Forum: Scotland

I am going to Erskine this summer and would like to have suggestions on restaurants and what should I see while there? Thanks for your help with this!

I have added an extra day after a tour which ends in the Glasgow area and would appreciate suggestions of where I can stay in that area which would be safe for a female, solo traveler. My flight back to the US is scheduled for early in the morning...

Hello! My daughter and I are planning 5 days in Scotland We will be based in Edinburgh..a special retreat for her 40th birthday. August would be a better month for us( towards the very end), but I fear the best hotels are already booked. Would this...

We're heading to Edinburgh in August 2012 for the Festival. This will be our first time in Scotland! We've got a place to stay and tickets to the Military Tattoo. I'm wondering about other shows. Should we try to get tickets to Festival events...

Anyone know anything about Easy Jet? their prices are so much lower than everyone else's, it almost seems suspect. i appreciate any thoughts out there.

Hello everyone. I want to know if living in Scotland is expensive or cheap. Take into account the fact that I may be hired there. How are the salaries? Any related piece of information would be appreciated.

I told my wife I wanted to go to Scotland for my 50th birthday. No the problem is that my travel agent has always been the US Army. So I am looking for info. I want to just go there, rent a car and drive. What advice do you have for me? Thanks

Hi there! My friends and I want to make a one-night getaway to The Isle of Bute. Can anyone recommend a cozy pub in Rothesay with good atmosphere, a fire place, and maybe near the sea?

Hi My husband and I are getting a vacation in February and are planning a trip to Scotland this will be our first overseas vacation. I know this is winter and not the best time of the year to go but its the only time we can go. We will go for...

My husband and I will be traveling to Scotland in late March/early April for two weeks. We will be staying mostly with our friends who have moved there near Stirling, from Plymouth England. Very lucky for us I know, as we will have a place to...

My husband I are planning to travel to Scotland and Ireland next year and need some advice about whether to go in May or September and where to visit, especially in Scotland. We'll be gone from between 3 and 4 weeks. We will be renting a car and...

I'm taking a 11 day tour it's call the Amazing Britain. We will be going to London, Harrogate, Durham, Edinburgh, St. Andrew. The Scottis Highlands, Culloden, Loch Ness, Glasgow( where my grandfather was born),Grasmere,Lancashire, Bristol,Bath,...

Monday August 28, 2000 The original plan was to go to Falkland Palace (one of Mary Q of S’s hangouts) and St. Andrew’s but the weather gods desert me. Instead, considering the weather, I head for the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. The...

I am looking for a cottage in Scotland and wondered if anyone can recommend anywhere. I am looking for a cottage for 2 people and would like it to be in a rural area with a good local pub. I would like to be near the water and would like the...

my husband and i will end a cruise in amsterdam and want to take about 4 days and visit scotland. we checked out the overnight ferry but it seems expensive. i see you can fly on easy jet but their fare is SO much lower than all the others, it...

we will have just about 3 full days in scotland. We've never been and want to get the most out of our short time there. we'll be starting out in Edinburgh in the evening and need to end up in London to fly home. We don't plan to rent a car, but...

Planning a trip to see Loch Ness. We would like to stay in Inverness, and would like to be in the city center as we won't have a car. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I can admit it, I'm bourgeois as h3ll (or at least a low-budget wannabe): a middle-aged american hippie chick who will be turning 50 next November, and for ages I have wanted to finally get to Scotland for that big event. Not that I am necessarily...

Hey, So I am pretty new to traveling to far away places. I love to camp and rough it there but what I am going to ask about it a little different. I would like to know if it is possible to just up and go to Scotland with not a lot of money....

Hello -- My wife and I do not travel much, but we are thinking about traveling to Scotland. Perhaps Ireland too, but Scotland is the priority. The way we like to travel is to have a "home base" somewhere small and pretty, and take day-trips to...

heyy all my friends and i will be visiting scotland for the first time next january and we're realy excited but we've got load of questions. we're students travelling before uni term starts for us so we'd be pretty much on a tight budget. i hope...

Hi all I'm planning a UK/Ireland trip with Scotland in the middle. Based on what I have so far we will either be traveling from Ireland into Scotland by way of ferry or from Scotland into Ireland. I have no interest in N Ireland (due to our...

My father in law has decided to celebrate his retirement by taking his two kids and his rather lucky son in law to Europe this Summer. After much infighting, we have finally gotten the destination down to England and Scotland (my wife and I pushed...

OK...this is a little complicated. I'm going on a driving trip in Scotland the first two weeks of Sept. (2007)with friends...my best friend is a travel agent and has made all the plans. I'll be spending two weeks in Scotland with the group--mainly...