What to do for 3 days in Scotland?

[Jock Scot]

Go North young man! OK three days does not give you much time. So my advice is to station yourself somewhere along the Great Glen( Fort William to Inverness) area.Now I am not saying that that is the best area necessarily, but given your time constraint that is in my view your best bet. There is a huge chunk of Scotland above that line and wonderful though it is, you will need more time than you have to see it. As Easter is nearly upon us accommodation might be a bit tricky to find, but not impossible.B&B's will give you the best value and I must say the area seems very quiet up here at the moment.

Islay is a super place and ultra friendly as is Scotland in general, just don't expect a band to greet you. To see Skye you really do need a car and TIME!

BE WARNED! IN THE HIGHLANDS fuel is not easily found! When you have used half a tank fill up at the FIRST fuel stop you see. ALWAYS start the day with a full tank. Public transport is alright as long as you don't get too adventurous. If you are going by rail BE WARNED that there is no rail connection between Inverness and Fort William.Yes trains go to both places, but the 60 miles beteen them are not connected! Incidentally the train trip from Glasgow to Fort William is well worth doing and to those that know about these things, it has a world wide reputation.

Now without sounding like a boring old fuddy duddy, the hills are fine to walk in at this time of year, BUT they are probably at their most dangerous. Snow is melting fast, the burns(streams) will rise and fall alarmingly.There is an avalanche risk(slight) and the weather changes at the blink of an eye, blizzards still happen even in May! On the high tops it will still be below freezing all day. Good kit, maps, compass and common sense will all be required, as always on the hill, but at the moment there is no room to be casual about venturing out.