Glenmore Lodge in Aviemore is Scotland's premier outdoor adventure specialist, providing courses, qualifications, events and holidays in:
and much more.
Glenmore Lodge also provides excellent self catering lodge accommodation to make it the perfect one stop shop for all your adventure holiday in Scotland needs.
You can find the Glenmore Lodge Adventure Sports website here.
Edinburgh is a great city for the food lover. There is a massive selection of eateries scattered throughout every part of the city. All tastes, prices and styles are catered for in the same way that you would expect from any other large European City. The are a large selection of takeaways, fine restaurants and pubs where food is served; also Edinburgh is joining the rest of the UK that is currently seeing a boom in the Cafe Culture. I think there are currently five Starbucks in the city.
There is a selection of traditional (and not so traditional) Scottish foods that you should try. These include:
As well as the centre of Edinburgh it is also worth checking out Leith and the West End when looking for a place to eat. Both of these places are out of the centre of the city but hold a large number of places to eat. A list of specific places that are recommended follows:
Originally published at http://wikitravel.org/en/Edinburgh
Orginally Published at http://wikitravel.org/en/Edinburgh
Scotland is overwhelmingly rich in history, much of which is preserved in historic buildings throughout the country. It is a country that can be explored without prior trip-planning as Scotland has always either some touristic attraction close by or incredibly beautiful landscape to offer.
Throughout history many battles were fought against the English in order to gain independence. Scotland's national identity is very important to the people and they are generally very proud to be Scottish. You will find that a few people in Scotland express their dislike of the English, but that should not always be taken serious.
Scotland has two flags. The national flag, a diagonal white cross on blue ground — known as the saltire, is one of the oldest flags in the world. It is also incorporated into the Union Flag of the United Kingdom. The second flag which is often seen around Scotland is the Lion Rampant, a red lion on yellow ground. It is the royal banner of Scotland and actually should only be used by a Scottish monarch.
Since 1999 Scotland has entered a new phase following a process called devolution. In 1997 the people of Scotland voted in a referendum to create a new Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive, which has been given powers to govern the country on certain purely domestic matters, with a limited tax varying capability. The first elections were held in 1999, and the controversial new Scottish Parliament building, completed in September 2004 (three years late and ten times over budget), is located at Holyrood, in Edinburgh.
Originally published at http://wikitravel.org/en/Scotland#Understand
English is the official language of Scotland and is spoken by more or less everyone. Gaelic is also spoken by around 60,000 people, mainly in the highlands and islands, but even there everyone speaks English. In some rural communities in the Lowlands, the Scots language (a language with similar roots as English, and not to be confused with Gaelic) is the common vernacular. The Scots, like most Britons, generally have rather poor foreign language skills, although those in tourism-related industries generally have better language skills. French and German are the most commonly known foreign languages.
Here are some useful Scottish words:
Originally published at http://wikitravel.org/en/Scotland#Talk
