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I agree that the Northeast is worth seeing and my husband would say the scotch tasting is a must (I was pregnant at the time of our trip so was spared the tasting We stayed in Braemar at a poor b&b but the location was good. Nice to stop by the Queen's church near Balmoral. We stopped in Elgin for lunch. REmember it being rather uninteresting but I'm sure there are nice spots outside of town. YOur other ideas are quite good and definitely go see St. Andrews!
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Well, I'd suggest spending two nights on Skye if possible, primarily because of the time spent getting to and from it. It's a pretty big island with some dramatic scenery all around. The extra day would give you some time for hiking, if you like that.
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I definitely wouldn't write off the northeast-- it is beautiful, and there are lots of castles, distilleries, and other neat stuff to see along the way-- just make sure that you get quality time in the west. We ended up spending more time in the eastern highlands than in the west, and wished we'd done the opposite once we got to the west.
Why not leave a couple of days open and wing it... that way, you can make decisions based on your real-time experiences there. We travelled in October as well, a week or two later than you, and had no problems finding rooms on the fly.
Now, to throw another wrench in the works: if your wife doesn't mind spending a few hours wandering around on her own: in Dornach, about an hour and a half (I think??) north of Inverness is a great golf course-- the Royal Dornach (only 6 degrees south of the arctic circle!). The "golfy" faction of our group loved it, liked it better that St. Andrews, even. The course is beautiful, right on the coast, and the town is good for a couple of hours of exploring, shopping, etc. Just a thought--
Let us know what you end up with!!
Why not leave a couple of days open and wing it... that way, you can make decisions based on your real-time experiences there. We travelled in October as well, a week or two later than you, and had no problems finding rooms on the fly.
Now, to throw another wrench in the works: if your wife doesn't mind spending a few hours wandering around on her own: in Dornach, about an hour and a half (I think??) north of Inverness is a great golf course-- the Royal Dornach (only 6 degrees south of the arctic circle!). The "golfy" faction of our group loved it, liked it better that St. Andrews, even. The course is beautiful, right on the coast, and the town is good for a couple of hours of exploring, shopping, etc. Just a thought--
Let us know what you end up with!!
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Jen,
Thanks for the advice... I'm trying to find a place to sneak in 9 holes.
I think that part of my confusion was on the overall size of Scotland. I was a bit overestimating most of my driving times. I've now started using the AA website to get route plans and I'm feeling a bit less lost.
Thanks Again...
Thanks for the advice... I'm trying to find a place to sneak in 9 holes.
I think that part of my confusion was on the overall size of Scotland. I was a bit overestimating most of my driving times. I've now started using the AA website to get route plans and I'm feeling a bit less lost.
Thanks Again...
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AA is a great site. We spent 14 days there in 2002, I have all the details in an excel sheet, email me if you would like the info. ([email protected]).
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Hang on a minute here!! Do you know how many of these damn things I answer in a year? Thousands! And how many even dream of coming to Aberdeen? One! Just one! And here you lot are (well some of you) driving my captive out to the west.
Seriously, Alan, you could spend the whole trip in ONE of the places you want to go to, and not see it thoroughly.
The North East has a lot going for it. I'd kind of take the view, tho' that if you're going to come here, it should be somewhere within a few miles of Aberdeen that is your base, and not as far north as Elgin- you'd be as well in Inverness.
Beauly- the Lovat Arms- is a good base to see the Loch stuff from.
I'd encourage you to restrict yourself to one night in that airt and then one night in Skye, leaving you another Ardanaiseig based night to do something islandy, or alternatively to overnight somewhere offshore before Ardanaiseig.
It's about 3 hours from Edinburgh (note "h" at end of name of city)to Elgin, but that's on the most direct route and doesn't involve the East Neuk.
So many people miss us out that we refer to the main road to Inverness as the North East by-pass
Whatever. Have a ball!
Seriously, Alan, you could spend the whole trip in ONE of the places you want to go to, and not see it thoroughly.
The North East has a lot going for it. I'd kind of take the view, tho' that if you're going to come here, it should be somewhere within a few miles of Aberdeen that is your base, and not as far north as Elgin- you'd be as well in Inverness.
Beauly- the Lovat Arms- is a good base to see the Loch stuff from.
I'd encourage you to restrict yourself to one night in that airt and then one night in Skye, leaving you another Ardanaiseig based night to do something islandy, or alternatively to overnight somewhere offshore before Ardanaiseig.
It's about 3 hours from Edinburgh (note "h" at end of name of city)to Elgin, but that's on the most direct route and doesn't involve the East Neuk.
So many people miss us out that we refer to the main road to Inverness as the North East by-pass
Whatever. Have a ball!
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