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RE: Aaaw shame..

by falkirkbairn2 07 February 2012

How gracious of you! I tend not to speak in Scots or slang and I rarely write using the language. But, I'm Scots through and through!…
RE: UK Train Ticketing (Yawn).

by markfawkner 23 July 2011

I had a bitch of a ticket office slag get pissed off with me for wanting an extension to a Zone 3-6 tkt (which she said was impossible…
RE: Recommendations for the Best view of Hadrian's Wall

by pedro555 02 April 2011

You won't be able to get to Dumfries area by Citylink: http://www.citylink.co.uk/timetables.php You will need to use: http://www.traveline…
Recommendations for the Best view of Hadrian's Wall

by blahowd 01 April 2011

Hi there, Just booked my flight from Vancouver, Canada to Edinburgh, Scotland for Sept 6th. I plan to travel to Melrose and then down…
Driving to John O'Groats from Lake District, then to London

by cullism 27 January 2011

I am laboriously putting together an itinerary to take me from Land's End to John O'Groats (by car). So far I have got as far at Whithorn…
Re: dumfries

by alanR 07 August 2010

Go via Carlisle - Glasgow to Dumfries is typically 2 hours alone
dumfries

by 6345789 07 August 2010

Whats the best way to get to Dumfries from london by train. Go to carlisle and change, or go to Glasow and change cheers
RE: Driving far north of Scotland

by Fwoggie 19 May 2010

If it's of interest, I've done spaghetti to Glasgow airport in 4 hrs 5 minutes, although that's really hammering it and pushing your luck…
RE: Cycle Touring through Scotland, could use your help!

by iviehoff 19 March 2010

1. Unlikely 2. It rains a lot all year in Scotland. Whether it will rain a lot precisely when you are there is a matter of random chance.…
RE: 1 year weather stat in edinburgh (photo & stats blog)

by Herbie47 16 March 2010

I think Edinburgh is drier than Glasgow and the west coast but colder, there were floods only about 5 months ago in south west Scotland.…
RE: West Coast USA

by MarkMark 06 August 2009

I see, driving. I can share with you my experience. Several years ago I went to the UK to meet some friends. We rented a car at LHR,…
Re: Scotland visit in early October

by morag 30 July 2009

In the west of Scotland, the rainy season starts on the 1st of January and continues until the 31st of December. But it doesn't rain every…
RE: bus timetables

by scaryant 12 May 2009

Try planning your journey through [Transport Direct|http://www.transportdirect.info] I had a quick look and doesn't look good (a real…
RE: Bus Schedules

by elspeth5 03 February 2008

Found it! Never mind. If anyone wants to know, the link is http://www.west-linton.org.uk/pdf/07_07_wl_edinburgh_bus.pdf and gives times…
To brighten your evening

by WanderinWilco 20 July 2007

The typical Englishman finishes his breakfast of toast and marmalade invented by Mrs Keller of Dundee, Scotland, and slips into his raincoat…
Move to England?

by megaera 16 July 2007

Sorry, the links were really for nona, to show that all 'outside' is not the same :)

Eden is lovely, but it's rural Cumbria, and…
Scenic Drives From Glasgow

by Carly27 28 June 2007

Hmm I might be a bit late in replying to this, your friends have probably already been and gone! Just in case....

The drive from…
Grumpy?

by DownInAlbion 26 March 2007

It was meant to be ironic. A Scot posts a grumpy reply to a thread denying Scots are grumpy.

My real answer would be borderline,…
pronouncing places in London

by WeeSoul 16 August 2005

Here's more Scotland ones:
Gourock - Grr-uck
Glasgow - Glaz-go or Glesga (not Glahz-go or Glass-gow or Glass-cow)
Oban - O-bin,…