on
bagpipes, cuisine, Scotland festival games and reenactments of
Scotland's revered warrior and hero, William Wallace.

This is a nicely shot film and moves at a good pace and is
well worth the viewing.

Globe Trekker: Scotland Wonderful subject...breathtaking scenery...and a completely daft host! You will watch this DVD primarily to decide if the host,Megan Mccormick,is really as silly and immature as she seems.She has the ability to make even the most interesting segment "cringeworthy" by her antics and inane commentary.A hopeless travel DVD.

To begin with, I read about some other reviewer's annoyance with Megan jumping on a bed yelling woo-hoo. I don't know if what I have is a later, earlier, or newly edited edition, but that is not on it. Megan does sort of fall into a bed when she checks into a nice hotel, and says shes likes the bed, but no jumping on it, so something has changed. In the version I have, she is a bit over-the-top and wide eyed during the intro, but that appears to be done tongue-in-cheek, it looks like she is doing it intentionally and expects the audience to know she is doing it intentionally. She is Globe Trekker's 2nd most popular host, and I personally find her style appealing, perhaps that is more the case for men than for women.

The details of Megan's travels are a bit too brief for my taste. There is some good info there, but it could use a bit more depth. The DVD is only 60 minutes, and probably would have been a bit better at 90 or even 120. I believe those lengths could have been achieved by merely spending a bit of extra time in each place, and with extended interviews with some of the people Megan met. One thing I feel may be of limited value to a lot of travellers is when she goes to a couple of events which are only held annually, or only during certain months. This was also true of Rick Steves' Scotland. Coverage of such special events should not necessarily be omitted, but considering most tourists will not be there during those specific time frames, perhaps there should be less time spent on them.

I was somewhat disappointed by this video.
It's been over 30 day and I can hardly remember any of it, except the bagpipe lesson.
Would have liked to have seen more of the houses, shops, every day living etc. I'll try National Geographic.