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Filled with unforgettable experiences and interesting local surprises, travellers can ‘dip in and dip out’ and be subjected to travel with a difference – with Lonely Planet’s Experience series.
As Chris Zeiher, Senior Director Trade Sales & Marketing for Lonely Planet Publications, points out: “It’s an exciting new launch for Lonely Planet and combines our many years of travel guide expertise with the knowledge and understanding of how people now want to travel and digest information.”
The guides get to the heart of the destination with under-the-radar places, secret destinations and in-depth articles written by local experts, not just travel writers.
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a 154-kilometre border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands.
This is Scotland. Ride across a landscape untouched by time. Sing a Gaelic folk song. Raise a dram of single malt whisky to the sky. Walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs across a volcanic escarpment. Paddle to a secluded beach under a million stars. Wild camp on a craggy mountaintop. Feast on hand-dived shellfish or down crat beer in a city that never rests Meet the local residents (Highland cow, dolphin, orca, red deer, golden eagles, otter, basking shark). Laugh your pants off at the world’s biggest arts festival. Hit the road, keep on going, then plan your return.
No visit to Scotland is complete without visiting at least one or two sites associated with the country’s most famous son: poet Robbie Burns.
Holiday in Edinburgh – the Scottish capital, Glasgow – the largest city in Scotland and Inverness. Visit cities that offer something unique and spectacular, explore the unique history, royal heritage, culture and gastronomy.
Experience the best from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile to the eclectic streets of Glasgow. Revel in the history of the Scottish Highlands, contemplate the mysterious depths of Loch Ness and cruising the Caledonian Canal, go on an island discovery cruise on Loch Lomond – and there’s so much more.
Who is Scotland’s most famous son? If you answer correctly, you could win a copy of Lonely Planet’s Experience Guides: Scotland. Entries should be sent to [email protected] by Monday, 12 September 2022. Names of the winners will be announced in Frank Cassidy’s PS-sssst…! column on 13 September 2022.
