It's overrated. 
I like vacations - especially Disney ones. They are ideal for people with ASD - a totally controlled environment - no sudden surprises, everything is predictable and The Mouse does not allow any problems - and any that might dare to occur are sorted instantly to the guest's delight. The food is predictable, the weather is perfect, the cast-members go out of their way to make your holiday perfect. I love it.
I have a bit of an aversion to anything Disney or theme-parky. My ideal vacation would be a cabin in the woods.
My ideal vacation is anywhere with ancient standing stones. I would like to visit Avebury next year. It's been on my list for about ten years now. 2019 will be the year I actually do it!
The glass topped 'well' table is worth looking down in the Avebury pub.
Yeah it's pretty cool. People literally hang over the people sitting on it! A bit rude, but what did they expect sitting over a 600+ year old well! I just have a peek if there's no-one sitting there. It's quite funny watching people get frustrated both looking at it and sitting there trying not to be bothered. I'd imagine there have been a few arguments!
Last time I went there they had this bizarre picture of Yvette Fielding. Most Haunted did a show there apparently.
I usually pop in the Red Lion for one or two, it's a bit full for me sometimes, then go to the Waggon for food, and more drinks. The Waggon is much better food and drink wise. The Red Lion does have it's tourist attraction thing though, you have to go in really for the experience.
I just googled Findhorn. It seems like a very interesting place.
Yeah, it's a really nice place to spend the day. I lived just outside Forres near to the bay. We'd fish at Findhorn. Camp on the dunes, watch the weather change, the sunsets and sunrises. If you are on the side of the bay opposite from the town you can see old WW1 boats that were left to rot. They look pretty cool. The Foundation is pretty interesting, but it's best to know a few people before you go wandering around. They aren't arseholes, but it's their home, and they do get a bit pissed at the place being treated like a tourist attraction. Understandable really. I knew a few of them from the pubs, and through my girlfriends family.
The Foundation sort of dominates what the place is. Interesting for a small while. In my mind it was just a minor thing, the surrounding area was the real thing of interest. I'd sit there all day and watch nature do it's thing. The coast and the bay, sort of interplay, and make the weather shift. I love the whole coastline there. Findhorn has the weirdest weather though.
I remember one day seeing a rainbow, then a vermillion, orange, scarlet, splattered sunset, then some of the most clear skies later on in the evening. Beautiful.
I'm not sure I really fit into 'commune' style living. No matter how congenial they might be otherwise, or how democratic or anarchic, inevitably there will be the usual egos, cliques, infighting.
From what I knew if your face didn't fit, or if you picked an argument with the wrong person, you were shuffled off quite quickly. I'd say it would be a place to research before you went. You would have to fit into their model, not the other way around. The people with clout there say what goes. The Lorian movement pretty much had all the marbles.
Yes. It's quite long-established now. I remember, back in my more eco direct action days in the early '90s reading a lot about Findhorn and wanting to visit. I never did. I suppose it would be like Rainbow Valley or any other place like that, though. I'm not sure I really fit into 'commune' style living. No matter how congenial they might be otherwise, or how democratic or anarchic, inevitably there will be the usual egos, cliques, infighting. I've experienced it so much in life - even in movements, like animal rights, where you might expect some consensus based on a common goal.
That's not to downplay the ideas and principles of these places, though. At least they offer an alternative to life in the 'real' world (I mean 'real' very loosely!)
Yes. It's quite long-established now. I remember, back in my more eco direct action days in the early '90s reading a lot about Findhorn and wanting to visit. I never did. I suppose it would be like Rainbow Valley or any other place like that, though. I'm not sure I really fit into 'commune' style living. No matter how congenial they might be otherwise, or how democratic or anarchic, inevitably there will be the usual egos, cliques, infighting. I've experienced it so much in life - even in movements, like animal rights, where you might expect some consensus based on a common goal.
That's not to downplay the ideas and principles of these places, though. At least they offer an alternative to life in the 'real' world (I mean 'real' very loosely!)
