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Hello again Scarlet Nation friends... it's time again for the semi-annual "CornerTavern seeks travel advice" thread.

This episode: Visit Scotland

My girlfriend and I are headed to Scotland for 7 days this spring... the plan is to trek around Scotland and see the sights, breathe in the highland air, eat the haggis, drink the whiskey, hike the trails, roll around in the dirt, etc etc.

Here are my questions: what are the must-see / must-do / must-eat / must drink tips that you all have accumulated on your own travels?

FYI, our rough plan is: fly into Edinburgh, and rent a car. We intend to visit these general areas: Edinburgh, Isle of Skye, Inverness.

p.s. we're skipping Glasgow (been there!)
 
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I visited Edinburgh on a business trip a number of years ago (the office is located about 45 min outside the city) and tacked on the weekend. I stayed in the Old City on the Royal Mile and was fortunate enough to have a colleague who had a boyfriend who was a former tour guide. i got a walking tour of the old city with a lot of history passed along. If you can enjoy history or the old stories, I would suggest finding one (mine lasted 2-3 hrs and concluded with a couple of beers at a pub). I also did my own walking tour of the castle. I enjoyed my stay on the Royal Mile since it was center to everything. Don't forget an umbrella!
 
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Free tour is great (tip expected of course). Can't vouch for prepaid tours but I'm sure they're good too. Lochness is a long drive out and back in 1 day, might feel rushed. Free tour gets you out into the highlands with less driving distance.

If you are both in decent shape, be sure to walk all over Edinburgh. Walking up and around Calton Hill and to the top of Arthur's Seat are musts. Royal palace and Holyrood abbey is also great.
 
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CornerTavern said:
Hello again Scarlet Nation friends... it's time again for the semi-annual "CornerTavern seeks travel advice" thread.

This episode: Visit Scotland

My girlfriend and I are headed to Scotland for 7 days this spring... the plan is to trek around Scotland and see the sights, breathe in the highland air, eat the haggis, drink the whiskey, hike the trails, roll around in the dirt, etc etc.

Here are my questions: what are the must-see / must-do / must-eat / must drink tips that you all have accumulated on your own travels?

FYI, our rough plan is: fly into Edinburgh, and rent a car. We intend to visit these general areas: Edinburgh, Isle of Skye, Inverness.

p.s. we're skipping Glasgow (been there!)
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This previous thread might prove helpful:

https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/ot-travel-advice-for-glasgow-edinburgh.123598
 
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The Royal Tattoo isn't until August and most of the festivals are in summer too. However, May and April are the two months with least amount of rain (rains 190 days a year in Edinburgh). I would deffo hike-up Arthur's Seat for sunrise. That's a rite of passage for inhabitants of Auld Reekie. Having student friends who reside there, I've seen more pics of the area than any of the other 49 states I dont live in

 
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If you go to a pub and encounter a man named Smitty, who tells you about the bridges and schools he's built from stone, silently say a prayer for the poor sheep.
 
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Loved the Isle of Skye. Went their with Moms Skillethead and we were staying at a small B and B. In the evening, the host invited us to have a whisky. We weren't big whisky drinkers (at the time), so Moms said, "What is the local single malt?" The man said (at least I think he did, he was a local), "Talisker is what we make here, but I wouldn't recommend it if you aren't a Scotch drinker, ma'am. It's very strong, you know." Moms insisted on "trying the local" and after a sip said, "That's really good." The innkeeper looked at me and said, "Keep her."
 
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I’m not a golf man, so likely no St Andrews.

Any specific recommendations for Skye?

Or those Glencoe pubs?
 
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