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ABOVE: Edinburgh, shown here with the Pentland Hills, is one of three starting points for Secret Scotland self-drive tour itineraries. Secret Scotland sells downloadable driving itinerariesAyr, Scotland, January, 2009 - "What would be the most scenic route to Inverness?" "Where can we see bagpipes being played?" "Which Highland restaurant is the most romantic?" Finding answers to questions like these used to require hours and hours of Internet research for anyone planning a road tour of Scotland. Piecing together all the information about attractions, routes, lodging and restaurants into a feasible itinerary was next to impossible. Now, however, the website www.Secret-Scotland.com provides visitors with carefully researched itineraries and accommodation guides for more than two dozen different self-drive Scotland tours. And if customers still have questions, Secret Scotland Tours answer them with a personal email. "When some friends came here on holiday, they had badly misjudged Scottish travel times and missed lots of great places that don't get mentioned in guidebooks," says native Scot Mike Peddie, co-founder of Secret Scotland with his wife Aurelia. "We realised the need for self-drive itineraries by locals who knew which places to see and which to skip, the best towns for overnight stays, and realistic scheduling of attractions and scenic drives." Unlike travel agents, Secret Scotland Tours have no financial interest in the recommendations made to travelers. And unlike printed guidebooks, their itineraries are frequently updated on worthwhile attractions, travel times, routes, lodgings and restaurants. "The accuracy of our guides is crucial to us," says Aurelia Peddie. "We covered thousands of miles checking road signs, exploring tourist attractions and visiting more than 300 B&Bs to avoid tourist traps and recommend the nice little tearooms, cosy bars with log fires, empty beaches, and scenic overlooks that guidebooks never mention." For instance, Secret Scotland itineraries include little-visited gems like these:
Secret Scotland's more than 25 tour itineraries start from £5 and vary not only according to the starting point (Glasgow, Edinburgh or Inverness) and the number of days (3 to 14 days) but also according to interests, such as scenery, castles, whisky, seafood, Scottish culture and more. Itineraries come in the form of an instant download from the website, with customized itineraries available upon request for a few pounds more. All customers receive emailed answers to any additional questions that come up while planning their Scotland self-drive holiday. People interested in traveling to Scotland for a driving tour can download a copy of the free report, "The 12 Most Memorable B&Bs in Scotland", by going to: http://www.secret-scotland.com/department/memorable_scottish_b_bs/ More information on Secret Scotland itineraries is available at
www.Secret-Scotland.com or from Mike Peddie at (0044) 1292 886634;
mike@secret-scotland.com; 53 Maple Drive, Ayr, KA7 3QP, Scotland. Photo: Roger Pilkington.
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