{"id":11413,"date":"2017-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2017\/10\/11\/taking-the-high-road\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T11:46:06","slug":"scotland-mini-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/travel\/scotland-mini-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the High Road: Flash Pack’s escape to Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Award-winning travel writer Jonathan Thompson <\/a>joins the Flash Pack<\/em>\u2019<\/em>s MINI Adventure into the Scottish Highlands…<\/em><\/p>\n

(Please note, we’ve slightly updated our Scotland adventure – you can see the new itinerary<\/a> here)<\/p>\n

Let’s be honest: it\u2019s often a gamble travelling with strangers. What if you have nothing in common? What if there\u2019s an incredibly annoying person in the group? What if you<\/em> become the incredibly annoying person in the group? When confronted with a gamble like that, it\u2019s a lot easier to stay at home. That\u2019s right, the house always wins.<\/p>\n

There is, however, one exception to this particular gamble – and that\u2019s Flashpacking.<\/p>\n

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I first came across Flash Pack when sent by a national newspaper<\/a> to review their Spanish Vespa tour<\/a> a couple of years ago (above). And having loved every minute of it, I didn\u2019t need to be asked twice when it came to joining their latest road trip – a MINI adventure<\/a> across the Scottish Highlands.<\/p>\n

You see, the best thing about Flash Pack isn\u2019t simply their Danny Ocean-esque ability to pull together perfect groups of people. They also manage to cram more elements into their long weekends than you\u2019d ever dream possible and<\/em>\u00a0find plenty of space for enjoyable downtime activities too.<\/p>\n

Read more: The life-changing magic of meeting new people<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The beauty of Flashpacking is that the destinations and activities act as a kind of natural selection filter, so when you find yourself there, you know those around you genuinely want to be there too.<\/p>\n

It helps that in this particular case, \u201cthere\u201d happens to be Scotland – newly crowned as the most beautiful country in the world.<\/a> Plus the fact that the Vespas had been given a decidedly British upgrade – into a shiny MINI Countryman<\/a> convoy.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy some of the highlights from the @flashpack on their MINI Countryman adventure, where they explored some of Scotland\u2019s best bits. #MINI #countryman #AdventuresWorthSharing #RoadTrip #Travelgram<\/a><\/p>\n

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