Scotland’s Famous Highway on Instagram Became a Nightmare because of the Excess of Tourism. but It Could Be Worse

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By Angus MacKinnon, CNN Last spring, when I headed out of Inverness to begin a circuit of Scotland’s rugged north coast, I already sensed trouble ahead. A decade ago, when the Northern Highlands Initiative—a development charity founded by then-Prince Charles—rebranded the circuit as the North Coast 500 and began marketing it to tourists, I wasn’t convinced it would work. I approved of any initiative aimed at attracting more visitors to a forgott…

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(CNN En Español – CNN Chile) — Last spring, when I drove my car from Inverness to start a circuit along Scotland’s rugged northern coast, I felt that there would be problems. A decade ago, when the Northern Highlands Initiative — a development charity founded by Prince Charles at the time — renamed the circuit as North Coast 500 and started to promote it among tourists, I was not convinced it would work. I approved any initiative aimed at attrac…