Quote Originally Posted by Drac View Post
Unfortunately we can only spare 1 week of vacation and counting on a loss of 2 days on each side for travel (not guaranteed but to play it safe) it only leaves us with 5 full days. Amy only gets 2 weeks a year and I get 3. With a familial obligatory week for us both and 1 week for military duty for me it is all we will get for years to come.

$400ish + taxes/fees US each person/each way is pretty much the cheapest from DFW to Heathrow. Both non-stop and with connecting. I used the search engines to get rough ideas and fine tuned it on the airline sites.

Jim
You used US11K as a saving in an earlier post, Drac. Probably USD800 each isn't too far out of line. What's wrong is your attempt to see the entire island in 120 hours. It can't be done with even the most limited satisfaction. Choose: London anytime except the summer months, Argyll and Inverness anytime except the deepest of winter months. Go to one (Scotland) or the other (England) this trip, but definitely not both. If you choose London you will spend not a minute less than 72 hours there and, given that you must sleep for at least a few of those, you will feel cheated. Take in a bit of the southern part of the country and that's the extent of your holiday.

Alternatively, if you land in Glasgow and head for Inverary over 48 hours, on to Inverness over the next 48 and back to Glasgow through Stirling in the last 24 you will have done little except drive in a hurry between centres of population. Not worth it for the money if that's all the time you can afford.

So, go to London for five days, or go to Glasgow and on to Edinburgh for five days. May, June or September.