Rannoch, Scotland: Highlands Roadside Piper

The beauty of the highlands is powerfully felt in Scotland's vast Rannoch Moor. In this windy expanse, bagpiping feels right at home. Along the road to Glencoe, pipers play for tips — and sometimes give impromptu lessons to adventurous travelers. See how Rick handles the pipes for the first time, on camera. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

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[mnpopeye]

5 words I impart to all, as someone who HAS been there... SEE SCOTLAND BEFORE YOU DIE

[XxMixieGirlxX]

I want to live in this country :)

[magnolia5314]

check out the scotland revealed vids, and when visiting not miss the glen road its awesome and meet some of these pipers and visit the skichairlift cafe for a coffee or tea and make nice pics of the ''buckle'' the big pointed mountain fromthis area you've got the best view

[Nippy1705]

@mnpopeye Planning to next year! Never saw such beauty anywhere else :-)

[Nightrbinger24]

That's brilliant.

And not a bad attempt at piping.

[peachcashmere]

@Helios601 Yes, that is my house!! :-p

[AwesomeForever]

I think this is the bagpiper that I gave some money to on the way to Glencoe!

Linda

[Helios601]

can someone tell me if they what that white house is at 0.48 and name of mountains behind it? does someone actually live there?

[MajorRuedi]

@ruckhajni: We came back home from Scotia on 2011-07-10 and have been to Glen Coe, Isle of Skye, Fort William, Culloden etc. by motorcycle, too. If interested, run a search on youtube for Highlander MC.

What you wrote said it all, so there is nothing left to say!

[ruckhajni]

@pclaudio1228 I just came back from Scotland yesterday. Isle of Skye, Glencoe etc by motorbike. God's own country as the residents call it. It is! I didn't want to come home. I will go back again.