It’s been a while since I returned from our roadtrip around Scotland, and I guess you could say that I’ve been procrastinating on writing this blog post since then, only because I have just SO. MUCH. CONTENT. Our two-and-a-half-week roadtrip starting and ending in Edinburgh and encompassing much of the famous North Coast 500 was perhaps the favourite holiday I have ever been on.

Accept this blog post as an introductory brain dump of everywhere we went and some of my favourite places and photos, but know that I will be writing more in-depth guides because I have so many amazing recommendations.

Here’s our itinerary. I think we pretty much nailed the timing and route, but know that we took things a little slower than some might like.

• Day 1 – arrive in Edinburgh and explore the city
• Day 2 – drive to Glen Coe via Loch Lomond
• Day 3 – drive from Glen Coe to Fort William (with detour)
• Day 4 – climb Ben Nevis
• Day 5 – drive from Fort William to Borve on the Isle of Skye via the Glenfinnan Viaduct and a quick stop at Eilean Donan Castle
• Day 6 – explore the Isle of Skye (basically the most breathtaking place I’ve ever been), including the Talisker Distillery, Fairy Pools and Portree
• Day 7 – Isle of Skye: Old Man of Storr and Fairy Glen (my fave day)
• Day 8 – drive from the Isle of Skye to Gairloch via Applecross and Beinn Eighe nature reserve
• Day 9 – drive from Gairloch to Lochinver with stops at Inverewe Gardens and Ullapool
• Day 10 – Lochinver to Rhiconich (middle of nowhere!) with walk along coast to Old Man of Stour
• Day 11 – drive to Thurso with stops at Balnakeil and Smoo Caves
• Day 12 – Thurso to Inverness with visit to Dunrobin Castle (THE BEST CASTLE EVER)
• Day 13 – Inverness to Aviemore in the Cairngorms
• Day 14 – explore Aviemore and surrounding area including Loch an Eilean
• Day 15 – more Cairngorm exploring: Strathspey steam railway and local hike
• Day 16 – drive to St Andrews to stay at excellent Fairmont Hotel
• Day 17 – back to Edinburgh to hop on the lunchtime train home

Is there anything in particular I should cover in my future blog posts? Let me know!