Oban is a town in [wiki=a3c7ac186e2b8ac058e7d29793fb8182]Argyll and Bute[/wiki]. It is known as the Seafood & Sea Kayaking Capital of Scotland and probably the whole of Europe. It is also the shopping and drinking capital of the west coast of Scotland, and home to the excellent [url=http://www.scotchwhisky.net/malt/oban.htm]whisky[/url] of that name. Ferries run from here to [wiki=ad5fb7efa359c57dfe2463d6c6f2f32f]Mull[/wiki], Colonsay, Kerrera, [wiki=463563d5546e25177868d11f76d3e750]Lismore[/wiki], [wiki=9f156ea55bfa145284be660369a87239]Islay[/wiki], [wiki=9a557bb14d1daf432595d548d5cdc415]Coll[/wiki], [wiki=7aa18345577a5284ecd7eb4c89f527f3]Tiree[/wiki] and the [wiki=194e788fefb6d315b962e0c95626f2c7]Outer Hebrides[/wiki]. Hence the tag Gateway to the Isles.