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Nickie Koskinen

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Aug 3, 2024, 2:49:53 PM8/3/24

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I also like the way Outlander is highlighting tales of our revolution in areas we have heard little about. True there is sex and violence, but the stories are good, the characters are mostly likeable and there are a wide variety of levels of society shown. I have enjoyed both the books (seriously long) and the tv shows.

I was at Culloden about 25 years ago before they had even put in the audio guide tour. It had a completely different atmosphere then. You could almost hear the clashing of swords and feel the anguished spirits of those who perished there. A few years ago when I was last there, they had put in the audio guides and it totally interfered with ambience, in my experience. I cannot imagine what it must be like now.

Way back in 1998, a group of us from the states went to Scotland because of the Outlander BOOKS. Way before Sam and Catriona came on the scene, there have been loyal readers who went on their own searches. We were at Culloden before the site was rebuilt to what it is today. We searched the closes of Edinburgh and the hills around Inverness on our own. So when the series came out, and Scotland embraced it, we were thrilled to participate again!

Do it! We have read all the books and loved the series on television. BUT going to Sicily was the best! We did not take a tour but found the cities in the books ourselves, even found his home! Sicily is a beautiful place with great food and wine so make it your dream come true if you can!

I am an Outlander fan but not obsessed with visiting all the filming sites. On our recent trip to Scotland we did go to Culloden and Clava Cairns but would have done that anyway. Coming down the east coast we did decide to stay in Falkland (which stands in for Inverness) on the TV show. What a delightful little village. If Outlander is giving it a boost, I am glad.

My husband and I went to the UK yhis June. We had an awesome time and the weather was beautiful ! We did a wee red bus tour (5days) and went to the highlands , Skye and Inverness ,Edinburgh. Also saw York and then London. The trip was fantastic. Scotland was paradise . I am an outlander fan , but love to hear the history and even saw Flora Macdonslds grave!

For everyone that loves Scotland and the history of Scotland, much in part to being fans of the Outlander series, I suggest reading books about Culloden and the Highland Clearances by the author John Prebble.

I was born in Edinburgh in 1946 200 years before the battle at Culloden. My maiden name is McLean and I certainly got goosebumps looking at my clan stone while visiting Scotland with my husband several years ago. It was before Outlander (which my family has thoroughly read and watched and enjoyed) and I could almost hear the swords of the brave highlanders fighting off English. What a lopsided battle that was. Great damage was done to Scotland but the Scots have thrived and I am so very proud of my native country.