Do NOT stay at the Holiday Inn at Glasgow. You'll get better accommodations for a lot cheaper elsewhere in the city.

Pretty much a run down area in Glasgow :)

Generally a safe city, but avoid walking around alone late at night, even in the West End/City Centre. The town gets really wild on Friday and Saturday nights, not nice to be there alone.

watch yer pockets. seriously put a lock on dum!

watch yi dinnae get yer jaw ripped aff

Glasgow is a battle-scarred yet delightful and compact city that is easy to explore. The city is basically on a grid and a good map will get one around quite fine. Take a 2 hour guided bus tour of the city; it was only 9 Scottish pounds sterling. Transportation is very cheap.... so cheap that I only used taxis while there. Their public transportation system is nice and clean. British and Scottish pounds can be used interchangeably; the Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC are major banks there. Everything is cheaper in Scotland than in England (especially London). Stay at any hotel EXCEPT the Alexander Thomson hotel . It is the most disgusting hotel I've ever stayed at in my entire life. The Holiday Inn Glasgow, where I switched to after leaving that horrible hotel, is pricey but worth the money. For good comedy, go to The Stand. In addition, mid-October to mid-November is Glasgay, the month for lesbians and gays. The Scottish in general are a feisty yet delightful and funny bunch. And boy can they drink. Women, be careful going outside alone at night. A drunk man tried to accost me in front of a restaurant right next to the disgusting hotel. (I wound up having to dodge inside the restaurant and ate, much to my chagrin. Didn't want to spend extra money. But the food was good - Thai Orchid restaurant.) I'd love to return to Glasgow and hopefully get to Edinburgh while there.

It's the best to see it at night! And it's really easy to travel around the city by bus or taxi. I met a great staff in the hostel (Berkeley Street).
A lot of places to have a great time and spend money ;-) May be dangerous at night in the suburbs.

It's good. Just don't stray too far away from the city centre.

faites les campagnes en ecosse superbe paysage mais fuyez les villes trés mais trés industrialisée