Ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering

From Glencoe, we headed along the Argyll coast to Oban. Blasting from the speakers comes tunes from the Peat Bog Fairies, Red Hot Chilli Pipers and the Corries. Oban is the Seafood Capital of Scotland and boasts arguably the country's finest seafood restaurant, Ee-usk, where a main will set you back about ￡20. I settled for Fish'n'Chips down on the main drag, which was more suited a backpacker's budget. Marvellous!Oh, and don't forget to pay Oban Distillery a visit. The staff there are some of the most helpful you're likely to meet in the Scotch Whisky community, members of whom can sometimes stare down their noses at the novice Scotch drinker. They have informative displays on different varieties and tasting notes on each.
Our night in Oban was spent tearing up the dancefloor at the Skippinish Ceilidh House, which puts on special Ceilidh nights. Ceilidh is a traditional Gaelic social gathering where Gaelic folk music is played. Venue owners Andrew Stevenson and Phil McPhail play the bulk of the music and are part of a well-known Scottish band Skippenish. A cracking night was had with the locals and tourists alike enjoying one of Scotland's oldest traditions.Hungover and a tad sad and sorry for myself, I drag myself out of bed to the bus for an 8am departure from Oban.Table chatter around the excellent breakfast at Oban Backpackers goes in one ear and out the other as my vice-like grip on a 2L bottle of Evian only tightens.
Our first stop is Kilmartin, one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes. Dotted throughout Kilmartin Glen lie ancient large standing stones which hold clues to life in the area as far back as the Bronze Age (3000BC). More than 350 ancient monuments lie within a 10km radius of Kilmartin Village. In the village itself, there is an impressive museum that explains each of the sites and their significance.From here, we're off to Dunadd Hill Fort. From ground level, it just looks like a small hill. But when you climb it and see the rock carvings that still exist from 500AD, you can see why it's regarded as one of Scotland's most important hill forts. From the top, you can easily see Jura in the distance, home to the famous Jura Whisky distillery and the isle where George Orwell wrote 1984.On the way to Edinburgh we pass through Lochgilphead, a blink-and-you'd-miss-it town which wouldn't get a mention except for one eight-year-old girl who make international headlines recently.