Forget hurrying. Forget putting your foot down and racing through sweeping bends. Forget the understeer (whatever that is). Forget the blur of a life lived too fast. This is a look at taking life slowly. It's about taking the time to enjoy journeys and places for their own sake. It's about stopping and putting the kettle on. Stopping to take a picture. Stopping to enjoy stopping.
How are you going to do it? In a camper van or a motorhome, of course.
In this book we define the best driving routes around Scotland for camper vans and motorhomes. We show you the coolest places to stay, what to see, what to do and explain why it's special. We meander around the highlands, lowlands and islands of Scotland on the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast. We show you stuff that's fun, often free. We include the best drives for different kinds of drivers; for surfers, wildlife watchers, climbers and walkers. We include the steepest, the bendiest, those with the most interesting bridges or views or obstacles, ferries and tidal causeways. And you don't even have to own a camper van or motorhome – we'll tell you the many places you can rent one to take you on the journey.
All of this is interspersed with beautiful photos, handy maps and quirky travel writing from the king of camper vans and motorhomes, Martin Dorey. So if all you want to do is flick through it on a cold day and plan your next outing, you'll be transported (albeit slowly) to pastures, beaches, mountains and highways that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go!
We'll take you to see Scotland the slow way. The way it should be seen.
Author(s): Martin Dorey
Edition: 1
Publisher: Conway
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 352
Cover
Half-title
Copyright
Title
Contents
About this book
How to use this book
Introducing Scotland
How to get to Scotland
Maps and map reading
Where and how to stay in Scotland
What to travel with
Hiring a motorhome or camper van
Dos and don’ts
What makes the perfect travelling companion?
West Coast
01. Loch Fyne to Oban
02. Round Kintyre from Claonaig to Tarbert
03. A Cruise Around Cowal
04. Applecross Oasis
Islands
05. A Buzz Around Barra
06. The Islands and Causeways
07. Scotland for Beginners
08. North Lewis
09. Harris Snorkel
10. Tarbert to Tarbert
11. Return to Skye
South and Central Scotland
12. The 7stanes Figure-of-Eight
13. The Bonnie Botany Tour
14. Stirling to Pitlochry via the Trossachs
15. Selkirk to Langholm
East Coast and Cairngorms
16. The Linn of Dee to Montrose
17. Grantown-on-Spey to Craigellachie
18. Moray Firth
19. Dundee to Edinburgh
20. Glenshee
21. Aberdeen to Inverness
Highlands and the North
22. Dunnet Head to Durness
23. Durness to Tain
24. Harry Potter Trail
25. A9 to John O’Groats
Camper Van and Motorhome Hire
Index
Acknowledgements