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Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Magellan » Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:53 am

Och aye the noo.

Heading over to Glasgow to attend a conference in early June for about 5 days - any tips or advice on good places for food and booze, parts to avoid (I understand there are a few dodgy spots), or interesting things to do and see?
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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby am Bays » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:01 am

Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Jimmy_041 » Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:06 am

Magellan wrote:Och aye the noo.

Heading over to Glasgow to attend a conference in early June for about 5 days - any tips or advice on good places for food and booze, parts to avoid (I understand there are a few dodgy spots), or interesting things to do and see?


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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby heater31 » Fri Mar 24, 2017 12:43 pm

Be prepared for shit weather....at the height of summer when I visited Edinburgh it was on par with Adelaide in winter!
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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Magellan » Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:05 pm

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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Pseudo » Tue Mar 28, 2017 2:34 pm

There are some good museums there. Also the Barras flea market. The place I stayed was out near the University and there was some good nightlife out that way, though mostly young folk.

If you have some time then catch the train to Edinburgh.
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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Pag » Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:57 pm

The best pizza I've ever eaten outside of Italy was at a restaurant in Glasgow, called Paesano. Only seven types of pizza to choose from, and there was a line most nights we were there, but I'm so glad we sat and waited. A-mazing.

As far as to see, not a lot. I'd try to do a tour of Parkhead (Celtic Park) or the Ibrox if you're a football fan. We spent a day at the Glasgow Cathedral, the Necropolis and tried to get to Kelvingrove but it was shut just after New Year. If you can get a spare day, the 45 minute train to Edinburgh really is a better day out.
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Postby Gozu » Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:33 pm

Don't use their public toilets ;)

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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 6:45 pm

You can go visit my Castle and a park we have in Ayr.

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Re: Travel tips for Glasgow.

Postby Magellan » Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:17 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Be Careful of what you wear into a pub. The wrong colour clothing could see you in trouble

I'll leave the Hypercolour T-shirts at home then.
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Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:45 pm

I'd leave the blue and or green shirts home...

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