Lesley Anne Rose - Frommers Scotland

Frommers Scotland, 12th Edition

by Lesley Anne Rose, Michael Macaroon & Vivienne Crow

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List of Maps

Scotland

Scotland in 1 & 2 Weeks

Scotland for Families

Scottish History & Landscape
in a Week

Scotlands Best Golf Courses

Greater Edinburgh

Edinburgh Attractions

Edinburgh Hotels & Restaurants

Side Trips from Edinburgh

The Borders & Galloway Regions

Greater Glasgow

Glasgow Underground

Glasgow Attractions

Glasgow Hotels & Restaurants

Side Trips from Glasgow

Argyll & the Southern Hebrides

The Isle of Arran & the Kintyre
Pensinsula

The Kingdom of Fife

Stirling, Loch Lomond & the
Trossachs

The Tayside & Grampian Regions

Aberdeen

Speyside & the Malt Whisky Trail

The West Highlands

Inverness

The Far North

The Hebrides

The Isle of Skye

The Orkney Islands

The Shetland Islands

Note About Maps

This guide contains dozens of maps of varying sizes and complexity. If you find it hard to read a map on your device, use the zoom function to enlarge. You can also download and/or printout PDFs of all of the maps in this guide. Go to www.frommers.com/go/ebookmaps and click on the title of your guide.

About the Authors

Lesley Anne Rose is a travel and script writer who has lived in and explored Scotland for a number of years. She has written guidebooks, articles, travel columns, and website copy for various publishers and organizations on areas as diverse as Florida and Malta, Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.K., where she specializes in the Lake District and Scotland. While she enjoys writing about independent travel, food, traveling with children, the arts, and eco tourism, her real passion is cycling and exploring new places by bicycle. Lesley Anne has seen her scripts produced in regional theatre and teaches travel and creative writing. Lesley Anne is responsible for the chapters on The Best of Scotland, the Trip Planner, Edinburgh & the Lothians, the Borders & Dumfries & Galloway, Glasgow & the Ayrshire Coast, Fife & the Central Highlands, and she wrote the planning chapter with Michael.

Michael Macaroon is a writer who specializes in travel and the arts, and has written a variety of books and many articles for newspapers and magazines. His Scottish ancestry is on his maternal side: his great-grandfather was a grazier in the Borders, and his grandfather ran an unsuccessful ice-cream business in Glenrothes. Michael wrote the Scotland in Depth chapter, Suggested Scotland Itineraries, Argyll & the Southern Hebrides, Aberdeen & the Tayside & Grampian regions, Inverness & the West Highlands, and the Hebridean Islands.

Vivienne Crow has been a journalist for more than 20 years. She specializes in travel and the outdoors, and has written for a variety of publications including The Scotsman and The Sydney Morning Herald. She is the author of nine guidebooks, and currently lives in northern England, about 8 miles from the Scottish border. Vivienne wrote the chapter on the Orkney & Shetland islands.

Acknowledgments

Lesley Anne would like to thank all the PR agencies, organisations and individuals that helped with travel and research. These include: Kit Reid at Historic Scotland, Beth Kendall at Citrus PR, Gemma Nicholson, Megan Davidson and Lauren Cormack at Crimson Edge, Lee Todd at the Azalea Group, Emma Trimble at Brazen PR, and Helen Fraser. Many thanks, as ever, to Martin Chester for his continuous support and advice.

Vivienne would like to thank Misa Hay of Promote Shetland.

Advisory & Disclaimer

Travel information can change quickly and unexpectedly, and we strongly advise you to confirm important details locally before traveling, including information on visas, health and safety, traffic and transport, accommodations, shopping, and eating out. We also encourage you to stay alert while traveling and to remain aware of your surroundings. Avoid civil disturbances, and keep a close eye on cameras, purses, wallets, and other valuables.

While we have endeavored to ensure that the information contained within this guide is accurate and up-to-date at the time of publication, we make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. We accept no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracy or errors or omissions, or for any inconvenience, loss, damage, costs, or expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by anyone as a result of any advice or information contained in this guide.