Haggis Adventures

Matthew

Name:  Matthew/Matt
Role:  Driver Guide
Home Town:  Perth, Scotland
Travelled around:  Europe, USA and a wee bit of Africa
Greatest Achievement:  Getting out of the rat race
Favourite Joke:  What do you call a 3 legged donkey? A wonkey!
Favourite Song:  Thankyou - Alanis Morrisette
Favourite Book:  Johnathan Livingston Seagul - Richard Bach
Favourite Pub anywhere:  Anywhere with good friends, beer & music
Favourite Scottish Pub:  DITTO
No.1 place in the world:  Here
No.1 Scottish place:   DITTO
Most embarrassing Moment: I was doing a "mick take"on the Chippendales dance in the rental room......Didn't see my class arrive early!

Alan

Name: Alan
Role:   Driver Guide
Home Town:  Paisley, Scotland
Travelled around:  Widely in Scotland & Ireland
Greatest Achievement:  Being invited personally by Frank Zappas Band to a gig.
Favourite Joke:  To many to mention but a quick one. "If you put instant coffee in the microwave do you go back in time"
Favourite Song: Acadian Driftwood by The Band
Favourite Book:  Ashoka Cookbook
Favourite Pub anywhere:  Connollys of leap Cork R.O.I
Favourite Scottish Pub: Wee Howff, Paisley
No.1 place in the world:   Glencoe
No.1 Scottish place:   Glencoe
Most embarrassing Moment: Causing surreal epileptic fits by bursting ballons at a charity gig.

Carole

Name:  Carole
Role:   Driver Guide
Home Town: Ediburgh
Travelled around:  Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Korea
Greatest Achievement:  Travelling round the world on my own
Favourite Joke:  Why are elephants big grey and wrinkly? Cos if they were small white and round they would be asprins
Favourite Song:  How Bizzare
Favourite Book:  Harry Potter
Favourite Pub anywhere:  The Nags Head, London
Favourite Scottish/British Pub: Sandy Bells, Edinburgh
No.1 place in the world:  Tulum Mexico
No.1 Scottish place:   Mull
Most embarrassing Moment: Bragging about my new "hiking shoes"! then instantly standing on a slippy tree stump and landing on my butt.

Kyle

Name: Kyle
Role:   Guide
Home Town:  Edinburgh (but live with the weegies in Glasgow)
Travelled around:  Europe, OZ, NZ, America, the cook islands, Hong Kong, Scotland
Greatest Achievement:  Jumping out of a plane at 15000 ft!! I was BRICKING it!!
Favourite Joke:  I only remember dirty jokes…… but here’s a clean one….
Q: Why was the washing machine laughing so hard?
A: Because he was taking the piss out of the underpants.
Favourite Song: Flight of the Conchords
Favourite Book:  ‘Porno’ by Irvine Welsh
Favourite Pub anywhere: ‘Salty’s’ Bay of Islands, New Zealand or ‘Whatever Bar’ Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Favourite Scottish Pub: ‘Kinloch Hotel’ Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran or ‘Viper’ in Glasgow
No.1 place in the world:  Milford Sound, New Zealand and Muri’s Beach, Rarotonga
No.1 Scottish place:  Shiskine Golf Course (the 4th green, to be specific), Blackwaterfoot, Isle of Arran
Most embarrassing Moment: Getting locked out of my dorm in Auckland Central Backpackers wearing my tightest white boxer shorts……… of course I had to get the elevator down to reception and ask the 22stone maori security guard to let me back in, just as a bus full of American students arrived to check in. Happy days!!

Gill

Name: Gill
Role:   Driver Guide
Home Town:  Luss
Travelled around:  Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Eastern Europe, Tanzania, Greece, Turkey
Greatest Achievement:  Summiting Kilimanjaro
Favourite Joke:  2 elephants fall off a cliff......Boom, Boom!
Favourite Song: Sweet Child of Mine, Guns 'N' Roses
Favourite Book:  Any! I read everything!
Favourite Pub anywhere:  Mishnish, Tobermoray
Favourite Scottish Pub:  DITTO
No.1 place in the world:  Queenstown NZ
No.1 Scottish place:   Loch Lomond
Most embarrassing Moment: Far too many to recount!

Dan

Name: Dan

Role:   Driver Guide

Home Town:  Stirling

Travelled around:  UK, Alps, Oz

Greatest Achievement:  Still Alive!

Favourite Joke:  ask me on tour?

Favourite Song: Stairway to heaven Led Zep

Favourite Book:  Nuts, Zoo

Favourite Pub anywhere:  Clachaig Inn, Glencoe

Favourite Scottish Pub:  DITTO

No.1 place in the world: Kinloch Horn, Highlands

No.1 Scottish place:   DITTO

Most embarrassing Moment: Day 3 at Haggis and ruining my face on a gate.

