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Date Posted: 06:25:07 08/10/07 Fri
Author: Lady Emily
Subject: Recent Trip to Scotland

Hello,

I am new to LOL and read Outlander while on my first trip to Scotland - a great experience (both the country and reading the book while there). I was amazed how spot-on DG was in her descriptions of Scotland, having never been to Scotland before! Reading Outlander in Scotland was a most romantic way to experience the country.

We stayed in Edinburgh for 5 days and then spent a week touring the highlands. Actually, Outlander's locations give a very good itinerary. I was pleasantly surprised as I read and travelled that most of the places in the book were already on my itinerary. We took a counter clockwise tour of the country and saw many wonderful castles and other sites.

Some of the highlights for me were:

Palace of Holyrood house on the Royal Mile and Craigmillar Castle (Ruin) in Edinburgh
Scottish Crannog Center near Kenmore
Glamis Castle - great tour
Pony Trekking in Rothiemurchus National Park
The scenic drive from Inverness to Skye along Loch Ness
The Isle of Skye - all of it including the coral beach, the gardens at Dunvegan Castle, Shilasdair Yarns (a must-see if you like to knit!) and SHEEP!
The scenic drive from Skye to Glasgow along Loch Lomond.

I had wished to go to Culloden Battlefield but we ran out of time that day.

We stayed at B&B's and a few serviced apartments - a great tip for families. The apartments we the same or cheaper than B&B's/hotels and offered much more room for our family of 4. It is nice to have a kitchen and washing machine!

One thing to note when making your travel plans is that although the mileage between places isn't very far by US standards - it takes much longer to get to places due to the windy, narrow roads. Driving also gets very tiring - having to concentrate so hard to drive on the left. My poor husband was exhausted after a day of driving.

I am happy to give anyone advice on what to see/do if anyone wants to ask. I still have Scotland in my mind and will for a long time - it is a place I hope to go back to soon and explore more - especially the Shetland and Orkney Islands. --Lady Emily (formerly Emily S. After seeing the other posts I had to be a "Lady" too!)

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