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Walking, Thinking, Drinking Across Scotland Kindle Edition

by Tom Trimbath (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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"Trimbath's walk across Scotland is not just a physical journey. It also explores the landscape of a life." - Susan Jensen, author of Cold Snap

My walk across Scotland commemorated the tenth year anniversary of my corner-to-corner bicycle ride across America, Just Keep Pedaling. That ride changed my life, even though I didn't know it at the time. Ten years later I needed a vacation and wanted a nice, long walk, not a life-altering experience. What I got was both.

From Stranraer to Aberdeen, and a string of points between, welcome to one man's search for his nightly whisky and Guinness that led him along unexpected paths.

"Tom Trimbath's work is truly inspirational and is a true reflection of how he never stops noticing and appreciating all the good things in life."
Suzanne Kelman - Multi-Award Winning Screenwriter/Author

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November 25, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ADUIBSK
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 688 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 150 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,806,826 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #348 in Scotland Travel
- #1,003 in General Scotland Travel Guides
- #5,247 in General Great Britain Travel Guides

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Tom Trimbath - Writer

I fell into writing by trying to lose weight. That's not an obvious career path. I decided to lose weight by bicycling, and figured it would take so much bicycling that I'd be able to cross the continent. So I did. By the time I was done, I'd sent out 15,000 words of emails, which a friend pointed out was more notes than most writers have when they start a book. So I wrote Just Keep Pedaling. The emails tell one story. The rest of the book gets into what really happened each day.

After the first book I realized that I could do a better job and decided to chronicle the life of the natural world in Washington's Cascade mountains. I'd hiked there for a couple of decades and was surprised to find that, despite the excellent writer and adventurers in the area, no one had taken on the simple task of describing a year's worth of visits to the mountains. And so the Twelve Month series swept into my life.

But people asked where I found the time to delve into these adventures. When they find out that I retired at 38 they want to know about how I did that. So I wrote one book on personal finance (Dream. Invest. Live.) and helped on another (Your Money or Your Life - revised and updated edition).

That's what happens when I relax and follow the path the universe lays out for me.

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Suzanne Kelman

A great read!

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2012

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I almost didn't write a review for this book as I know Tom, but as soon as I finished it I knew that would be an injustice to the work Tom had put into this account. This is a great book and I would have really enjoyed it even if I didn't know Tom. I downloaded it on a rainy Thursday morning thinking I should probably read this as a friend wrote it, and planned to read a chapter or two then when I saw him next I wouldn't be lying if I said I had "read it". But I was practically hooked from the first page, and didn't put it down till I finished it 8 hours later. Let me warn you though this is not your usual kind of "a funny thing happened to me traveling across Scotland" book. It feels really real. I actually felt I walked every mile with Tom because of his great attention to detail about every step of his trip, it totally kept my attention on every page. I sweated with him as the days turned to dusk with an aching body and no sight of a place to stay, squirmed at showers covered in black mold, and enjoyed the odd foods and the variety of people he encountered. This book kept me totally engaged. Unlike a slick Hollywood style account of this journey, this was so real, and I loved it!

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Susan A.

Thinking on Walking, Thinking, Drinking Across Scotland

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2013

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I'm truly enjoying this book, and the courage of the author to just take off and explore another country without a lot of pre-planning in terms of routes and lodging. Pretty gutsy thing to do, Tom! I like the author's friendly, interesting style and his eloquent descriptions of his adventures along the way, as well as his introspections that make this journey something of a walking meditation. I think anyone who is contemplating a trip to Scotland would be very interested in this book to give them an idea of the essence of the country and its people. Bookstores in Scotland would want to keep it on hand, for sure, as well as bookstores in the U.S. (in the travel section, among others)! I also believe it would be inspirational to anyone who is into rather spontaneous travel without a specific itinerary. I would imagine it would help for the traveler to be as open, amiable and patient as Tom is, to likely ensure a very positive outcome and truly meaningful experience.

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2013

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I enjoyed reading this on my kindle, have been to Scotland, love it and plan to go soon, so I am reading a lot of personal experience lit on it. this was different, I felt his aloneness, it makes the countryside seem very empty and I kept wanting more human contact for him but that was not the point, reality not fiction! More like a journal/diary of his trek. I think if he chose to walk across Skye or one of he other islands or even in Highlands it would have been a more scenic and remarkable trip. Both he, and I, based on his description or lack there of missed the beauty that is the Scotland. Lots of Guinness to help an at times difficult hike.

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Sarah

Informative if you only want to walk across Scotland

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013

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An american walks across Scotland and reports what he sees in the nature. You mostly here his internal conversation or too much repetitive description of the nature. This book is OK if you have plenty of time or if you want to have similar walking experience, otherwise reading a few chapters give you all the information that you are supposed to get from the book.

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A wonderful story of a self-discovery through footfalls on a foreign ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014

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A wonderful story of a self-discovery through footfalls on a foreign landscape. Great travel writing without hype or tourist trappings. A walking tour version of Blue Highways.

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M. F. Etchells

Walking, Thinking, Drinking Across Scotland

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013

I loved reading about Trimbath's walkabout! I lived in Scotland for a number of years and it was great to see out from another Yank's lens on the wonders of this country. I found myself dog-earring the pages on finding joy! Once again Trimbath captures the landscape, this time in the Highlands, with his special touch for clinching the emotional "inner scape". It was truly wonderful to share in his journey of discovery, both inside and out!

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Sean

Would love to have a similar adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2014

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I enjoyed the adventure! I've always wanted to visit Scotland so the story was interesting on a personal level.

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MNM’s

Why write about such a horrible experience

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2015

Let me begin by acknowledging that I am considerably older then the author and I have walked with friends all over Britain. In contrast to author we had good ordinance maps and followed one or more of the wonderful trails found in every corner of Great Britain. (With these maps you couldn't possibly get lost as he does.)
To walk on auto routes is just contrary to common sense. The weather can be disagreeable but the countryside is beautiful and the beer is much better then American brews. The author finds no warmth or figures out how to order food in pubs. He complains about breakfast in B and Bs and Scottish food in general. Again 180 degrees from our experience with food and friendly pubs. He travels through many villages without reference to their history or local foods. All in all a trip to hell and not the real Scotland. Why would anyone want to read this masochistic experience. I finished the book so I am giving it 2 stars.

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Mr. W Wallace

Very enjoyable read, especially if it is your home country.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2012

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A pleasant stroll through the country with the gift of seeing it as a visitor sees it. He gets the weather and changes spot on. Made all the more interesting for me as he passes through my home town. If you wonder how Scotland appears to visitors, read this.

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