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"Mike Carden has done it again. His combination of gentle winning humour set against some of the most powerful backdrops from Scottish history is simply a great read. Come with him on his 600-plus mile journey the length of Scotland and he'll tell you why tartan was banned (before making a very fashionable comeback), where the Holy Grail might be buried and why pasties are important to cyclists - and not just as a source of energy..." Richard Peace, cycling journalist, creator of the Ultimate UK Cycle Route Planner and publisher of the Excellent Books range of cycling guide books"
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"In A Bit Scott-ish", his follow-up to "The Full English", Mike Carden rediscovers Scotland with the same wry sense of humour as his first book. "A Bit Scott-ish" is the tale of a journey through Scotland, chance encounters with locals and fellow travellers, delving into Scotland's tumultuous history, surviving storm and wind, and discovering just how hopeless it is possible to be at Nature. And at finding the way. And at quite a few other things as well. The author pedals via the Orkney Islands, the flow country of Sutherland, the Cairngorm mountains, rolling Perthshire, historic Stirling, the rocky coast of Fife, the romantic city of Edinburgh and the Borders, bringing his own descriptive style to a beautiful land.
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A Bit Scottish,
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This review is from: A Bit Scott-ish: Pedalling Through Scotland in Search of Adventure, Nature and Lemon Drizzle Cake (Paperback)
After reading `The Full English I was sincerely hoping there would be a Scottish sequel and here it is `A Bit Scott-ish'!
Mike again teams up with his talkative two-wheeled friend `Scott' to travel the length of Scotland in search of nature, whiskey miniatures and a desire to keep his vitamin C levels up by a quest for Lemon drizzle cake! Mike cycles from the Orkney Islands in the north, across the flow country, through the Scottish highlands past Stirling and Edinburgh, before crossing the lowland border country to finish at Berwick-upon-Tweed, the finishing point of his previous trip. With Mike's engaging and witty style you are soon travelling alongside him as he takes on the mountains, copes with the elements of a Scottish summer and being directionally challenged. Intermingled with the descriptions of the wonderful scenery, Mike weaves in the history of the places he visits. From the Italian chapel built by Italian POW's in the second world war, through the Highland clearances, the Jacobite rebellion to the exploits of the Scottish heroes Robert the Bruce and William Wallace. Not only is it a cycle travelogue it is nearly a mini potted history of Scotland. Well Mike certainly has done it again, a most enjoyable read. It certainly encouraged us to think about a tour through Scotland!
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This review is from: A Bit Scott-ish: Pedalling Through Scotland in Search of Adventure, Nature and Lemon Drizzle Cake (Paperback)
An engaging sequel to The Full English. This time, still in the acerbic company of his bike, Scott, Mike Carden heads generally south from Orkney, braving a paranoid Aberdonian, traffic on the A9 and a looming Vitamin C deficiency. Self-deprecating and funny, with a deep appreciation of the Scottish landscape, the book is a tribute to a richly varied country and its history.
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Cycling book for the non lycra wearing cyclist,
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This review is from: A Bit Scott-ish: Pedalling Through Scotland in Search of Adventure, Nature and Lemon Drizzle Cake (Paperback)
I really enjoy Mikes books. This is the second that he has wrote about cycling, the first being 'The full English'. If like me, you are the type of cyclist who regularly get overtaken by fit looking people on even fitter looking racing bikes, yet still enjoy your cycle tours, then these books will provide you with a giggle. Reading the books has pushed me from being a cycling commuter, to starting touring myself, the only difference to Mike though, is that I prefer to stay in BnBs rather than youth hostels, I cant sleep with other people snoring (and more) in the room!
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