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It may be credit crunch time, but some destinations seem as popular as ever. In Scotland our holiday cottages in Aviemore seem to be flying off the shelf like hot scottish scones with summer bookings very brisk.

Aviemore has its detractors who revile the 1960s and 1970s town planning in the centre of the town, and the long term plans to revive the location seem to move at a snail's pace. But as a location from which to explore the central Scottish Highlands, it is superb. Easy driving distance to all the best locations from the whisky distilleries on the Spey to the Cairngorm Mountain ranges and Loch Ness.

Labels: Aviemore, cottages, Scottish Highlands

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Views of Summer Isles and Isle of Skye from Windyhill Cottage



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Crovie
Originally uploaded by kiewee.

cliffside view of the small seaside village of Crovie that looks out over the North Sea.

Loch Creran, Argyll
Originally uploaded by Ned Trifle.

beautiful calm morning in Argyll with photo taken from the Scottish Sealife Sanctuary on the shores of Loch Creran

Tigh Beg on Loch Feochan, Argyll
Originally uploaded by Ned Trifle.

This is the house used in Ring of Bright Water about Tarka the Otter. Caught on lovely bright day

good morning black isle
Originally uploaded by 7stars.

lovely photo of the Black Isle from plane approaching Inverness Airport. Spot the oil rigs anchored in Moray and Cromarty Firth where they are repaired and restored

GL Panoramic HDR
Originally uploaded by Ouch!.

panoramic view of the interior of the lobby revealing how interesting and intricate the design can be. Enjoy the tracery and sinuous lines.

Largs Beach
Originally uploaded by Scott Foy.

Largs and the Ayrshire coast used to be the traditional holiday destination for the workers of Glasgow. Today they travel to Spain and the beaches are quiet. But you can see why people visited for their hols in the olden days

farmland at glen prosen
Originally uploaded by shooglytripod.

another strikingly lit view across farmland with dramatic Scottish clouds providing the proscenium arch

Arthur's Seat IR
Originally uploaded by m.o.m.o..

striking image of Arthur's Seat from Braid Hills to the South shot through IR filter and giving it a frosted icing look

St Anthony's Chapel
Originally uploaded by Degserella.

a great site for a picnic with views into the Holyrood Palace gardens, across the park. and the new Scottish parliament building.

Take a bottle of wine and some sandwiches and enjoy the Scottish afternoon

The City of Edinburgh
Originally uploaded by praatafrikaans.

Nice sun lit view of Edinburgh taken from Edinburgh Castle battlements. The winter merry go rounds and markets are visible in the middle of the picture. In the foreground is the Scottish Royal Academy and then in the background Calton Hill and Nelson's Monument

parliament
Originally uploaded by snap cat.

the new tourist site in Edinburgh and the opportunity for most visitors to engage in a little debate - is it any good? Forget the overblown price tag for the moment and consider the aesthetics

The new middle class: "THE DOING VERY NICELY THANKYOUS

Cast in the image of their patron saints, the new leader of the Conservative Party and his wife, Dave 'n' Sam Cameron, these people might well have described themselves as upper class in a less democratic, less eager-to-be-elected age.

In their late thirties and early forties, they are socially progressive but economically conservative and highly educated, with degrees from Oxbridge or the Sloanier red-bricks. As they approach the end of their long march through the institutions, they now occupy places near the top of the professions - law, medicine, politics and even advertising.

With a household income in excess of pounds 200,000, they spend serious money on status symbols such as travel, food and interior design. They'll be found holidaying in Kerala, doing the school run in a Porsche Cayenne and eating at Bentley's Oyster Bar And Grill.

Brand preferences tend to be expensive and slightly obscure. So she dresses in Chloe, he buys his suits from the Saville Row-with-a-modern-twist tailor, Richard James."