Rick Grigutis

planned to walk the rob roy but due to injury will have to plan otherwise.
flying into heathrow, stay 2 days, rent car for 2 wks, drive to scotland,
back to london last 2 days. i imagine it's cheaper to rentacar in london
than train to scotland and rent one there. other than the isle of skye i
have no idea as to where to go. i like off the beaten path best and would
like to see some real scotsmen, drink some whiskey and ale, etc. can anyone
sketch out a rudimentary 2 week itinerary? thanx, rick

Louis XIV

Short of time so i'll just make a list of some must-see places:

Glencoe, The Rannoch Moor, Applecross, Plockton, Oban (and Mull if you have
time).

Head North and West would be my advice. Skye is cool so you're heading in
the right direction. http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/index.html is a
useful site.

xiv

"Rick Grigutis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > planned to walk the rob roy but due to injury will have to plan otherwise.
    > flying into heathrow, stay 2 days, rent car for 2 wks, drive to scotland,
    > back to london last 2 days. i imagine it's cheaper to rentacar in london
    > than train to scotland and rent one there. other than the isle of skye i
    > have no idea as to where to go. i like off the beaten path best and would
    > like to see some real scotsmen, drink some whiskey and ale, etc. can
anyone
    > sketch out a rudimentary 2 week itinerary? thanx, rick

The Reids

Following up to Rick Grigutis

    > i like off the beaten path best and would
    >like to see some real scotsmen, drink some whiskey and ale, etc. can anyone
    >sketch out a rudimentary 2 week itinerary? thanx, rick

Beers not a big thing in the Highlands, pubs being far apart. But
you can try The Clachaig in Glencoe for a pint of Fraoch or other
interesting brews. I would drive up the west coast, through
Glencoe, to the Cluanie Inn on the road to the Isles, onto Skye
and then up to Uig (having stopped at The Sligahan on Skye) then
if you want a feel of real remote Scotland take a ferry on to
north Uist. Or you can continue up the west coast to the
impressive scenery of Torridon, flatish country dotted with big
impressive mountains to Cape Wrath, where a minibus will take you
the last few miles to the cape..
"http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/page38.htm#highlands"
--
Mike Reid
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Owain

"Rick Grigutis" wrote
    | planned to walk the rob roy but due to injury will have to plan
    | otherwise. flying into heathrow, stay 2 days, rent car for 2 wks,
    | drive to scotland, back to london last 2 days. i imagine it's
    | cheaper to rentacar in london than train to scotland and rent one
    | there.

Not necessarily. Although costs in the Highlands are higher than the central
belt, car rental may still be cheaper than London rates. You also have the
fuel cost of driving to Scotland, and especially if you are aiming for the
Highlands many drivers would take an overnight break on the route. For
trains, see

www.scotrail.co.uk

Train fares London-Scotland can be had very cheaply if you book in advance,
or you could get a flight with one of the cheapy operators.

    | other than the isle of skye i have no idea as to where to go. i like
    | off the beaten path best and would like to see some real scotsmen,
    | drink some whiskey and ale, etc.

It's whisky over here.

    | can anyone sketch out a rudimentary 2 week itinerary? thanx, rick

There are sample itineraries at
http://www.visitscotland.com/sightsa...?view=Standard
The only drawback is they don't include mileages or times. There are plenty
of guidebooks that do suggested driving routes with mileages and times.

For Highland Games in September see
http://www.visitscotland.com/library...?view=Standard

You can search for activities including wildlife tours, sea angling and
dolphin watching, eagles, etc, at
http://search.visitscotland.com/fram...pe=sightseeing

Owain

David Horne

Rick Grigutis <[email protected]> wrote:

    > i like off the beaten path best and would
    > like to see some real scotsmen, drink some whiskey

If you want whiskey, may I suggest Ireland?

David

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Bogus Address

    >planned to walk the rob roy

The what? Is this some sort of walker's trail in Stirlingshire and
western Perthshire?

    > but due to injury will have to plan otherwise.
    > flying into heathrow, stay 2 days, rent car for 2 wks, drive to scotland,
    > back to london last 2 days. i imagine it's cheaper to rentacar in london
    > than train to scotland and rent one there.

Depends on what train fare you get.

    > other than the isle of skye i have no idea as to where to go.

What's your specific reason for going to Skye? History, family links,
rock climbing?...


    > i like off the beaten path best and would like to see some real
    > scotsmen, drink some whiskey and ale, etc. can anyone sketch out
    > a rudimentary 2 week itinerary?

Get a guidebook, the Rough Guide to Scotland is pretty good. It's
a small place and you can afford to be flexible. You will NOT enjoy
Skye in heavy rain.

Nobody says "ale" in Scotland. The Rough Guide should explain the local
beer terminology (it's odd).

You don't say when you're going - the Edinburgh Festival is on till the
end of the month and most people would want to check out at least some
of it. There are traditional music festivals all over the place until
late autumn (see my website for a list).

My own shortlist of places to cover the widest range of what Scotland
has to offer would be Edinburgh city centre, Anstruther Fisheries
Museum, Stirling Castle and the middle of Rannoch Moor (inaccessible
by car, use the train or walk).

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The Reids

Following up to David Horne

    >> i like off the beaten path best and would
    >> like to see some real scotsmen, drink some whiskey
    >If you want whiskey, may I suggest Ireland?

LOL ("whisky" and "beer" in Scotland - and England)
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Rick Grigutis

thanx everybody for some good feedback
"bogus address" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > >planned to walk the rob roy
    > The what? Is this some sort of walker's trail in Stirlingshire and
    > western Perthshire?
    > > but due to injury will have to plan otherwise.
    > > flying into heathrow, stay 2 days, rent car for 2 wks, drive to
scotland,
    > > back to london last 2 days. i imagine it's cheaper to rentacar in
london
    > > than train to scotland and rent one there.
    > Depends on what train fare you get.
    > > other than the isle of skye i have no idea as to where to go.
    > What's your specific reason for going to Skye? History, family links,
    > rock climbing?...
    > > i like off the beaten path best and would like to see some real
    > > scotsmen, drink some whiskey and ale, etc. can anyone sketch out
    > > a rudimentary 2 week itinerary?
    > Get a guidebook, the Rough Guide to Scotland is pretty good. It's
    > a small place and you can afford to be flexible. You will NOT enjoy
    > Skye in heavy rain.
    > Nobody says "ale" in Scotland. The Rough Guide should explain the local
    > beer terminology (it's odd).
    > You don't say when you're going - the Edinburgh Festival is on till the
    > end of the month and most people would want to check out at least some
    > of it. There are traditional music festivals all over the place until
    > late autumn (see my website for a list).
    > My own shortlist of places to cover the widest range of what Scotland
    > has to offer would be Edinburgh city centre, Anstruther Fisheries
    > Museum, Stirling Castle and the middle of Rannoch Moor (inaccessible
    > by car, use the train or walk).
    > ========> Email to "j-c" at this site; email to "bogus" will bounce
<========
    > Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU; 0131
6604760
    > <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/purrhome.html> food intolerance data &
recipes,
    > Mac logic fonts, Scots traditional music files and CD-ROMs of Scottish
music.