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DAY 01Glasgow
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK George Square
The civic heart — evening wander
DAY 01Glasgow
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK The Pot Still
700+ malts — preview the Islay shelf
DAY 02Loch Lomond & Argyll
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Luss
Conservation village on the bonnie banks
DAY 02Loch Lomond & Argyll
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Rest and Be Thankful
The named pass on the A83 — pull in, look back
DAY 02Loch Lomond & Argyll
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Inveraray Castle
Fairy-tale Campbell seat on Loch Fyne
DAY 02Loch Lomond & Argyll
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Kilmartin Glen — Nether Largie
Standing stones + cairn cemetery, free to wander
DAY 02Kintyre
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Tarbert Harbour
Tonight's bed — fishing village wrapping the bay
DAY 03Islay
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Lagavulin Distillery
BOOKED — Warehouse No.3 tasting 13:30
DAY 03Islay
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Ardbeg Distillery
Old Kiln Café lunch 12:45, visitor centre after the tour
DAY 03Islay
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Port Ellen
White-painted ferry town on the drive south
DAY 03Islay
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Bowmore Round Church
Round so the devil has no corner to hide in
DAY 04Islay
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Machir Bay
Tuesday-morning beach — 2 km of wild Atlantic sand
DAY 04Oban & Appin
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Oban Harbour & North Pier
Seafood capital — green shack on the railway pier
DAY 04Oban & Appin
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Oban Seafood Hut
The Green Shack — langoustines standing up
DAY 04Oban & Appin
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Castle Stalker Viewpoint
Castle Aaargh on its tidal islet — café at the view
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Glencoe Village
Tonight's bed at the foot of the glen
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Three Sisters Viewpoint
The classic Glen Coe wall of ridges — main lay-by on the A82
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Glen Etive
The Skyfall single-track — 12 mi to the loch head
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Clachaig Inn
Boots Bar — 400 whiskies, dinner plan
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Glencoe Lochan
Mirror-still Canadian-style lochan above the village
DAY 05Glencoe & Lochaber
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Hidden Valley (Coire Gabhail)
The MacDonalds' stolen-cattle valley — 2.5h rough scramble
DAY 06Road to Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Glenfinnan Viaduct
The Harry Potter viaduct — steam train ~10:45, be early for parking
DAY 06Road to Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Glenfinnan Monument
Where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the standard, 1745
DAY 06Road to Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Eilean Donan Castle
Scotland's most photographed castle — three lochs meet
DAY 06Road to Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Skye Bridge
Over the sea to Skye — free since 2004
DAY 06Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Sligachan Old Bridge
The Cuillin panorama + eternal-beauty burn legend
DAY 06Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Portree Harbour
Base for two nights — the painted harbour row
DAY 07Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Old Man of Storr
THE Skye hike — 2h return, go before 09:00
DAY 07Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls
60m fall straight into the sea off pleated cliffs
DAY 07Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Quiraing
Landslip wonderland — first km gives the best views
DAY 07Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Fairy Glen
Miniature landslip cones above Uig
DAY 07Isle of Skye
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Neist Point Lighthouse
Most westerly Skye — evening light, minke whales below
DAY 08Highlands & Cairngorms
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Urquhart Castle
Ruin right on Loch Ness — Grant Tower for monster watch
DAY 08Highlands & Cairngorms
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Aviemore
Cairngorms hub — Saturday lunch
DAY 08Highlands & Cairngorms
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Pitlochry Dam & Salmon Ladder
Fish ladder with a viewing window — stretch stop
DAY 09Edinburgh
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Royal Mile
Castle to Holyrood spine — walk it before 09:30
DAY 09Edinburgh
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Edinburgh Castle
Esplanade views are free; inside needs 2h you don't have
DAY 09Edinburgh
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Victoria Street
The curved, painted Diagon Alley inspiration
DAY 09Edinburgh
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Grassmarket
Pub square under the castle rock — Saturday dinner / Sunday coffee
DAY 09Edinburgh
SCOTLAND · WAITING FOR YOUMAKE YOUR MARK Calton Hill
THE Edinburgh panorama — 5-min climb
Some souvenirs don't fit in a suitcase.