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Scotland Handbook Alan Murphy

Scotland Handbook By Alan Murphy

Scotland Handbook by Alan Murphy


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Summary

This updated edition offers expanded walking routes, cultural insights and off the wall things you didn't know, together with coverage of local history and the Scots' taste for whisky. Also included is an accommodation listing to suit all tastes and budgets plus where to eat and drink.

Scotland Handbook Summary

Scotland Handbook: The Travel Guide by Alan Murphy

This revised and updated edition offers expanded walking routes with descriptions of the sights, cultural insights and off the wall things you didn't know together with coverage of local history and the Scots' taste for whisky. Also included are helpful suggestions on what to do when it's raining, plus the low-down on the best cultural attractions in Edinburgh and Glasgow. An up-to-date accommodation listing to suit all tastes and budgets plus where to eat and drink are also provided.

Scotland Handbook Reviews

Scotland Handbook - Well worth the wait. Triumphs over the competition. The Sunday Telegraph; Scotland Handbook - As valuable to Scots wanting to explore their own country as to tourists discovering it for the first time. Highland News Group

About Alan Murphy

Born and raised in Fife, Alan Murphy moved the short distance across the Tay Bridge to Dundee where he studied Politics and History before embarking on a career in journalism and travel guide writing.

Table of Contents

Part 1: a foot in the door. Part 2: essentials; planning your trip; where to go; when to go; tours and tour operators; finding out more; language; disabled travellers; gay and lesbian travellers; student travellers; travel with chldren; women travellers; working in Scotland; before you travel; getting in; what to take; money; getting there; air; road; sea; train; touching down; Scottish airports; tourist information; local customs and laws; responsible tourism; safety; where to stay; hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs; hostels; camping, self-catering and campus accomodation; getting around; air; road; sea; train; keeping in touch; communications; media; food and drink; drinks; shopping; entertainment and nightlife; holidays and festivals; sport and special interest travel; hillwalking; climbing; cycling and mountain biking; skiing; fishing; golf; wildlife watching; other outdoor activities; health. Part 3 Edinburgh: history; sights; the Old Town; Royal Mile; south of the Royal Mile; the New Town; west Edinburgh; south Edinburgh; Leith and Newhaven; essentials; around Edinburgh. Part 4 Southern Scotland: East Lothian; the Borders; Dumfries and Galloway; Ayrshire. Part 5 Glasgow: history; sights; George Square and around; the Merchant City; Trongate to the East End; the Cathedral area; Buchanan Street to Charing Cross; the West End; South side; along the Clyde; essentials; around Glasgow; the Firth of Clyde; the Clyde Valley. Part 6 Argyll: Helensburgh; Cowal Peninsula; Dunoon; Isle of Brute; Rothesay; Inveraray; Loch Awe and Loch Etive; Oban; North of Oban; Isle of Lismore; South Lorn and the Slate Islands; Mid-Argyll; Lochgilphead; Kilmartin Glen; Kintyre; Tarbert; Isle of Gilgha; Campbeltown; the east coast; Isle of Arran; Brodick; North Arran; Inner Hebrides; Isle of Mull; Isle of Iona; Isles of Coll, Tiree and Colonsay; Isle of Islay; Isle of Jura; the Small Isles. (Part contents).

Additional information

GOR001159644
9781903471296
190347129X
Scotland Handbook: The Travel Guide by Alan Murphy
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Footprint Travel Guides
20020101
692
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