Scotland for Dummies (ISBN - 0470385146)

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by Barry Shelby

Scotland

FOR

DUMmIES

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Scotland For Dummies®, 5th Edition
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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 Manhattan. Since moving to Scotland in 1997,
Shelby has been a castle caretaker on the Clyde Coast, a “temp”
with the national railway company, and a freelance contributor to
various newspapers and magazines, including FreeRange, The
Guardian, The Glasgow Herald, and The List magazine, among others.
The author of Frommer’s Edinburgh & Glasgow and Frommer’s
Edinburgh & Glasgow Day by Day, he is married to a Scot and
currently lives on a croft in the Outer Hebrides.

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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 ..............................36
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Fine Options ................52

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

Chapter 5: Managing Your Money ................................................63
Chapter 6: Getting to Scotland ......................................................77
Chapter 7: Getting Around Scotland ............................................84
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................93
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests........100
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ....................106

Part III: Edinburgh and Glasgow......................115

Chapter 11: Edinburgh..................................................................117
Chapter 12: Glasgow ....................................................................183
Chapter 13: Going Beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow:
Day Trips..................................................................................250

Part IV: The Major Regions..............................261

Chapter 14: Southern Scotland....................................................263
Chapter 15: Ayrshire and Argyll ..................................................279
Chapter 16: Fife to the Trossachs................................................305
Chapter 17: Tayside and the Northeast......................................329
Chapter 18: The Highlands ..........................................................342
Chapter 19: Hebridean Islands ....................................................365
Chapter 20: Orkney and Shetland Islands..................................386

Part V: The Part of Tens ..................................397

Chapter 21: Ten Outstanding Golf Courses................................399
Chapter 22: Ten Can’t-Miss Castles and Historic Sites ............402
Chapter 23: Ten Distinctive Distilleries ......................................405
Chapter 24: Ten Stunning Natural Attractions ..........................408

Appendix: Quick Concierge..............................411
Index.............................................................418

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Maps at a Glance

Edinburgh Orientation ............................................................................124
Edinburgh Accommodations ................................................................128
Edinburgh Dining ....................................................................................138
Edinburgh Attractions ............................................................................152
Glasgow Orientation................................................................................192
Glasgow Accommodations ....................................................................196
Glasgow Dining ........................................................................................204
Glasgow Attractions................................................................................216
Day Trips from Edinburgh ......................................................................251
Day Trips from Glasgow..........................................................................252
Southern Scotland ..................................................................................265
Ayrshire ....................................................................................................281
Argyll ........................................................................................................283
Oban..........................................................................................................285
Fife ............................................................................................................307
St. Andrews ..............................................................................................315
Around Stirling and the Trossachs........................................................317
Stirling ......................................................................................................319
Tayside and the Northeast ....................................................................331
The Highlands ..........................................................................................345
Inverness ..................................................................................................353
Hebridean Islands....................................................................................367
The Isle of Skye ........................................................................................369
The Shetland Islands ..............................................................................389
The Orkney Islands ................................................................................391

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