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Lonely Planet Scotland (Country Guide) Paperback – March 1, 2006

by Neil Wilson (Author)

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Lonely Planet Scotland (Travel Guide)

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Scotland’s patchwork of sweeping mountains and lochs, craggy coastline and lively towns deserves to be explored and savoured. Walk in the footsteps of historical heroes, soak up culture in Edinburgh and catch live music in Glasgow. Go beyond bagpipes and haggis clichés with our expert authors, and get the insider view with this bestselling guide.

Find Your Way – easy-to-use maps, pre-planning information and practical advice helps you make the most of your trip.

Outdoor Activities Chapter – we tell you the best Munros to bag, dive sites to explore and golf courses to stroll.

Expanded Regional Coverage helps you discover more, with tempting ideas and itineraries for weekend breaks.

Sleep Well – from converted castles to snug B&Bs, our hand-picked accommodation listings help you stay in style.

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476 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Lonely Planet
Publication date

March 1, 2006
Dimensions

5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches
ISBN-10

1741044375
ISBN-13

978-1741044379
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lonely Planet; 4th edition (March 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 476 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741044375
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741044379
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8 inches

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Neil Wilson
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Neil was born in Scotland and has lived there most of his life. Based in Perthshire, he has been a full-time writer since 1988, working on more than 80 guidebooks for various publishers, including the Lonely Planet guides to Scotland, England, Ireland and Prague. An outdoors enthusiast since childhood, Neil is an active hill-walker, mountain-biker, sailor, snowboarder and rock-climber, and a qualified fly-fishing guide and instructor. He has climbed and tramped in four continents, including ascents of Jebel Toubkal in Morocco, Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, the Old Man of Hoy in Scotland's Orkney Islands and the Northwest Face of Half Dome in California's Yosemite Valley.
Like most Lonely Planet authors, Neil fell into the guidebook-writing business by accident. Having fled the rat race of the oil industry soon after graduating as a geologist, he returned to university to do postgraduate research. But academia turned out to be just as dull as industry, so like any sane person he gave it all up to be a penniless writer. The penniless bit was easy. On the writing side, he began by producing articles for a Scottish magazine, but was soon off to photograph Corfu for a guidebook. Since then Neil has written and photographed dozens of guidebooks for several publishers, including HarperCollins, AA Publishing, Berlitz and Lonely Planet.
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No good maps, no travel options

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2010

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Not bad but I would have preferred a few more options for self tours, I thought that is what lonely planet was all about. Most of the time they recommend spending 3 weeks in each town to fully experience things, unfortunately that is no help to the average 2 week vacationer. Also no good maps, but better maps are available in other travel guides so I might look around before buying this book.

2 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2012

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I normally really like Lonely Planets guides but this one just is not that good.
They could have gotten some more out of the way places,they could have explored some of the more remote and well kept secrets that abound in Scotland.

2 people found this helpful

a little disenchanted

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2010

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I am a huge fan of lonely planet guidebooks. One's purchased for Hawaii and New Zealand were AWESOME!!! Contained all the routine spots and many, many less known great adventures. Also, every place to stay and eat was clearly identified as to which the author(s) considered the best. This guidebook is a bit less updated than either of those were with the last printing being 2004 - maybe that's some of the difference. Right now, I'm feeling that a may need a second guidebook to make sure I get the most out of the trip.

2 people found this helpful

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013

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You can only use the internet for so much. This book was great, especially in the car. We drove all over the country last spring and used this constantly. A great buy for travelers.

Perfect Travel Guide

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2008

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This book was soooo useful! I was in a large group of constantly bickering people and this book was great in helping people actually agree on where we were going to go. The descriptions and suggestions for local places to eat, and especially the hints for places off the beaten path made for the best traveling I've ever had. Will def buy from this series again the next time I travel.

4 people found this helpful

Preparing for Scotland

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2012

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The book is full of helpful information and ideas and is well organized. I did find a factual error concerning Mary Stuart and her marriages, but I believe that it is well written and up-to-date.

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Lonely Planet is one of the best for in depth coverage of all you need to ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2015

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Lonely Planet is one of the best for in depth coverage of all you need to know to visit another country.

Betty Sharpless

just what I needed

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2013

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love it so far, well organized and has several "ready made" trip ideas for the first time traveler to Scotland

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Carol T

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2017

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All ready for summer hols and cheaper than a new book.

Aneta

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2017

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Happy

Janet S

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2017

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very infomative

Watiez Ralph

Scotland (Lonely planet country guides

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2013

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Scotland (Lonely planet country guides)
is nice and detailed descriptions and we look forward to explore scotlands wild beautiful north

CShen

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2015

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Very useful book for travelling around Scotland.

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