Laura lives in the mountains. I've visited her twice in my travels. Wonderful place! Me? Ha! I live in the prairie flatlands. Nothing but fields of corn and beans, interspersed with trees in woodlots. Pretty boring. But I like it. I can see perfect sunrises and sunsets on the horizon.
I recently saw an old rerun of the "Two Fat Ladies" cooking show, and they were hunting grouse or pheasant on a Scottish estate, wading through the heather. The countryside looked so beautiful, so much history there.
I've been to England twice, but never Scotland. Perhaps someday.