Avis Creates Edinburgh Interactive Travel Guide
Each destination has an article or video that goes into further detail.
Taking in a variety of Scottish culture, food, and art, the Avis guide follows Sonja Bolger as she drives to and explores 10 unique destinations near Edinurgh.
Screenshot via Avis.
To help travelers discover more of Scotland, Avis Car Hire enlisted Edinburgh based travel blogger Sonja Bolger to explore and discover 10 hidden gems that are one day's drive away from the capital.
Taking in a variety of Scottish culture, food, and art, the guide follows Bolger as she drives to and explores 10 unique destinations near the capital — admiring the Kelpies, sampling the salmon at the Luss Smokehouse, buying local art at the Stirling Art Store, and more — and charts them on an interactive guide-map on the Avis Inspires blog.
Each destination has an article or video that goes into further detail.
Featured destinations:
The Helix: Home of the Kelpies (article)
The Engine Shed, Stirling (article)
Doune Castle (article)
Loch Lomond Leisure (article)
Mhor Bread Bakery (article)
Glencoe Folk Museum (article)
Culross Palace (article)
Made in Stirling Art Store (video)
Smiddy Farm Shop (video)
Luss Smokehouse (video)
About the blogger:
Originally from New Zealand, Bolger is a travel blogger based in Edinburgh. Having been to over 40 countries and lived in six, she spends her days blogging on Migrating Miss, freelance writing, and planning future travels.
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