Scotland

Pros: Less crowded than other high tourist areas in Scotland and lots to do anytime of year
Cons: None that I can find!

Angus and Dundee is an area of Scotland that seldom comes to mind when Americans think about travel to Scotland. Less publicized and less visited than the Western Highlands or the Lothians, which include Edinburgh, Angus and Dundee is a microcosm of the...

Pros: beauty and history
Cons: monitary rate of exchange

If you inted to travel Scotland, there are two ways to do so. One way is to rent a car and just drive seeing the sights, or if you are headed for a specific destination this may be the best method of travel. Two if you want to learn about sthe history...

Pros: Great location, wonderful service, reasonable rates
Cons: Don't bring all your friends and family as they have 4 rooms

I have a favorite B&B just outside Glasgow in Paisley and only a short ride to the airport. It is a frequent stopping point when I travel to Scotland and a great place to use as a base for arrivals and departures.

Myfarrclan is run by...

Pros: Family oriented, great outdoor activity
Cons: Subject to the weather, but just dress in layers and you'll be fine!

Largs is a great place to take children when you visit Scotland and if this sounds like a travel brochure...thanks! I'm a travel writer with children and an eye for what keeps them busy. It is about an hour drive from Glasgow on the West Coast (you...

Pros: A varied place
Cons: Not enough time to do it all.

Review Topic:  Overview

One year mom and I were in London, and I kept begging her to go to Scotland. We had been one year, mostly to Edinburgh. I said, no, let's go explore! Well, off we went.
We flew into Glasgow, stayed...

Pros: Scenery, people, Haggis
Cons: Keep your gas tank FULL. Haggis.

September 1970. Late afternoon. Board bus to London. Somehow get to Victoria coach station. Depart about 7 PM. Arrive Edinburgh about 7 AM. Struggle to railway station. Train to Leuchars Junction, one of those foul smelling diesel railcar trains that...

Pros: Scenery, aura
Cons: Nasty food

When I tried to think of an appropriate title for this epinion, tears nearly came to my eyes. I cannot describe the beauty of this country. It is a bittersweet beauty, rocky and melancholic but it enchants you with the aura of druids, ghostly clan...

Pros: Allows you to live as a local
Cons: Must have an association with the University of WI

I lived in Dalkeith, six miles out of Edinburgh, for nine months and found the community to be very open and friendly to visitors. I stayed in a Manor House that is run by the the University of Wisconsin. The Manor House is open to University of WI...

Pros: Everything! Castle ruins, lovely scenery, home sweet home!
Cons: That it isn't closer to home

This is an entry taken from one of my last days of my first trip to Scotland. Its special because it contains thoughts and ideas and even a ghost!! I was traveling with a friend from work who had decided to come along to Scotland with me, nearly on the...

Pros: Best scenery in the world
Cons: Vey expensive, take lots of money to spend

Review Topic:  Overview

I know I am a bit prejudiced, but I was born in Scotland and to me, although I love the USA, the best place to visit is Bonnie Scotland. There is so much to see and do. When I lived there I did not see all...

Pros: Breathtaking Highland scenery, fun companions, good guides
Cons: Can be a bit too "budget" for slightly older travelers

...Haggis Backpackers, that is.

Although the rail service provides great, convenient connections between larger cities in Scotland like Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, getting around the glorious Highlands of Scotland by public...

Pros: purple mountains
Cons: Loch ness is touristy

I visited Scotland with my husband and his family in September 1998. What can I say, the place was beautiful.

We drove from Harrogate, England to Fort William, Scotland. Fort William is on the left side of Scotland, almost at the top of the...

Pros: Everything Obviously!
Cons: Nothing

I lived in Scotland for the first 21 years of my life before marrying and moving here after graduation. 4 of those years were at St Andrews uni so I know a thing or two about tourism. I'd say the biggest problem for any American tourist visiting St...

Pros: Scenery, adventure, history
Cons: A pretty steep walk to the bottom.

I will never forget the feeling that I felt the moment we rounded the bend and Urquhart Castle came into view. She rose up out of the mist and stood lone and majestic above the Loch. I tried to imagine how it would have been centuries ago, on...

Pros: Scenery, history, guides
Cons: Three levels, not handicap accessible

Just as in the TV series The Highlander, I have lost my head over Eileen Donan castle! This is the most photographed castle in Scotland, and you can see why. The moment you come around the curve in the highway and see it looming large against a...