Scotland tour
 

Looking to spend 10+ days touring Scotland by car would like sample itineraries
Thanks :)

February? July?

>>February? July?<<

yes - figure out when . . . Then get a guide book, read some of the trip reports on here, work out a tentative itinerary of things that sound interesting to you . . . and <i>then</i> we can help you perfect/refine the plan.

We can't tell you where to go/what to do unless we know what interests you . . . and you won't know what interests you til you do some research.

Thanks gardyloo July

OK -- july . . .

But you have not given us anything (not even one) to work with.

It isn't best for us to plan your trip for you. You <i>must</i> have some ideas of what you want to see/do. If you don't you need to study up a bit.

Do you want to hike?
see castles?
ancestor hunt?
visit Whisky Distilleries?
bag Munros (google it)?
drive?
take public transportation?
visit homes of literary figures?
see widllife?
cities?
nightlife?

OK -- now tell us what you want out of your trip?

If you tell us what you like, we can help. But one trip won't fit everyone. There are so many aspects to travel, one cannot experience it all. Janisj offers some excellent clues.

If you look at my trip report for Scotland (June 2008) it might give you some ideas.

Depending on what you are used to concerning narrow roads and driving on the left, many find driving in Scotland frightening (I did).

Rent the smallest car that works since the driving lanes, even on 2-lane highways, can be narrow. Sometimes large coaches that are wider than their lanes come at you from the other direction and straddle into your lane, and often there is a stone wall where the shoulder should be. It is tiring to drive long distances because there is so little margin for error (clearance) and you can't ever take your eyes off the road.


Be prepared to deal with this common sign and know what it means!
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-ge.../10IDM0116.jpg

My last trip I didn't find the driving frightening, but all the passengers in my car did. I suppose this might say more about me than it does about them, but the roads are very narrow, the speeds zippy, and at night it feels like you are gripping the joystick and playing a video game. I must have done OK, since I somehow made it to this level.

Love it, tom and dfourh! Am never gonna drive there. Or Ireland.

This might help...

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...-july-2012.cfm

Here's another one - this time a very high speed loop through the Highlands to visit some places I hadn't been in years...

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-scotland.cfm

You might want to take a look at my trip report; click on my name to find it. The trip took place a while ago, but I do not think that the intervening time would change the sights.

We spent about two weeks in Scotland in June, and for three days I did the driving. I didn't find it frightening or even stressful. We mostly stuck to highways, which had rather narrow lanes. My husband was the navigator, and he was constantly telling me I was too far to the left, but my mirror told me I was closer to the center line than I like to be. I kept recalibrating my trajectory between the lane lines. I didn't drive very fast, about the speed limit, rarely over. If I saw a line building up behind me, I pulled over and let them all pass.

I had reserved a small car, but they "upgraded" me to a larger one, which was no big favor. I think they didn't have anything smaller. On the advice of several people on Fodors, we rented from Arnold Clark, and were very satisfied with their service.

Ten years ago, we had a driving holiday in Ireland, and found the roads there much narrower. My husband did all the driving on that trip, which is why he didn't want to do it on this trip.