webmeister posted:

Yeah, Orkney is way too far for you to fit in I think. We did it last week as a day-trip from Inverness and even that was long as hell: three hours on a coach from Inverness to John O'Groats, 40 minutes on the ferry, about 7-8 hours touring around the island then basically 4 hours ferry and driving back to Inverness. 14 hour day all up - it was worth it, but considering it's another 3 hours between Glasgow/Edinburgh and Inverness, I wouldn't bother.

Oh and in Glasgow, make sure you visit the Kelvingrove Gallery & Museum. Fantastic collection of art, and the museum is pretty good too. In particular they have a Dali painting of the Crucifixion which is incredible.