Chris

Name: Chris/Rod

Role:   Guide

Home Town:  Edinburgh

Travelled around:  Europe, OZ, NZ

Greatest Achievement:  I cook a mean Lasagne

Favourite Joke:  Little Johnny jokes

Favourite Song: For the love of money O'JAYS

Favourite Book:  1984, Orwell

Favourite Pub anywhere:  Wee pub in San Quirico, Tuscany

Favourite Scottish Pub:  Carriers Quarters, Leith

No.1 place in the world: The Olgas, Australia. Milford Sound NZ

No.1 Scottish place:   River Tweed, Mertoun - Dryburgh

Most embarrassing Moment: Walking out of the front door, nothing but boxers on, 3am, looking for 'POWER'

Ped

Also known as: Peter
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Bearsden (terribly posh suburb of Glasgow)
Travelled around: A summer working on a camp in upstate New York; just shy of a year working and travelling in Australia, then to N.Z. and Fiji.
Greatest Achievement:  Snogging the love of my life (a flame-haired temptress called Amy) at my school prom when I was eighteen.. my first kiss! Err perhaps this should be in the most embarrassing section?!…
Favourite Joke: In a field of cows, how do you know which one is on holiday? It’s the one with the wee calf..
Favourite Song:   Got to be ‘Dancing In The Dark’ by the Boss..
Favourite Book: ‘His Dark Materials’ by Philip Pullman
Favourite Pub anywhere: The good ol’ PBH (Pyremont Bridge Hotel), Sydney.
Favourite Scottish Pub: The Pear Tree, Edinburgh.
No.1 place in the world:  Beachcomber Island, Fiji
No.1 Scottish place: Catacol, Isle of Arran (West Coast)
Most embarrassing Moment: Looking like a panda for about three weeks after drunkenly smacking my face on a pavement. Happy days.

Laura

Name: Laura
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Inverness
Travelled around: South Africa, OZ, NZ, Russia, USA, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Slovenis, Hungary, Greece
Greatest Achievement: The Highland Cross 50 mile running and cycling duathlon in 2007!
Favourite Joke: Did you hear about the magic tractor? - It turned into a field!!!!
Favourite Song:   99 In the Shade, Bon Jovi
Favourite Book: The Duck Street Gang, Dennis Marray
Favourite Pub anywhere: Cibo Matto, Stuttgart (Fantastic Swimming Pool Cocktails)
Favourite Scottish Pub: Whistle Binkies, Edinburgh
No.1 place in the world:  St Kilda
No.1 Scottish place: St Kilda
Most embarrassing Moment: Meeting Kasey Chamber's Dad after a concert in Glasgow and telling him the song "Stacey's Mom" should be re-named after him!!

 

Claire

Name: Claire
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: North Kessock on the Black Isle
Travelled around: Europe, Egypt, Kenya, S.E. Asia, Oz & NZ
Greatest Achievement:  Winning the race against all the other sperms!
Favourite Joke: What did one snowman say to the other snowman? Do you smell Carrots?
Favourite Song:  Depends on my mood but the soundtrack to my life would definitely be the tune that gets played at the circus when the clowns are performing!
Favourite Book: Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy
Favourite Pub anywhere: As long as the craic is good, music is lively and beer is cold I'm happy!
Favourite Scottish Pub: As above but with an open fire in winter
No.1 place in the world:  So many snow-covered mountains, lush jungles, idyllic beaches and crazy cities to choose from it would be unfair to single one place out. Would like to own a house in Wanaka though...as well as one on the west coast of Scotland, a South Pacific island, an Alpine Chateau etc... any fit billionaires please take note!
No.1 Scottish place: Tioram Castle on Loch Moidart or Glen Affric or Staffa during Puffin season or Feshiebridge or.....
Most embarrassing Moment: Take your pick from mullet hairdo, all-in-one waistcoat and hotpants, an incident with laxatives in Laos or numerous drunken incidents! 

Fergie

Name: Fergie
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Lochgoilhead 
Travelled around: 100's of places!
Greatest Achievement: Straight A's at HAGGiS School!
Favourite Joke: What goes 'AAA' - A sheep with no lips
Favourite Song: mmm bop, Hanson
Favourite Book: Harry Potter
Favourite Pub anywhere: Mishnish, Tobermory
Favourite Scottish Pub: as above
No.1 place in the world: Glencoe
No.1 Scottish place: as above
Most embarrassing Moment: Walking in on my flatmate and his boyfriend Rodney getting it ON on the couch!

Greg

Name: Greg
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Houston (nr Glasgow)
Travelled around: 50 Odd countries and a few normal ones
Greatest Achievement: Passing Cycling Proficieny Test - aged 10 (at the 2nd attempt)
Favourite Joke: 2 Fish in a tank, one says to the other "how do you drive this thing?"!!
Favourite Song: 'You must have been a beautiful baby', my Grandpa
Favourite Book: Catch 22, Joseph Heller
Favourite Pub anywhere: Ice Bar, Stockholm
Favourite Scottish Pub: Burke & Hare, Edinburgh
No.1 place in the world: Tikal, Guatemala
No.1 Scottish place: Ibrox Stadium
Most embarrassing Moment: Accidently flashing 20 monks at the Grand Palace in Thailand! oops

Dougie

Name: Dougie
Role: Driver/Guide & Operations Supervisor
Home Town: Galashiels 
Travelled around: OZ, NZ, USA, Europe, Asia
Greatest Achievement: Galashiels Chess Club, Runner Up 1982
Favourite Joke: What goes hahahahabonk? A man laughing his head off
Favourite Song: Roads, Portishead
Favourite Book: The Crow Road, Iain Banks
Favourite Pub anywhere: Auld Mill, Gala
Favourite Scottish Pub: As above
No.1 place in the world: Whitsundays, Australia
No.1 Scottish place: Skye
Most embarrassing Moment: A daily occurance