I agree with #3. The area around the station is lively but not scary. I would suggest staying at a more central hotel though (somewhere...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Electrical work in Scotland in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
The qualifications body for Scotland is the SQA (http://www.sqa.org.uk/), though from memory electricians did City & Guilds...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Tokyo Itinerary - Reviews please! in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
You might want to try Ginza Tenkuni (http://www.tenkuni.com/english.html) for dinner - it is on the corner of the street that leads from...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Japanese language tour of Paris? in the Europe - Western Europe Branch
You could try the Paris office of JTB (http://www.jtb.fr/), a large, quasi-governmental travel agency. HTH
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Tokyo Suburb in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Kit Nagamura has a column in The Japan Times (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/JTsearch5.cgi?term1=backstreet%20stories) that might give...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Things to see in Glasgow in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
IMHO you are unlikely to save money by getting a travel card - see http://www.spt.co.uk/tickets/index.aspx and...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Pub/bar with beer garden near Glasgow cathederal area in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Try the Babbity Bowster http://www.babbitybowster.com/index.html, which has the biggest open space nearby. The Lee...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Question for ipad gurus in the Asia - North-East Asia Branch
Well, I'm not a guru, but 3g is a global standard, so all you need is a SIM card from the service provider. The iPad hardware doesn't have...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Ancient towers in Scotland in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
I agree with what the others have said. This Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_tower has a list of towers in the Tweed...
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My experience was that Sterling traveller's cheques caused confusion at a couple of banks. The branches were of quite a reasonable size,...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hostels for solo woman traveler in Madrid, Granada, and Barcelona in the Europe - Western Europe Branch
Large hostels will usually separate the male and female sleeping and washing areas (not by floor though), but not always, especially when...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Madrid Overnight Stay in the Europe - Western Europe Branch
Nuevos Ministerios is mainly offices I think. You would have more fun staying somewhere around the Opera or Sol metro stations, heading up...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called american football in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Sky Sports carry two live NFL games every Sunday evening from 6pm http://www.sky.com. Although most pubs have Sky (is that a fair...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Phoning to Italy by own mobile telephone and Internet connection key in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
I think that three http://www.three.co.uk generally has the best data service (for your portable computer), but it does not cover all...
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There was an interesting article in The Japan Times a few years ago about a swordsmith...
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