Travel to Great Britain

Frommer's Scotland's Best-Loved Driving Tours (Best Loved Driving Tours)

Format: Paperback
Author: British Auto Association
ReleaseDate: 04 March, 2005
Publisher: Frommer's
Rating:

Excellent guide to seeing Scotland from behind the wheel


Excellent guide to seeing Scotland with a sports car or a recreational vehicle (RV; a home on wheels). This review is for the 6th edition, 2005 printing. You will enjoy some great driving tours and routes through this historical region of United Kingdom.

Frommers has recently come out with more "Best-Loved Driving Tours" series . . . guides that are not very inexpensive, but are very well researched and quite comprehensive. One will have plenty of driving tours and routes to chose from, whether you like arts and museums, scenic roads and breathtaking views, urban towns and shopping, or just want to experience a regione's culture and life.

Unlike the other Frommer guides that are fatter and heavier, this little book gives you not too many specifics on lodging or eating. It is geared strictly for the person behind the wheel and her or his passengers.

I have had a great experience using this guide and will recommend it to anyone who can afford it. Also, you might want to check to see if your library carries it and check it out for the duration of your visit abroad.

When I backpacked 4 months through Europe I had a copy of the Lonely Planet for Europe (a thick and heavy book) because it covered more cities and esoteric towns, a ripped chapters of all the international youth hostals Europe of the countries I visited, and as primary guide for nominal cities and capitals I used Frommers (ripped the book and kept only chapters of countries planning to visit - so I can keep the weight down).

This book definitely came in handy
With full-color photos and maps, history and tips on scenic side trips, this guide was the best for our driving tour. For all the hours we spent in the car, this book definitely came in handy. The itineraries were well thought out and were a great guide and resource.

Didn't look at this one at all
I would recommend Scoland the Best and then the Eyewitness guide as a must if traveling to Scotland. I really wasn't very impressed with the outline. It was not very specific, and the tours for the most part were too long. Most were 2 days, and we were in different places every other night which really didn't allow us to do what the tours suggest.

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