Zermatt is in southern Switzerland, at the end of the remote and beautiful Zermatt/Visp valley. Motorists can drive as far as Tsch. The last seven kilometres must be travelled by train (every 20 minutes, sFr 8.- per person one way) or by taxi (sFr 30.- for 1-3 people, night rate 10pm-6am sFr 40.-).
Staffin (Scottish Gaelic: Stafain) is a district with the Gaelic name An Taobh Sear, which translates as 'the East Side', on the northeast coast of the Trotternish peninsula of the island of Skye.
The surname Proffitt was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland. One of the first records of the family was William Propheta who was charter witness in Aberdeen in 1281.