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  1. saoifre1 avatar

    RE: 5 weeks in England & Scotland with family

    by saoifre1 23 February 2012

    For Scotland, Perthshire is a good idea, very beautiful scenery, great walking. On the way back to Edinburgh you could peel off to Fife…

  2. saoifre1 avatar

    RE: 4 Days Touring Scotland

    by saoifre1 28 April 2011

    To a great extent it depends on what you like to do but I'd recommend Fife (‘the Kingdom of’). In a day you could easily explore little…

  3. celticjewellery avatar

    RE: Edinburgh to St. Andrews

    by celticjewellery 31 August 2010

    Hi - Stagecoach seems to operate two services to St Andrews from Edinburgh; the service numbers are X59 and X60. The X60 appears to…

  4. quelian avatar

    RE: Puffin in Scotland in August?

    by quelian 30 July 2010

    I think the puffins leave earlier each year; you'll be lucky to catch them after 7 August. The Isle of May is as good a place as any to…

  5. quelian avatar

    RE: How long - really

    by quelian 28 July 2010

    • If you want to see Lewis/Harris then book a flight from Edinburgh and hire a car when you get there – otherwise it’s a day there and…

  6. jack_campin avatar

    RE: 4 consecutive weekends in Scotland,, What palces should i see??

    by jack_campin 27 April 2009

    First go walking in the Pentland Hills just south of Edinburgh - they're easily accessible by bus (to Carlops or Balerno) and the landscape…

  7. jack_campin avatar

    RE: 4-day vacation in Scotland

    by jack_campin 13 February 2009

    There is nothing particularly exciting about Loch Ness. Big lake with hills each side. You'll have seen many similar ones in South America…

  8. tartlet avatar

    RE: Mandurah

    by tartlet 02 January 2009

    So sad i refusedmums offer to go to mandurah today Where are you staying Baz? Good pub for you baz- Slug and Hair (pinjarra road) nud…

  9. nab82baa avatar

    Re: Weekend getaway

    by nab82baa 03 May 2008

    You could try Fife, there are lots of small coastal towns such as Anstruther or Lower Largo around there and walks such as the Fife Coastal…

  10. nab82baa avatar

    RE: Short time in Edinburgh

    by nab82baa 02 April 2008

    You can get a open top bus tour around the city to get your bearings, they leave from outside Waverly train station on a regular basis.…

  11. elspeth5 avatar

    RE: Scotland itinerary & accomodationa advice needed

    by elspeth5 25 March 2008

    I am partial, having lived in St Andrews for 5 years, but it is a lovely place to spend a couple of days. At the beginning of June most…

  12. Wuffles2 avatar

    More Help with E. Neuk/Crail/Anstruther PLEASE!

    by Wuffles2 22 April 2007

    Nevermind Google, use The Traveline for finding routes by all types of public transport

  13. megaera avatar

    More Help with E. Neuk/Crail/Anstruther PLEASE!

    by megaera 22 April 2007

    Crail is tricky to get to. Take the train from Waverley to Kirkcaldy. Walk down the hill from Kirkcaldy station to the bus station, and…

  14. gtrekker2003 avatar

    More Help with E. Neuk/Crail/Anstruther PLEASE!

    by gtrekker2003 21 April 2007

    Hi!
    I'm trying to plan the E. Neuk portion of my holiday and have some questions:
    1) I'm coming from Edinburgh and want to get to…

  15. jazz_hands avatar

    E. Neuk Fishing Villages for 2 days via public transport?

    by jazz_hands 16 April 2007

    Which direction will you be following the coastal path? North from Crail is gorgeous - old airfield turned nature reserve with loads of…

  16. sonichaggis avatar

    Unique Scotland

    by sonichaggis 19 March 2007


    Well, "heaps of character" and "touristy" usually go hand in hand and it is hard to have one without the other.
    <…

  17. Liv11 avatar

    Scotland Queries

    by Liv11 12 March 2007

    Deans Path is a lovely walk and it takes you right near the art galleries and Botanic Gardens. Stocksbrige too is lovely. While as a tourist…

  18. sonichaggis avatar

    West Highland Highway, Iverness, Skye, and East Neuk

    by sonichaggis 11 March 2007


    I got a Freedom of Scotland pass about 6 years ago and it worked well... Unless things changed since I had it, most of those destinatio…

  19. MsMitty avatar

    Where is the best Fish n Chips you've had!???

    by MsMitty 20 October 2006

    I was going to say the same as Sarah. Met my Yorkshire in-laws in 1977, and often went to Brians or the original Harry Ramsdens. There…

  20. DownInAlbion avatar

    Where is the best Fish n Chips you've had!???

    by DownInAlbion 12 October 2006


    The best Fish n Chips I have had from a chip shop is from the famous one in Anstruther, Fife.

    The best Fish n Chips I have…

  21. mariluz avatar

    Best Fish & Chips in the UK?

    by mariluz 08 February 2004

    I don't know about England, I know that the best in Scotland (also voted 2nd in the UK several times) is one in the fishing village of…

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