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Plan Your Next Adventure with Spirit of the Highlands and Islands

Every inch of our region has a story to tell. The unique natural and cultural heritage of the Highlands and Islands gives an insight into the people which have shaped the land, and vice versa, over centuries of history.

In December last year, the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands team launched our new website, full of content inspired by local communities and their stories. It aims to help people explore the Highlands and Islands more widely and to acquire first-hand knowledge of the hidden gems and unique experiences which our region has to offer.

This content features brilliant contributions from community ambassadors all over the Highlands and Islands, building upon our Spirit: Stories archive, including new films, images, and audio guides.

On the website there are bespoke itineraries created to help people explore the Highlands and Islands through stories and suggest alternative locations to discover on your travels. The Spirit of the Highlands and Islands team are now delighted to launch a new feature on the site which enables you to personalise these itineraries.

You can now register for an account on our website which enables you to create your own journey around the Highlands and Islands inspired by local stories! What follows is a how to guide on using our new planning tool.

Why register?

Registering allows you to create your own collection of itineraries throughout the Highlands and Islands. Starting from one of our curated itineraries, you can add locations, re-order them, and share it with others. Alternatively, you can build your own from scratch beginning with any of our locations!

You will also be able to add your own notes to the itinerary and upload images so you can store your memories of your time in the Highlands and Islands, or pin ideas of what you want to see and do on your next visit.

How to build an itinerary

From an itinerary page:

From a location page:

Whole itineraries or individual locations can be added to your journey.
Image provided by Spirit of the Highlands and Islands

How to edit an itinerary

There are many things you can do with your itinerary:

Alongside the upload button there is a "Share" button which allows you to share your itinerary with someone else. Suggest your custom journey to friends and family as inspiration for your next adventure!

Notes

Click on the "Add a note about this itinerary" to add a note.

Existing notes are shown in full underneath the "My notes" section.

If you hover over an existing note a pencil icon appears to its right. Click on this to edit or delete the note.

Your itinerary route

Once your itinerary has more than two locations, the map will be updated to show a route through these locations. You will also be able to access additional links that show the route on Google Maps.

In the "Destinations on my itinerary" section, each destination has some icons to the right-hand side:

You can also click on these locations to go to their respective page.

Click here to start your journey!

We hope to see you soon! 😊

Pap of Glencoe an icon of the Highland landscape.
Image provided by Airborne Lens