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<\/a><\/p>\nThe red countries drive on the right side of the road, and the blue on the left side of the road.\u00a0 With a few exceptions (the U.S. being one of them) it’s basically former and current British territories.\u00a0 I’ve been U.K.<\/a> several times (though this was my first time in Scotland) and was of course aware that they drive opposite the U.S., but I’ve never attempted it myself.\u00a0 I did have a brief foray into left side of the road driving in Tanzania<\/a>, but that was nothing compared to the narrow winding roads I encountered as I made my was from Glasgow into the Scottish Highlands.\u00a0 Oh, and of course it was raining!<\/p>\n Those elements do not make for a great first day in a new country, and as it turns out, there’s a lot more car to your left over there.\u00a0 So, my first hours in Scotland were spent on the side of the road waiting for a new tire to replace the one the horrible curb in the round-a-bout popped.<\/p>\n Now for some product placement that I’m not getting paid for, but probably should.\u00a0 Having T-mobile’s international plan saved the day!\u00a0 So did Avis.\u00a0 I have a feeling it may not work out like this in the States based on the time this exact thing happened to a friend and me in the States and I was ask if we “just picked up a nail or totally destroyed it” then was told we may be charged for the tire, but here I just called Avis and waited in the car for a new tire to be delivered.\u00a0 After about an hour a man in a rain coat showed up and changed the tire no questions asked!<\/p>\n This is the only photo I got of my tyre knight.\u00a0 As I said, it was cold and rainy and this guy was super nice and insisted I stay in the car.\u00a0 After he was done, I signed some paper work and never heard about it again.\u00a0 A small set back, but I was back on the road to the Highlands! All is well that ends well I suppose, and this ended with an amazing first visit to Scotland.\u00a0 We got off to a rocky start, but after a while I got the hang of it and by the time it was over it was hard to say goodbye the Cactus. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
Obviously, this was inconvenient at best after an international flight, so I consoled myself with my first fish and chips of the trip.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n