These are the
WORLD FAMOUS HAGGiS Tour Guides. Highly trained, Highly entertaining, and Highly passionate & professional locals who are your historians, comedians, weather forecasters, storytellers & DJ's all rolled into ONE! Watch the clip and see Rab doing the
NESSIE HAKA
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!!
Martin
Name: Martin
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Dunbar
Travelled around: Scotland, France, Spain, Malta, Chile, Argentina, Peru, My house
Greatest Achievement: Falling off a swing age 7, falling off a cliff age 20, graduating, living and working in S. America for 1 year, getting married, being fluent in several languages!
Favourite Joke: Two pigs in a pen. One says to the other "where did all this ink come from?"
Favourite Song: Endless Summer and Move Your Ass by Scooter. RAVE ON!!!
Favourite Book: All Quiet on the Western Front
Favourite Pub anywhere: The Pale Irish Bar, Tours, France.
Favourite Scottish Pub: Castle Arms, Tron, Jolly Judge, Deacon Brodies (Edinburgh) , Goldenstones!! (Dunbar)
No.1 place in the world: Macchu Pichu
No.1 Scottish place: Dunbar Castle
Most embarrassing Moment: Being asked for ID when I went to buy a lotto ticket, aged 26...!!
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!
Rab
Name: Rab
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Findhorn near Forres east of Inverness west of Java
Travelled around: Europe, South America, Bars and Pool Halls and Discos
Greatest Achievement: Side burns at the age of 12
Favourite Joke: What did number 1 say to number 10? Who’s the fat chick?
Favourite Song: Happy Birthday
Favourite Book: Any of the Ian Fleming James Bond paper backs or Noddys new car
Favourite Pub anywhere: The Crown and Anchor next door to my Mammies Hoose
Favourite Scottish Pub: As above
No.1 place in the world: Bed
No.1 Scottish place: My bed, and Findhorn bay or Applecross.
Most embarrassing Moment: Who? Me? Never happened!
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
Nicola
Name: Nicola
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Arniston
Travelled around: Australia, Bali, Bolivia, Peru, Europe, South Africa, Thailand, USA & Canada
Greatest Achievement: Surviving Mountain Bike tour of death in the Sacred Valley, Peru
Favourite Joke: Did you hear what happened to the Clansman who had his left limbs chpped off? He's alright now!! :-)
Favourite Song: Caledonia, Frankie Miller
Favourite Book: Shadow of the Wind, Carloz Ruiz-Zafon
Favourite Pub anywhere: Heavens Beach, Chang Mai
Favourite Scottish Pub: Crooked Arm, Bridge of Allan
No.1 place in the world: Under the Sea (any sea?!!)
No.1 Scottish place: Edinburgh at Festival time
Most embarrassing Moment: Being disqualified from a bikini modelling competition in Darwin (too white!)
Colin
Name: Colin
Role: Driver Guide
Home Town: Biggar
Travelled around: USA, Spain, France, Ireland, Turkey
Greatest Achievement: Winning the sack race at School Sports Aged 11 (He's never been in the sack since!)
Favourite Joke: Where does Saddam Hussein keep his CD's? In Iraq!!
Favourite Song: Everlong - Foo Fighters
Favourite Book: Glue - Irvine Welsh
Favourite Pub anywhere: Cowboy Bar - Jackson, Wyoming
Favourite Scottish Pub: Rose Street Brewery - Edinburgh
No.1 place in the world: San Juan Islands
No.1 Scottish place: Fir Park, home of Motherwell FC (poor poor boy!)
Most embarrassing Moment: I found myself homeless one night so I decided that climbing a 3 story ladder while wearing a skirt just to break into some college accomodation was the best idea in the world. I didn't look down so I don't know who saw.
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
Gary
Name: Gary
Role: Driver/Guide
Home Town: Windermere
Travelled around: OZ, NZ, Canada, USA, Sweden, Estonia, France
Greatest Achievement: Completing the Waia pass on the South Island of New Zealand on my own
Favourite Joke: What do you call a 3 legged donkey? Wonkey!
Favourite Song: F.E.A.R - Ian Brown
Favourite Book: The Crow Road - Iain Banks
Favourite Pub anywhere: Scruffy Duffy's, New York
Favourite British Pub: Tut n' shive, Cardiff
No.1 place in the world: Waterfall Hut, Day 3 on the Wilkins - James Trek in NZ. Amazing View, shower in a waterfall...Heaven on Earth!
No.1 British place: West Water, Lake District - It's the dictionary definition of 'awesome'
Most embarrassing Moment: Throwing up on a train crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge following my 1st experience of Sushi - Lost my specs as i wretched out the window!