Scotland -

17 days (2 airplane travel), 15 nights, multiple cities, multiple Airbnb's and motels, and Scotland is one for the books!
I booked our tickets to Manchester, England, 9 months ago, with no idea we'd end up in Scotland. Yet we did, and our adventure was worth the several months of planning, rearranging, booking (Rabbies Tours rock - 3 in all), rebooking, stewing, choosing, and then - viola - a perfect, yes, perfect time.

Our train journey took us to Liverpool - home to the Beatles (do the taxi tour) and the Liverpool docks, where ancestors from both of our families left for the United States. We stepped into Wales for an afternoon, buildings built in the 1400s amazed us.
Then on to Glasgow - Glencoe, Loch Lomand, castles, and massive granite buildings.
Next to Oban by the sea - the isles of Mull and Iona, an awesome wool fabric shop, sheep sheep and more sheep, great people, good weather.
Then to Inverness - again, granite buildings, a river through the middle of the city, lovely Airbnb hosts, great food, and a tour to the Isle of Skye, as well as Loch Ness, and great Scottish bagpipe and fiddle music.
Off too Aberdeen 2 days later - a gorgeous train journey, and then a quick trip to King's College, and rain, rain, and more rain. Making the most of this though, we binged on British TV and Doc Martin.
Lastly we headed to Edinburgh - castles, DaVinci Code Cathedral, the Royal Mile, Botanical Gardens, and massive stone masonry.
We ended our journey with a quick drop into Leeds, a stop at our favorite British diner - Nando's, for the best meal of our trip, and then back to Manchester and home.

Will I go back, probably not. Am I glad we went - absolutely. What an adventure, a chance of a lifetime. Beautiful people, great cool weather (thank goodness for Eddie Bauer down jackets and scarves), the landscape is spectacular, the transportation amazing. So grateful we took our backpacks rather than roller luggage, and grateful we had little expectations for great food!

I rocked the itinerary, with us only missing 2 things, and this was just because transportation was difficult. Not bad, not bad at all!