Table of Contents
Scotland 5
Scotland's Top Destinations 11
Planning Your Trip 17
Travel Smart 27
Edinburgh 29
Glasgow 145
Stirling & Nearby 196
St. Andrews 227
Near St. Andrews 248
The Scottish Highlands 256
Oban & the Inner Hebrides 268
Oban 269
Mull, Iona, & Staffs 284
Glasgow to Oban Drive 297
Glencoe & Fort William 306
Glencoe 307
Fort William 322
The Road to the Isles 327
Isle of Skye 333
Portree 338
Touring the Isle of Skye 351
Inverness & Loch Ness 371
Eastern Scotland 404
Pitlochry 405
Between Inverness & Pitlochry 414
Near Pitlochry 418
Speyside Whisky Trail 420
Balmoral Castle & Royal Deeside 426
Aberdeenshire Coast 436
Northern Scotland 438
Wester Ross & The North Coast 440
The Orkney Islands 450
Scotland: Past & Present 468
Practicalities 489
Travel Tips 489
Money 492
Sightseeing 497
Sleeping 500
Eating 511
Staying Connected 523
Transportation 527
Resources from Rick Steves 543
Appendix 545
Holidays & Festivals 545
Books & Films 547
Conversions & Climate 552
Packing Checklist 554
Scots-Yankee Vocabulary 555
Index 560
Map Index 577