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He knows every worthwhile detour and
overlook along our route, including a hill‐
top view of Castle Stalker, immortalized in
Monty Python and The Holy Grail, and he
possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of
Scottish trivia, like the fact that Dull, Scot‐
land is twinned with Boring, Oregon. “One
of the only interesting things about Dull,”
Milne says, “is that a bagpiper is said to
have moved from there to the US and died
defending the Alamo.” By our second day,
I’ve dubbed him “the Scottish Siri.”
As the miles of asphalt fan out before
us, Milne’s remarkable stories provide a
soundtrack for the mercurial scenery that
unfurls like a film outside our windows.
From sunlit glens to balding Bens, seaside
horizons to mossy forests, Scotland, and
the good-humored people who call it home, Whisky tasting at Oban distillery in Scotland
deliver the best of all you would expect. Below: Holyrood Palace, located at the bottom
But it’s the experiences you never antici‐ of the Royal Mile, is one of Edinburgh's key
pated which you might find you’ll treasure attractions
most.

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