The trip exceeded my expectations! Murray and Fiona, our tour guides, were terrific and really made Scotland come alive. The almost nightly music was great. We made many new friends from the tour guides to the musicians to all the others travellers. A great group of folks!! We could not have asked for more.

I truly hated to see it come to end! Fabulous organizing and excellent value. The entire event was a neat balance between scheduling to get to very interesting sites and considerable leisure time. What can I say, Sims, Maggie and I found time to fit in Trout Fishing in Scotland—and we caught fish! Well, they did—I got skunked, but that didn’t matter—still had fun. Alexis’s planning is world class. Fiona’s knowledge of Scottish history is mind boggling. I am hard pressed to pick between Gail’s driving skills or her story telling abilities. And, Nori’s hospitality on our last night together, topped off the tour.

We had a great guide/driver, Gail!! She was the best! Patient, funny and very organized. All with the sweetest Scottish accent. Loved the views of the amazingly green countryside from the new bus with big windows. We also had engaging local guides. Joyce at Sir Walter Thomas' house really painted a picture of his life and collections. Paul at Hadrian's Wall & the Roman Vindolanda Fort was very knowledgeable and engaging. He added lots of fun details such as what kind of makeup the women wore. I like the personal details! The musician's Simm's and Maggie, were very upbeat and beautiful musicians and singers. Hotels were all historic and provided nice meals.