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Glasgow Life and Glasgow Travel Tips
(Glasgow, Scotland, UK)



Glasgow is a wonderful city to visit at any time of year and Glasgow has an enormous amount to offer tourists. The weather in Glasgow is at its best during the summer months and this is a particularly popular time in Glasgow, although the city of Glasgow does not really have an 'off-season', with many popular festivals in and around Glasgow throughout the year. Glasgow is even busy during the winter, when Glasgow's weather is at its coldest.

Many people travel to Glasgow in December to enjoy the Christmas festivities and Glasgow's exceptional decorations, to do their Christmas shopping in Glasgow's large shopping centres and of course, to celebrate Hogmany (the New Year) in lively Glasgow style.




Glasgow is at its quietest from January to mid-March and this is probably the only time when Glasgow hotels reduce their prices and hotel rates to attract more tourists to Glasgow.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Glasgow Tourism and Tourist Information - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
There are a number of tourism and tourist information offices and outlets throughout Glasgow and these provide useful tourist information, such as brochures, maps, attractions information, opening hours, directions and general Glasgow tourist information. The main tourism and tourist information office in Glasgow is situated in George Square, in central Glasgow. There is also a useful tourist information desk available at Glasgow Airport and at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow's Buchanan Street.

Glasgow and Clyde Valley Tourist Information Centre - 11 George Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
The Glasgow Tourist Information Centre provides and extensive range of services, including Glasgow travel and events information.
Open: October to May, Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 18:00, June to September, Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 19:00, April to September, Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00

Glasgow St. Enoch Square Travel Centre - St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Open: Monday to Saturday - 08:30 to 17:30

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Glasgow Safety - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
As in any large city, always maintain an awareness of your surroundings in Glasgow and try to blend in and not look like a tourist when visiting Glasgow. Although crime levels in Glasgow are fairly low, look like you know where you are going and be particularly careful with hand baggage. Wear a bag or camera across your body, or even consider using a concealed money belt.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Places of Worship in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
The diverse city of Glasgow is home to a large number of different cultures and most religions have a presence in Glasgow. Many of the churches in Glasgow belong to the Anglican faith, although all faiths are always welcome. Newspapers generally list times of services for the main denominations. Glasgow contains numerous cathedrals, chapels, mosques, temples, Buddhist centres and synagogues.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Glasgow Pharmacies / Chemists - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Most pharmacies in Glasgow are open from at least 09:00 until around 18:00 and supermarkets often have in-store chemists. Glasgow drugstores will usually open until 18:00, although some may stay open until later, and these usually have a pharmacy counter for dispensing prescriptions. Drugstores in Glasgow are like mini-supermarkets, with a wide range of products on sale.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Language in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
English is the most commonly spoken language in the Glasgow and the United Kingdom, although regional Scottish dialects can vary greatly and some Scottish accents can be very strong.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Tipping in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Tipping in Glasgow is quite discretionary, with Glasgow taxi drivers usually being given a 10% gratuity or thereabouts - although this is not essential. Glasgow restaurants often include service charges and these are always clearly stated on the menus, otherwise a gratuity of around 10% is usually expected in recognition of prompt and courteous service. Hotel staff in Glasgow, such as luggage handlers, happily accept a tip of one or two pounds. Generally, no other public service workers in the Glasgow area expect tips.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Smoking in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
In many buildings and on public transport in Glasgow, rules restrict smoking and this is usually indicated by no-smoking symbols in prominent places. Most pubs and bars in Glasgow welcome customers who wish to relax with a drink and smoke, although many tend to cater for smokers in different areas.

Smoking in Glasgow, and England as a whole, is not as fashionable as it once was, so it is always worth exercising discretion and sensitivity when selecting a place in which to smoke, although in general, smoking is more permissible in Glasgow than many other parts of the United Kingdom. The best advice would be not to smoke unless others around you do so.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Glasgow Study - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the fourth oldest university in the United Kingdom and is Scotland's second oldest university, second only to St. Andrew's University which was founded in 1411. Glasgow University is home to 13,000 undergraduates and the Glasgow Medical school is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

The University of Strathclyde, in the heart of Medieval Glasgow, is Glasgow's second university. Housed in a number of buildings, Glasgow's University of Strathclyde was previously known as the Glasgow Royal Technical College and was given its university status in 1964.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Invitations to Eat in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Much business is done over the dinner table in Glasgow and business lunches frequently take place at central Glasgow restaurants recommended by your host. In most good Glasgow restaurants there will be a comprehensive wine / beer list and tables usually need to be booked in advance. Business dinners in Glasgow are also often conducted at home and these tend to be less formal affairs, with a pre-arranged time for arrival about half an hour before dinner is served. Although guests are not expected to arrive bearing gifts, a bottle of wine or flowers are very much appreciated and should be presented upon arrival. Social dinners are rarely formal affairs and guests will be encouraged to relax.

Glasgow Life and Travel Tips: Social Drinking in Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland, UK
The British love pubs for their informality and social atmosphere. Pubs and wine bars in Glasgow are most often places to meet and be seen, though each has its own standing in the local community, with some being frequented by business people, locals, celebrities and others by visitors and tourists. Most pubs and wine bars in Glasgow are friendly places - if there is a good mix of people you can be sure that it is a good pub, otherwise, just close the door and find another nearby.

One of the most common social customs associated with drinking in pubs is that of buying a 'round' of drinks when drinking socially with a group. Members of the group take their turn, in no particular order, and as people's glasses empty it is a good idea to reciprocate and offer to buy the next round.

 
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