Edinburgh! There are a million sunny beaches in the world, but there is only one Edinburgh. Plan on at the very least, a couple of days there. Head West young man. Stop at the Falkirk Wheel, the Wallace Monument, Sterling Castle. St. Andrews is an absolute treasure! (hit the bakeries as soon after dawn as possible) The Urquhart Castle visitors center on the Northwest shore of Loch Ness is fabulous, as is the city of Inverness. The Isles of Skye and Mull are worth spending your whole trip there. If you find yourself in Oban, and you should, do whatever it takes to eat dinner at The Seafood Temple. The best thing to do is get lost and ask the locals for directions.
No matter how long of a trip you have planned, know that you will be missing most of the wonder that is Scotland. Don't worry about it overly much, you'll be back! We are leaving for our second trip in 24 days, 9 hours, and 12 minutes. If you'd like to see some of the highlights of our last trip you can go to our blog http://grandmagrampabrown.blogspot.com/ Scroll down to the older posts and you'll see why we've fallen in love with our common homeland.
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