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| pukky |
 Mar 28 2009, 08:45 PM
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I am going to the UK for the first time and making a trip to Scotland (most likely in Edinburgh and Glasgow). I am going late April, anyone know of anything going on around then? Im in my mid-20's - about to go to grad school - and need to have some fun!
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| kathryn77 |
Mar 31 2009, 03:25 PM
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[/quote] Music festival? Heck yeah! [/quote] Hiya, you might want to take a closer look at that "music festival" - it's not really a massive festival in a field or anything - it's in a hotel, and the island of Mull is going to be a train & boat ride from Glasgow or Edinburgh, and then however you plan to get round the island. If you look at the strapline on the website, it says "the mishnish - a pub with rooms"...not sure if you want to go all the way to Mull for that? Although Mull is lovely if you were planning to tour there - then I guess it might be worth going. Here are a couple of websites to check out: www.themidgie.com - it's got a link to a full events guide - you can pick up free copies of "The Midgie" magazine from hostels etc when you get there - it's really good. (In case you're wondering, a 'midge' is like a Scottish mosquito). It's designed for students & independent travellers. Brilliant name for a mag about Scotland, I think!! The other site is one covering events for the year from Burns night (end of January 2009). It is www.homecomingscotland.com and was set up to encourage us Scots back to the homeland this year - but I'll let you into that one  Have a look!
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| pukky |
Apr 2 2009, 06:16 PM
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QUOTE(happia @ Apr 1 2009, 10:24 PM)  I looked up the music festival and agreed with the both of you ... not worth traveling to Mull for a pub concert ( the type my little beach town gets a lot). However, I am willing to walk/drive/bus anywhere reasonably far from Edinburgh. I am debating not even going to Glasgow and exploring Edinburgh and the smaller towns surrounding the outside of the city. I haven't looked at the Midges site yet, but I appreciate everybody's contributions. Not many people I know have been out this way, and I am looking for as many insider tips as I can! |
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| pukky |
Apr 5 2009, 07:37 PM
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QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Apr 3 2009, 04:09 PM) QUOTE(pukky @ Apr 3 2009, 12:16 AM)
I looked up the music festival and agreed with the both of you ... not worth traveling to Mull for a pub concert ( the type my little beach town gets a lot). However, I am willing to walk/drive/bus anywhere reasonably far from Edinburgh. I am debating not even going to Glasgow and exploring Edinburgh and the smaller towns surrounding the outside of the city.
I haven't looked at the Midges site yet, but I appreciate everybody's contributions. Not many people I know have been out this way, and I am looking for as many insider tips as I can!
Hey Pukky! How long do you actually have to explore? And what's your key interests? I can totally help with 'insider tips' as I am from Scotland, but I just need to know how long you have and what you'd enjoy seeing? Where are you from? Have you seen my "beginners guide to Scotland" in the main part of this forum area? There are a few travel links in there for buses & trains. If you book in advance you can sometimes get the bus for just £1!! Scotland's not massive, so you can get between Glasgow & Edinburgh on the train in less than an hour. To get to Aberdeen from either city it's 3 hours by train. The times increase when you're going to the smaller places, but I can tell you about a few if you want if it helps you decide? I have a Scotland blog (link in my signature below) where I've added random places I've been (only since I became the local expert for Scotland - I've been to many more as well!) Let me know how I can help... Thanks for your help! I will definitely dive into your blog to check out what you have seen and done. As for my key interests ... mingling with locals, going to pubs, seeing the countryside and any sort of quaint little places, like antique shops. I am from Destin, Florida, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. I am beginning law school in August and looking to let loose and enjoy my first time overseas. I have only picked Edinburgh so far, because it seemed like a good place to start in Scotland, and then work my way outside of the city. Would you say Aberdeen is worth seeing and maybe I should go there instead? I haven't made my exact timetable, but I probably won't have more than 3 days in Scotland, as I will be in England too. Knowing about a few smaller places to go would be great. Thank you so much! |
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| pukky |
Apr 7 2009, 07:43 PM
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QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Apr 7 2009, 07:34 PM) Sianeth - where are you going to with work and when? I can maybe recommend!?! Pukky - lets keep it realistic 3 days? OK, we have something to go on now...! You're on public transport, yeah? I think so,, since you're coming from Florida, and on a break before school? 3 days? - you need to skip Aberdeen. Focus on what you'd like to see in Glasgow & Edinburgh in 3 days, as they are close enough and you're going to be jetlagged (I think?) Where are you flying into? Where is your starting point? And where do you need to leave from to get to England? Glasgow or Edinburgh? I did not mean 3 days beginning from Florida ... I meant three days IN scotland |
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| kathryn77 |
Apr 10 2009, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(sianeth @ Apr 10 2009, 03:16 PM) QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Apr 8 2009, 01:34 AM)
Sianeth - where are you going to with work and when? I can maybe recommend!?!
I'm pretty much going next door to Hampden Park on the 22nd/23rd April. Actually, do you have any idea how I'd get there from Glasgow Central train station... how far out is it? I'm debating getting the train or driving up... train is 2 h 45, driving I'm guessing would be about 4 h, but if its a mission to get public transport there then I'd probably be better off in the car. Thankyou  Hiya, Hampden isn't far from the city centre at all. I think you'd be better by public transport, as the Rangers Football stadium is at Hampden Park - I don't know when any matches are, but if any are on those dates, it'd be a nightmare driving and parking. You can get a train from Glasgow Central to either Mount Florida station or King's park station, either are in Hampden - depending on where you are staying, one might be closer than the other. There's also loads of buses, and a number for the info on them is 0871 200 2233 or www.travelinescotland.com Hope that helps!!
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