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[quote=Anonymous]We were just in Portree a few weeks ago and happened to have been there the weekend of the Highland Festival. It was super crowded during the festival - at least an hour line to get into the festival itself (we bailed). Also, as 09:51 pointed out, the popular hikes were very crowded unless you go very early (which we did) - in some of these places, tour busses would pull up & 50 people hop out to have their photo taken. If you hike, the farther up and away you go, the fewer people. You should book lodging & restaurants in advance.

Be warned that in many places in Skye, there is only one lane to the road, so it can be very slow going what with having to pull out and/or back up to a pullout frequently. We took the overland route going to there, and the ferry coming back. Ferry was better!

For the bugs, you can get netted hats and a local midge spray. They’re not everywhere, but when you encounter them, they’re evil. Think swarms of gnat-sized mosquitoes.

Edinburgh was very crowded as well. Inverness was kind of dull. Glencoe was stunning. Ft. William was uninspired and jam-packed. Aviemore was lively, but lots of well-organized activities, that reminded me somewhat of Acadia. North Berwick is the town Bar Harbor dreamed of being.[/quote]

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