The thing is that Scotland is a diamond with so many facets, each of which is extraordinary, one must really go several times, not trying to pack in too much each time, but instead taking a few weeks here and there to slowly absorb things. One of the often overlooked intangibles which draws me back time and again is the hospitality. Add to that the joviality and general sense of happiness, and it is hard not to keep going back. Spending time there as an adult of drinking age, of decent enough health to take long walks, of a personality type that looks at rain and says, "well I am fully washable, let's go!", and a passionate explorer I am there every year. Next up for me is to fly into Inverness, hire a car and drive to Ullapool from where I will get the ferry to Stornaway then a slow exploration down the Hebrides to the bottom, and then a ferry back to Oban. Keep heading south, and after a brief overnight side trip to Islay, a drive right down to the bottom of the Kintyre Peninsula. Will probably expect to take 3 weeks at least in that little sojourn.