This trip exceeded our expectations! Everything was wonderful, especially the leadership of Brian Kalinec and the awesome tour guides Fiona Brown and Gail Williams. Their stories were interesting, and they were both so pleasant, knowledgeable, and helpful. We already knew some people on the tour and it was great to get to know them better and to meet new friends as well. The live music was fantastic, from Brian Kalinec and those on his record label (Daniel Boling and Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus), the Scottish musicians set up by the tour, and also from other guests and our lovely guide Gail! I also loved the recorded music she played on the bus. She would tell a story about a place we were going to see, and then play a song about it. The accommodations were comfortable and varied, every place was different. We enjoyed the food on the group meals as well. There was a lot of thought put into the choices. When the schedule needed to be changed, they worked hard to find alternatives. We went to so many historical picturesque places, learned so much, and had so much fun. We highly recommend it to others, and would love to take another one someday.

We had a great time, good accommodations and food. Washcloths would be appreciated in the restrooms. Gail and Fiona were fabulous.

The accommodations were well placed and comfortable, our guides were knowledgeable and made the trip fun, events were well scheduled, as we were on a folk music tour the concerts were varied and all the performers talented and interesting. It was a wonderful introduction to Scotland for me, I thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

Small tour group made it easy to get to know one another and make new friends. Excellent tour guides with incredible historical information and fun personalities created an exciting experience and a feeling of family. The concerts with local musicians and Moors and McCumber were intimate, fun and very entertaining. All the locations we stopped at and the accommodations were wonderful and memorable.