Dear Rabble,

In August I will be travelling to Glasgow from Australia to attend the Piping Live festival with my pipe band. We will have a couple of free days during our trip, so I'm looking for suggestions please for a day trip from Glasgow to make the most of my time in Scotland. I'm travelling with the band, but am on my own this trip with respect to family. Our accommodation is all in Glasgow, so I'm looking for options for day trips based from there. I'm open to hiring a car or a train trip, but am looking for something that will take me out of the city.

I'm in my mid 40s and have only been to Scotland once before, when I spent two days on a coach tour with my family last year as part of a larger UK & Ireland tour.

Sites that are already included in our band tour this year include Loch Lomond, Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, The Kelpies, Falkirk Wheel, Edinburgh including the Tattoo, World Pipe band championships and Crieff Highland gathering.

I'd really appreciate suggestions from locals or those that have a lot more experience in Scotland than I do.

Cheers,
Luke.