Scotland Backpackers' Guide
Scotland Facts
Population: 5,062,011
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Religions: Presbyterian Church of Scotland, other Presbyterian churches, Anglicans, Catholics
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: English, Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000)
Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Phone Code: 44
Festivals in Scotland
Festivals in Scotland courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Caber Tossing article Haggis Hurling World Championships article Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival snippet Imaginate - Children's International Theatre Festival snippet Swamp Football World Championships photos Swamp Soccer World Championships photos Highland Gathering video Islay Jazz Festival video Six Cities Design Festival web site Fife Festival of Music web site
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Scotland Hostels and Budget Hotels
Scotland Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Scotland.
Scotland Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Scotland. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to British Airways) through to airline sites that feature flights to Scotland.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Scotland Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
