It is rare that a travel guide offers photo tips, anecdotes, general tips about when to visit, what is available, how long the walk is, and the difficulty levels for the photos, tide levels etc.
The range of photo spots covered is good.

Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this ARC.

Wow. This is the most unique and comprehensive guide for Scotland I have ever seen!

It is chock full of gorgeous photographs and the most brilliant advice about photography but what sets it apart is that it presents almost like a novel - the quirky story of Joan and Brian travelling through Scotland, hunting the Traveller's Mark.

Every location is described with photo potential, difficulty of terrain, best time to visit, a 'did you know' bonmot and even parking info. It is hugely helpful and not just a 'best of Scotland' type of book!

There are photography tips galore, a section on Scottish words and phrases and even a guide to sustainable travel and being vegan in Scotland.

With 984 pages it has Outlander dimensions but you don't need to read it chronologically. It's fantastic for dipping in and out depending on where in Scotland you plan to travel. I know I will use this extensively on my next trip!

As someone from Scotland, I really loved seeing all the views in this book. All the photos look stunning and it has made me want to go travel and see all of these places that are near me. This book provides plenty of scottish destinations to visit and notes on travelling there are provided which I thought was a nice touch to help people get an idea of how to get there. I also thought that the descriptions of the places were well done and not too much. There was additional signs and symbols for each place to get an understanding of when to visit and how hard it is to get to the location. Additionally, tips were provided throughout and there were challenges for the reader to add an element of interaction. There was also a huge variety of locations from castles, to bridges. I think it would be very useful if you were planning on visiting Scotland.

If you like travel and photography (and who doesn’t because they are the perfect combo), this is the book for you. It’s a lovely mix of a travel book and a “best of pictures taken while traveling “ book that makes you want to go and see all these places yourself. Then it is mixed in with cute little stories about what happened there and specific advice for when to go to get the best photos. This really opens up Scotland to the reader. I’ve traveled there a handful of times and have been to many of the places but not to a lot of them as well, but they all are captured beautifully through the photos in this book. I got lost for hours reading and looking at the pictures and would do it again. It makes me want to take my wife back to Scotland tomorrow. I’ve got to go… I’m looking for flights… should I fly into Edinburgh or Glasgow? Well, let me look at this book again.

A free copy of this was provided to me for an honest review on Net Galley.

I loved this book! My cousins wife travels to Scotland every year for work and it’s high on my travel bucket list! I love traveling to Europe! The signs and symbols were creative and helpful! The photos were stunning. I love how it’s set up by regions and with Brian and Joana traveling around!! This showed me a lot more of Scotland than just castles. Makes me want to plan a trip to Scotland and read outlander now! I would recommend this book to anyone going to Scotland and I will definitely buy a physical copy if we ever get there!