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1 Oct 2008
Whether you want to take a budget bus ride up north, a direct train to London or a short flight to Europe, Scotland’s transport network should be able to get you where you want to go.
There are a wide variety of jobs that can be done part-time or on a temporary basis if you’re travelling on a Tier 5 visa or are a national of an EEA country or Switzerland. Permanent positions can be arranged but you will need to check your visa…
It’s a wet Saturday on the eastern fringe of Scotland and my antique Corsa, my rather bewildered boyfriend (lured by the word ‘beer’) and I arrive in the pouring rain to interview one half of the young entrepreneurial duo behind microbrewery Brewdog. In…
Why's Glasgow so hip at the moment? Glasgow has been one of the UK’s great musical cities for over 20 years. First came Postcard Records, a label that showcased the ‘sound of young Scotland’. Run from a pokey flat on West Princes Street in the city’s…
It’s got a subway network that travels round in a circle and the streets are laid out in a grid. With the best public transport in Scotland, Glasgow’s a cinch to get around. We tell you how to make the most of the city’s transport links. Buses…
Scotland’s ‘third city’ sits on the River Tay, with the landmark Tay Rail Bridge as a backdrop. Few cities in Britain can match Dundee’s setting, arguably seen at its best from across the river in Fife. After shrugging off its post-industrial history…
Henry's Cellar Bar My first stop is Henry’s, a tiny cellar bar with a jam-packed musical schedule. As I amble down the spiralling stone staircase, I can hear a hearty racket coming from inside. In typical Henry’s style, the band onstage are…
Navigating your way around a strange city can be difficult enough, but Edinburgh in particular seems to find it amusing to convert from Old Town to New Town, or quiet side alley to bustling city street, in the blink of an eye. The following information…
Scotland’s third largest city is both a thriving, youthful university town and a prosperous, grown-up city thanks to the North Sea oil industry. The people here are by nature industrious, proud and uncompromising. Inevitably, their conversation centres…
Nestled close to Glasgow and Edinburgh, yet only a short hop from some of Scotland’s most beautiful scenery, the ancient town of Stirling is well worth a visit. Synonymous with two of Scotland’s greatest heroes, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, the…
As the Highlands’ only city, Inverness is a busy and prosperous hub. Its location at the head of the Great Glen and on the shores of the Moray Firth have made it popular with tourists, who flock here in their droves during the summer months to hunt for…
KELVINGROVE Kelvingrove It’s touted as ‘Glasgow’s favourite building’ and there are few who would deny the 107-year-old Kelvingrove such status. Created mainly in the Spanish baroque style and long subjected to the myth that it was ‘built the…
The NHS (National Health Service) was set up in 1948 to offer free, affordable healthcare to all. It is now a gigantic organisation, which employs well over one million people and has a budget roughly equal to that of a small country.
Volunteering is a great way to gain work experience, help out with socially valuable projects, improve your English and learn some new skills. There are hundreds of projects around Scotland to choose from, some of them part of worldwide initiatives…
13th Note Café An institution among music fans due to its intimate basement venue and eclectic jukebox, the 13th Note is also popular for its vegetarian meals. Light snacks are served in the main bar area from noon to 5pm and a wider selection of…
The Variety Bar Variety is the spice of life for the scenesters of Sauchiehall street - this is their bar.The interiors are dark and agreeably art deco in style, while a good range of beers and spirits regularly entice post-gig drinkers from the…
The Saffa Daniel Kemp came to Scotland as a backpacker and decided not to leave. He now lives in Oban after marrying the manageress of a local hostel. He enjoys fishing and is looking to join the army. How do you rate Scotland’s chances…
In the first major retrospective of her lifetime’s work, Tracey Emin is showing her most famous pieces at the Scottish National Gallery or Modern Art until 7 November. Emin has been a controversial figure in the British art scene for over a decade. Even…
The Bongo Club One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town, covering everything from drum & bass (Xplicit) to deep dub (Messenger) and all points inbetween. A favourite no attitude club destination. Moray House (G4), 37 Holyrood Road, 0131…
Along with novelty tartan kilts and the skirl of bagpipes, whisky is the most obvious symbol of Scotland to the outside world. But whilst Scots bemoan the clichéd, tartan-coloured image that sometimes dogs the country, we’re are actually very fond of…
Sub Club Alongside the Arches,‘the Subbie’ is the other definitive fixture of Glasgow’s club scene. In many ways it’s the opposite of its much larger counterpart.The place is a sleek, atmospherically compact venue that plays host to some huge weekly…
Like his brother Peter, St. Andrew was a fisherman in Galilee before becoming one of the twelve apostles. Following Jesus’ death, Andrew preached in Greece and throughout Asia Minor, eventually being crucified in Patras. We know little about the man…
It’s been Scotland’s biggest and best queer event for fifteen years. Now Glasgay! is reaching out to the mainstream crowd, Jasper Hamill discovers, with the help of one of America’s greatest playwrights.
No matter how well a visitor to Scotland can speak English, there will always be a few times when they ask themselves: what the hell are these people talking about? Don’t worry, it’s because most people here pepper their speech with Scots, an ancient…
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