The village at New Lanark, but I also strolled through Stirling, Glasgow, and your stomping grounds in Edinburgh. My closest friend and I visited just before the G8 Summit last year.

One thing that really struck me was the geographic similarity between where I live—in southwestern Pennsylvania—and what I saw of Scotland. Apparently, a lot of early Scottish immigrants to the US settled in this area because it reminded them of home. The town neighboring mine, Ligonier, even holds annual Highland Games. Small world!

But anyway, I’m really looking forward to another visit whenever the opportunity presents itself. My Irish pallor and the Scottish weather got along famously, and I could really go for another Irn-Bru, which one woman told me would “put hair on the chest!” I hope not.