Edited by author 06-09-2004 06:40 AM
Nick says:

I would recommend:

a) spending some time in Edinburgh,
b) visiting & walking in Glen Coe,
c) touring and walking on the Isle of Skye,
d) touring and walking in the Torridon region, and
e) visiting the northwest corner of Scotland (Cape Wrath & Durness).

I leave it to you to investigate, but you could drive from Edinburgh to Glen Coe via Calendar and Crianlarich, then from Glen Coe to Oban and take a ferry to Mull for a couple of days with a day or two side trip to Iona, alternatively a ferry to Isla also a possibility. From there you could make your way to the Outer Hebrides (you may have to pass back through Oban). Once in the Outer Hebrides, there are bridges and short ferry rides between islands, and a Ferry from Harris to Uig on the Isle of Skye. Spend some time on Skye, and then head back across the bridge to the mainland, from where you could then head north through Torriden, and Ulapool, etc. to Durness. You can then make your way back south, via variety of routes. There is a ferry site http://www.calmac.co.uk that should prove helpful.