sweetheart
28-Nov-05, 00:36
Increasing tourism means increased vehicle trafffic, noise and many things that
create "stress" in the small north sutherland communities. So here's the idea:
The highland tourism people should open a coastal trail that starts in wick that
follows the coast all the way to ullapool. This maintained track, would have
climbovers and safe footing across the cliffs and difficult walking areas, making
it safer for older persons, and providing a way for walkers not to impinge
upon the crofts.
Why do this? Well, it only works if the whole north "sees the vision". The
idea is that people take the train up to wick, or thurso, then leaving their
cars, take a walking map from highland tourism knowing exactly how many
days walk in to the highlands gets them to various destinations.
combined with a bus service, this would reduce car traffic, whilst enabling
tourism to increase the numbers. Then "green" tourism would see less
noise, and the local pubs and inns all about the highlands could benefit
tremendously from a sutherland/caithness walking map... one that shows
places to stay, that a tourist might easily walk from durness to tongue
without any special local knowledge except this highland tourism map.
I'm very concerned, that on current trends, "increased tourism" is going to
simply mean increased crime, increased traffic, accidents, and a whole lot
of things that the north could avoid were it to apply a strategic tourism
strategy to get the tourists out of their cars, in to local establishments,
rather than spoiling the environment, contributing to it by their being able
to walk one of the most beautiful walks on earth, without imposing with
cars.
I realize that a few landowners like their privacy, but this hardly constitutes
a substantial opposition to the needs of greater scotland in securing
a form of tourism and economics that will sustain prosperity for
many centurys... and this all by preserving what remains of the
wilderscape climate of the north.
create "stress" in the small north sutherland communities. So here's the idea:
The highland tourism people should open a coastal trail that starts in wick that
follows the coast all the way to ullapool. This maintained track, would have
climbovers and safe footing across the cliffs and difficult walking areas, making
it safer for older persons, and providing a way for walkers not to impinge
upon the crofts.
Why do this? Well, it only works if the whole north "sees the vision". The
idea is that people take the train up to wick, or thurso, then leaving their
cars, take a walking map from highland tourism knowing exactly how many
days walk in to the highlands gets them to various destinations.
combined with a bus service, this would reduce car traffic, whilst enabling
tourism to increase the numbers. Then "green" tourism would see less
noise, and the local pubs and inns all about the highlands could benefit
tremendously from a sutherland/caithness walking map... one that shows
places to stay, that a tourist might easily walk from durness to tongue
without any special local knowledge except this highland tourism map.
I'm very concerned, that on current trends, "increased tourism" is going to
simply mean increased crime, increased traffic, accidents, and a whole lot
of things that the north could avoid were it to apply a strategic tourism
strategy to get the tourists out of their cars, in to local establishments,
rather than spoiling the environment, contributing to it by their being able
to walk one of the most beautiful walks on earth, without imposing with
cars.
I realize that a few landowners like their privacy, but this hardly constitutes
a substantial opposition to the needs of greater scotland in securing
a form of tourism and economics that will sustain prosperity for
many centurys... and this all by preserving what remains of the
wilderscape climate of the north.