by: Blair Thorne Scotland has taken its place as the new Mecca for white water rafting and extreme sports enthusiasts. With over 120 activity centres around the country you can do it all here - from jumping off cliffs, sliding through canyons and ro

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You know the feeling youre visiting somewhere on business or for pleasure, the language being spoken all around you is not your native tongue, and youre feeling left out, even slightly confused. Oh, if only I could get into that conversation over the

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