Travelpass: It's Just the Ticket
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Delightful wee travelogue - shame the "Travelpass" was put out to grass
No spoilers, not much of a plot-line anyway!
Film (on 16mm) consists of a half hour travelogue featuring two young women using a "Travelpass" ticket round the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the early 1970s.
They encounter two young male tourists who have "gone it alone" in their Morgan Sports car (you can still find the details on the DVLA computer!)
No real story or plot line, or attempt to explain why they happen to be holidaying in that part of the world, the emphasis is very mucjh upon letting the scenery tell it's own story.
The soundtrack comprises of a series of background acoustic "folky" songs - usually name-dropping place names.
The premise is simple - it's far easier to travel the H&I using your pass, than using a 3.5 litre sports car (I think the jury is out on that)
Nearly 50 years on, the documentary is of mainly historical interest, the only actor who has "gone on to become more famous" is the unlikely Alex Norton (stalwart of the 7:84, "Taggart" and most recently "Two Doors Down" fame.
As a teenager I was deeply struck with this film, one day I'd love to recreate the journey on my motorcycle.
The two most glaring (intentional) omissions of the film are the lack of rain (did we forget to say it occasionally rains n Scotland?) and the absence of Highland midges - "Culicoides impunctatus" - they don't represent a serious health risk, but their notorious appetite for human blood can be a little distracting at times.
The only other inaccuracy is that the young women seem to travel with little more than handbags and dinky little travel bags, no raincoats - and nobody seems to be stuck waiting for train ferry or bus connections!
Putting all that aside, it's a pity the travelpass is no longer done (perhaps it could be revived in2021 to cickstart the tourist economy) I'd certainly be up for it!
Film (on 16mm) consists of a half hour travelogue featuring two young women using a "Travelpass" ticket round the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in the early 1970s.
They encounter two young male tourists who have "gone it alone" in their Morgan Sports car (you can still find the details on the DVLA computer!)
No real story or plot line, or attempt to explain why they happen to be holidaying in that part of the world, the emphasis is very mucjh upon letting the scenery tell it's own story.
The soundtrack comprises of a series of background acoustic "folky" songs - usually name-dropping place names.
The premise is simple - it's far easier to travel the H&I using your pass, than using a 3.5 litre sports car (I think the jury is out on that)
Nearly 50 years on, the documentary is of mainly historical interest, the only actor who has "gone on to become more famous" is the unlikely Alex Norton (stalwart of the 7:84, "Taggart" and most recently "Two Doors Down" fame.
As a teenager I was deeply struck with this film, one day I'd love to recreate the journey on my motorcycle.
The two most glaring (intentional) omissions of the film are the lack of rain (did we forget to say it occasionally rains n Scotland?) and the absence of Highland midges - "Culicoides impunctatus" - they don't represent a serious health risk, but their notorious appetite for human blood can be a little distracting at times.
The only other inaccuracy is that the young women seem to travel with little more than handbags and dinky little travel bags, no raincoats - and nobody seems to be stuck waiting for train ferry or bus connections!
Putting all that aside, it's a pity the travelpass is no longer done (perhaps it could be revived in2021 to cickstart the tourist economy) I'd certainly be up for it!
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