Scotland is an absolutely perfect place for a road trip. Imagine rolling hills of the highlands, incredible lochs, and the most beautiful nature you’ve ever seen. Here’s how our weekend road trip to Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye went.
Though I’ve only been at school for a month, it was good to rekindle a sense of exploration. Phil came up to Scotland with a tent; we packed our bags into a rental car and hit the road.
I got out of class midday on Friday, and we started driving by about noon. It was only £15 per day for the car, which we picked up at Europcar Edinburgh Waverly.
Driving in Scotland is beautiful (if you pick the right roads). The smaller highways often go through beautiful parts of the country, following green, winding roads. Scotland is a great place for a road trip.
Take advantage of the rest stops, as they’re either super beautiful built-up places, or cute little roadside carts. Either way, it’s nice to be able to stop and get a rest with a view.
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After freezing in Mongolia, we packed much better equipment and the 8 degree nights were actually quite warm.
The next day, after a quick breakfast and packing away our tent, we set out on the road again, heading North to the Isle of Skye. On the way, we stopped many times for viewpoints, and even for a castle.
If you’re driving through the Isle of Skye, I recommend starting your little road trip off in Portree. There’s a Coop there, so you can pack up some groceries for a picnic. There are also plenty of cute restaurants and ice cream shops there.
We drove anticlockwise around the coast, stopping off wherever we saw crowds or viewpoints. There are amazing waterfalls, cliff views, and beaches around the Isle. Unfortunately, the visibility wasn’t too good, so the hill views weren’t so great.
We ended up camping at Sligachan Campsite, which had really nice facilities (a warm shower!!!).
After a brekkie of cookies and bagels, we drove back to Edinburgh. With all of the rests and stops taken, it was about 6 hours to get back.
We ended our weekend with massive burgers at Bread Meats Bread and walked home with a beautiful sunset.
I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend.
Ova prica mi se neverovatno svidja !
uzivao sam dok sam citao ovo putovanje,to nije mali vikend,to je mnogo vise,to je novo iskustvo u poznavanju mesta i kulture .
Puno ti hvala! Cijenim to!
Love Scotland! It looks like you did it right, glad you had fun and got a break from school 🙂
Yes I did! It’s always nice to get a break; it’s back to midterms from here on out!
Scotland is so beautiful even if the weather can be miserable, it is a really underrated country. I’m glad you had such a lovely weekend I am quite jealous…
The weather is definitely quite moody, but nevertheless, its a stunning country!
I’ll be in Edinburgh next month, but unfortunately I won’t be able to drive up to the Highlands…
After reading this post, I now I will for sure come back and make it up there!
thank you for sharing 😉
I live in Edinburgh! It has a bunch of really great places to explore. Let me know if you have any questions about the city and I’ll try to answer them!
Do you?! I’ll be there for the Open Day at the university with a friend, and we are looking for non-touristic spots that show the real city and lifestyle of the Scots. Do you know any?
If you aren’t busy, we could meet! I love making international friends 😉
Yeah I go to the uni!!! Let’s get in touch!
I’ll send you a private message on fb 🙂
Travel really changes your life. Beautiful photography too. Love your blog. Keep it up! :1
Thank you!
Scotland is so incredible… the landscape is just breathtaking. Love it!
Scotland is wonderful! Thank you!
What a great post! I love the photos. This definitely makes me wanna hop on a plane and explore!
Thank you so much!
Destination still on the bucket list dont know when is it going to be tick marked. Great article for people like me when they plan their travel.
Thank you! Hope you get to tick it off sometime soon!
A road trip sounds like such an awesome idea! These open roads look so lovely. And of course, it would be way cool to see Loch Ness.
Road trips are a great way to see Scotland- there are so many places to just stop off at on the way!
Looks like a great weekend! Loch Ness is a place I’d like to visit someday. Scotland looks beautiful.
It’s a great place. I hope you get to visit sometime soon 🙂
I’m a fan of your photos! Awesome post – very interesting read ??
Thank you so much!
Scotland looks so beautiful in your blog. I love road trip and did it in Iceland and Switzerland. Would be lovely to visit Scotland one day <3
Oh I’ve heard amazing things about Icelandic road trips!
I love Scotland but so far have only made it to the cities! Would love to visit its wild side – your photos make it seem so beautiful… I also love the idea of wild camping! Can’t beat literally waking up next to a famous beautiful lake 🙂
I agree! There’s nothing like camping. I hope to visit more of the cities whilst here 🙂
My favorite place on the planet, and glad to see it hasn’t changed a bit—still gray and moody! I’ve never camped there, though. That sounds like a trip!
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