All touring ideas:
Spanish Mountains
French Vinyards
French/Swiss/Italian Alps
Remote Scottish Highlands
That would be stunning at this time of year.
and it's still pre-midge season...
Rod - am going back this year, EITHER @ Xmas again, which is OK, but short days & non-stop rain of course, OR September. I recall being at Loch Lomond many moons ago, & the midges were perfectly awful, quite spoiled it. Are they still a problem in September, up in the remote north west, or on the Islands, Skye, Mull, etc?