Category Archives: Scotland

Ridiculously useful Scotland travel guides, itineraries, packing lists, tours and day trips.

50 Gifts From Scotland Recommended By a Scot

Nessie Tea Strainer

Affectionately known for its tartan, Tunnock’s teacakes and tots of whisky, gifts from Scotland are an obvious choice for friends and family who pine for Pitlochry or go gaga over Glencoe. Here is a jam-packed guide to gifts from Scotland and Alba-themed gifts for homes, wardrobes, bellies, and bodies. It features gifts for women, men, […]

One Day in Glasgow | A Local’s Kick-Ass Itinerary

Statue of Wellington on horse with cone on head in Glasgow

Glasgow is a Scottish city with sass. Every visitor’s itinerary features the capital, Edinburgh, and rightfully so, as it is beautiful and steeped in history, but Glasgow is real, and Glasgow is raw. It’s a big city with contrasting neighbourhoods, a deadly music and art scene, and most importantly, people with banter. Edinburgh is Paris, […]

Walking The West Highland Way – 5 Days Itinerary

Walking the West Highland Way in 5 days

The West Highland Way is one of the best hikes in Scotland. Why? Revellers trek through the rolling hills and by calm lochs of the west coast, which is deemed one of the country’s most beautiful areas. This 96-mile hike starts just outside Scotland’s friendliest city, Glasgow, at the town of Milngavie (pronounced Mill-guy) and […]