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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Travelling from Glasgow Queen Street to Glasgow Central in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
10 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best jacket for Scotland end of September in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
I believe the Blacks in Edinburgh is flagship store, so they will have a lot of stock. Unfortunately, Blacks tends to cater to those...
10 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Trip To Scotland and need advices. in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
The accent can be tricky, but you'll be fine. Plenty of other people manage to understand it and to come visit Glasgow (and surrounds)...
10 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Trip To Scotland and need advices. in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
What sort of things are you wanting to see? Do museums hold any interest for you, for example? Are you more interested in nature? ...
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called First Time Travelling Solo in Scotland in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
There is an airport in Kirkwall (Orkney), but it's quite small. You'd need to fly out of a major city. Details can be found here....
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called First Time Travelling Solo in Scotland in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Whether or not you'll find Scotland cold will depend on where in the USA you are. Although in May/June the weather isn't usually that bad....
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Best Prepaid card? in the Travel on a shoestring Branch
I only have experience of the Caxton Euro Card, which I got simply because it offers free ATM use. If you are only needing one currency...
11 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called mobile phone in the Europe - Western Europe Branch
Could it not be a preventative measure, with the summer coming up? I see signs around the UK along the lines of 'keep your bag zipped and...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called UK train tickets - limited flexibility? in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Advance tickets are only for the booked train. So if you have an Advance ticket for a train at 10pm, it is only valid on the 10pm train and...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Safety in London (for travellers and others) in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Wow, paranoid or what. ...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 14 Days in Scotland - Itinerary Review in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
You definitely do not have time to go to Shetland or Orkney, save them for another trip. You say you want to see Pictish stones, but you...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Need some help in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Have you properly thought through the travel times and costs with this? It's not only getting on the train and then doing any connections,...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Additional Question (Solo female needing advice on first trip to Scotland) in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
I'd suggest Arran for a daytrip, and in Largs you are also quite close to Glasgow for the city and the sandy beaches to the south, as Largs...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Britrail - First Class Youth Pass or 2nd Class? in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
It's true that a lot of trains have no first class area, and when there is one it's not that much difference from standard class. It offers...
about 1 year ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Tackling Scotland in 7 Days in the Europe - UK & Ireland Branch
Woah! Have you considered travel time in this at all? You seem to be doing three hour plus drives quite regularly, so part of me feels that...
about 1 year ago







