Scotland for Dummies (ISBN - 0470069309)

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by Barry Shelby

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About the Author

Barry Shelby was born in 1960 in Berkeley, California, where he
graduated from the University of California in 1982. He later received
a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois.
For 13 years, he was an editor at World Press Review magazine in Man-
hattan. Since moving to Scotland in 1997, Shelby has been a castle care-
taker on the Clyde Coast, a “temp” with the national railway company,
and a freelance contributor to newspapers and magazines, including the
Guardian, Glasgow Herald, and The List magazine, among others. The
author of Frommer’s Edinburgh & Glasgow guide, he is married to a Scot
and lives in Glasgow’s East End.

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction.......................................................1
Part I: Introducing Scotland................................7

Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Scotland ................................9
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Scotland ....................................21
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go ..............................35
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Fine Options ................51

Part II: Planning Your Trip to Scotland...............61

Chapter 5: Managing Your Money ................................................63
Chapter 6: Getting to Scotland ......................................................78
Chapter 7: Getting Around Scotland ............................................85
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................94
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests........101
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ....................107

Part III: Edinburgh and Glasgow......................117

Chapter 11: Edinburgh..................................................................119
Chapter 12: Glasgow ....................................................................186
Chapter 13: Going Beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow:

Day Trips..................................................................................254

Part IV: The Major Regions..............................265

Chapter 14: Southern Scotland....................................................267
Chapter 15: Ayrshire and Argyll ..................................................283
Chapter 16: Fife to the Trossachs................................................307
Chapter 17: Tayside and the Northeast......................................332
Chapter 18: The Highlands ..........................................................345
Chapter 19: Hebridean Islands ....................................................368
Chapter 20: Orkney and Shetland Islands..................................389

Part V: The Part of Tens ..................................401

Chapter 21: Ten Outstanding Golf Courses................................403
Chapter 22: Ten Can’t-Miss Castles and Historic Sites ............406
Chapter 23: Ten Distinctive Distilleries ......................................409
Chapter 24: Ten Stunning Natural Attractions ..........................412

Appendix: Quick Concierge..............................415
Index.............................................................421

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Maps at a Glance

Edinburgh Orientation ............................................................................126
Edinburgh Accommodations ................................................................130
Edinburgh Dining ....................................................................................140
Edinburgh Attractions ............................................................................156
Glasgow Orientation................................................................................195
Glasgow Accommodations ....................................................................198
Glasgow Dining ........................................................................................206
Glasgow Attractions................................................................................220
Day Trips from Edinburgh ......................................................................255
Day Trips from Glasgow..........................................................................257
Southern Scotland ..................................................................................269
Ayrshire ....................................................................................................285
Argyll ........................................................................................................287
Oban..........................................................................................................289
Fife ............................................................................................................309
St. Andrews ..............................................................................................319
Around Stirling and the Trossachs........................................................321
Stirling ......................................................................................................323
Tayside and the Northeast ....................................................................335
The Highlands ..........................................................................................347
Inverness ..................................................................................................357
Hebridean Islands....................................................................................371
The Isle of Skye ........................................................................................373
The Shetland Islands ..............................................................................391
The Orkney Islands ................................................................................393

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