For the traveler seeking an affordable vacation, Scotland has no peer. Getting around is taking advantage of a network of railways and toll-free roads. Walking, hiking and cycling are friendly and healthful ways of coming and going. Places to stay run the gamut from rustic to regal, but with fair prices at every level. Sportsmen find fishing and shooting unexcelled.
Hikers can cross private property with impunity, cautioned only to look out for unfriendly bulls.
Lovers of history can visit sites and restorations. Preservationists will delight at the care and authenticity that has gone into saving structures and parkland, also open to all. Those looking for special events should note that scarcely a week goes by in Edinburgh without a festival. The northern Highlands are mountainous with shrouded glens and sparkling silver lochs. The Lowlands contain all the industry and most of the population.