Adrianna + Dan

A Celtic Elopement

The Trip of a Lifetime

  • Edinburgh Castle from Princes Street Gardens

    Day 1 - Welcome to the Edinburgh!

    ✈️ Fly to Edinburgh and take a taxi into town!

    🏨 Stay: 28 North Bridge or The Scotsman

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Milkman for coffee & treats 🍵

    • Wander Victoria St. (Inspired Diagon Alley!)

    • Greyfriars Kirkyard

    • Wander Grassmarket & Shop

    • Royal Mile + Castle Wander (Optional is the Castle tickets themselves!)

    • Em’s Kitchen for Breakfast, Mary’s Milkbar for Ice Cream!

  • The Milkman in Edinburgh Scotland

    Day 2 - Auld Reekie!

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Dean Village & Water of Leith Walk

    • Wander Circus Lane

    • Stockbridge Area & Lannan Bakery!

    • For amazing views: Calton Hill OR Arthur’s Seat if you’re up for a hike!

    • Holyrood Palace Tour (if you’re feeling like seeing how fancy people live)

    • National Museum of Scotland if it’s raining. Perfect way to spend a few hours! (Don’t miss the rooftop!)

  • Old building in St. Andrew's Scotland

    Day 3 - An East Neuk Adventure

    🚗 Drive to St. Andrews (≈ 1.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay: No. 1 Apts on South Street

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Dune Bakery in South Queensferry while looking at Forth Bridge!

    • Stop in all the tiny towns: Saint Monans, Crail, and scour the beaches for sea glass!

    • St. Andrews Cathedral

    • Wander the Old Course where golf was born

    • Wander University of St. Andrews

    • West Sands Beach (Sea Glass!)

    • Wander University of St. Andrews

    • Fisher & Donaldson Bakery

    • Romantic dinner @ Forgans!

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Reindeer in Cairngorms National Park

    Day 4 - Feelin' Horny?

    🚗 Drive to Aviemore (≈ 3 hours)

    🏨 Stay: Sweeney Aviemore

    🌟 Highlights:

    • The Hermitage! This place is magical, just walk through the beautiful trees to Ossian’s Hall (20min each way)

    • House of Bruar for lunch and the fanciest grocery store known to human kind.

    • Cairngorm Reindeer Herd! Book ahead!

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness in scotland

    Day 5 - Battlefields & Mythical Monsters

    🚗 Drive to Drumnadrochit (≈ 1.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay:Loch Ness Inn

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Culloden Battlefield for somber remembrance

    • A lunch & wander through Inverness, gateway to the NC500

    • Urquhart Castle (inspiration for the castle in BRAVE!)

    • Keep your eyes peeled for Nessie!

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Glen Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland

    Day 6 - Over the sea to Skye!

    🚗 Drive to Isle of Skye! ( ≈ 2.5 hours)

    🏨 Stay: Sligachan Hotel or Marmalade or Airbnb

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Eilean Donan Castle: STUNNING, and say hi to our dear friend Sarah! (We’ll tell her you’re coming!)

    • Lean To coffee for tea & a treat

    • Slow wander through Portree. Check out the Lump!

    • Òr Shop!

    • Mackenzie’s Bakery

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Quiraing in Isle of Skye Scotland

    Day 7 - Land of Giants & Legend

    🚗 A Slow Drive around the Island!

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Old Man of Storr

    • The Quiraing

    • Dinosaur footprints at An Corran Beach

    • Fairy Glen wander

    • Visit the Fairy Pools

    • See the stunning Talisker Bay & have a dram at the Talisker Distillery!

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Traditional Celtic Handfasting

    Day 8 - A Handfasting for Forever

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Soak up the most meaningful, intimate, stunning ceremony of your love.

    • Celebratory dinner & dessert @ Scorry Breac for fancy or Dulse & Brose

  • Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland

    Day 9 - Harry Potter + A Trek Towards Home

    🚗 Drive to Fort William (≈ 2.4 hours)

    🏨 Stay: The Garrison

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Choose Your Own Adventure: Ferry OR Road!

    • Glenfinnan Viaduct (Harry Potter train!)

    • Admire Loch Shiel (The Black Lake, home of Hogwarts!)

    • St. Finnan’s Church just up the hill

    • Wander the High Street of Fort William

    🔗 Map & Route

  • Stirling Castle in Scotland

    Day 10 - The Most Beautiful Drive Home on Earth

    🚗 Drive to Edinburgh (Or Stirling) (≈ 3 hours)

    🏨 Stay: Hampton Airport Hotel (if early flight) or Victoria Square or Allen Park

    🌟 Highlights:

    • Glencoe Visitors Center + Thatched Roof Hut!

    • Three Sisters Viewpoint for a photo and a stretch

    • Kingshouse for a tea break + wild deer in the parking lot!

    • Mhor Bread for a treat (Home of the amazing pie!)

    • Stirling Castle. Worth every penny to see.

    • Wallace Monument

    • Vera Bakery!

    🔗 Map & Route

  • A small airplane flying in a cloudy sky.

    Day 11 - Homeward Bound

    ✈️ Fly home! Take time to rest & reminisce about your incredible trip! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    Sláinte & Safe Travels!