Glasgow in General Reviews

Glasgow literally means 'dear green place', and that's what it means to me. It's a place that I will always call home, a place I always feel comfortable in, and a place with plenty of public parks located throughout the city, perfect for those (however rare) summer days. Once the second city of the Empire, Glasgow is the biggest city ...  Read the complete review

Glasgow is the biggest city in Scotland but you can pretty much stay pretty central you won't get lost with all the shops pretty close together. In the centre of the city the River Clyde runs, you can get a boat from here out to Braehead shopping centre, this is a nice change from getting a bus,train or driving a car. It takes 20-30mins which is ...  Read the complete review

Picture living in Scotland's central belt. To the West of you is Greenock, a scenic drive into an admittedly run-down area. South-West of you is Ayrshire, full of beaches and short breaks to wonderful places like Millport and Arran. To the North-West is Loch Lomond, North of you are the Trossachs, North-East of you is historical Stirling. ...  Read the complete review

Gosh, I am bored this afternoon. It's a holiday, and I feel I should be doing something, however my hubby is working all afternoon, and so I have been a little lazy. I even watched the Brazil Turkey match this morning, without being forced to. Anyway, continuing in the theme of Travel reviews, I would thought I would write about a town that ...  Read the complete review

I love Glasgow very very much, and as far as the Glasgow/Edinburgh debate goes , I have no difficulty in choosing which side of the fence I'm on. I lived in Edinburgh for about a year in total, but it just cannot compete with the character of Glasgow. It's true that Glasgow just isn't as pretty as Edinburgh, but it has so much more to ...  Read the complete review

Who ate all the pies, deep-fried Mars bars, chip butties and black pudding? Glasgow did, and smothered them in gravy. Glasgow came out on top of a recent survey to find the fattest city in the UK. Not known for its healthy habits you could have predicted that Glasgow would score highly on the table of lard, but I just ...  Read the complete review

That's how Glaswegians describe it and although I haven't lived there for years, I still know it's pure dead brilliant. People think it strange that I still refer to it as home - I left when I was nine - but I know someday I'll go back to stay. Maybe it's because we Scots are so patriotic. Perhaps it's because my childhood ...  Read the complete review

Visiting Glasgow. It gets a bad name, probably from the No Mean City tag, but is a city certainly worth a visit. Having lived almost most of my life there I can give you a whirlwind tour if what you can do if you find yourself in this city for a weekend. Okay- first things first, translation. The Glasgow accent can be quite ...  Read the complete review

Glasgow Green is a public park in that used to be the jewel in the crown of the Glasgow Council. It stands on the north bank of the River Clyde and was approximately 136 acres. In recent years, it has fell into decline like most public parks in the city, but there is now a program of rejuvenation and the Glasgow Green is being ...  Read the complete review

Before our latest visit the only other time I had been to Glasgow was when we drove through it on the way to a wedding at Loch Lomond. I must say that on that drive we were not very impressed with Glasgow. But, on our recent mid-week break we found Glasgow to be a very interesting city with plenty to see and do. One of the things that ...  Read the complete review

I've been to and lived in various cities across the world: London, Sydney, New York, Paris, and yet still I feel that Glasgow is the greatest city of them all. No other city can offer its inhabitants and residents such a wide range of facilities, friendly faces and access to the stunning scottish countryside. Ignore the unfair comments made by ...  Read the complete review

The name Glasgow means dear green place and, as far as I'm concerned, it couldn't be more accurate. I've lived in Glasgow most of my life, except for a 10 year period during which I worked in France, Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Tunisia so I know a good thing when I see it and Glasgow is definitely one of the nicest places to ...  Read the complete review

O.K. Upfront, this one’s a wee bit‘Scottish’ orientated, or to be more precise, ‘Glasgow’ orientated, because that’s what it’s about - Yes - Glasgow. It’s a new website dedicated to the Dear Green Place. Dooyoo live in or around Glasgow, if so, you might well want to add this site ...  Read the complete review

Glasgow is not my birthplace, but it may as well be as I love the “Dear Green Place” like I was a native born daughter. The story of Glasgow is a history to bring wonder and a smile to even the coldest heart and the surrounding countryside is quite breathtaking, especially on a sunny day, when the birds sing and the breeze is ...  Read the complete review

Last Autumn I went to Glasgow for the first time and had an incredible time. What a place! We only had three days and I need to go back SOON to visit all the sights I didn't get round to. Firsty, I've got to say that the place FEELS nice. The people are so friendly. The buildings are magnificent. The facilities are ...  Read the complete review

Did you now that Nelson Mandela once stayed in a hotel in Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow? Well he did, or at least according to the Glasgow Taxi driver who imparted this little piece of history to me, as he drove me through said Nelson Mandela place, to Queen Street station. Apparently Glasgow was the first place to give Mr Mandela ...  Read the complete review

A soviet of workers' deputies! That's what Marxist John McLean tried to get Glasgow's Trades Council to turn itself into, back at the time of the Russian Revolution. Glasgow is like St Petersburg. I like St Petersburg and I like Glasgow, in spite of St Petersburg's reputation for crime and Glasgow's reputation for ...  Read the complete review

I have lived here all my life I have also been to many cities all over the world in every continent...and Glasgow is up there with the best of them Why.. People - very helpful Pubs - check out West End / Ashton Lane, city centre has so many new pubs it is hard to keep track - the best ones stand the test of time. ...  Read the complete review

I first visited Glasgow April 1999. I now am a lover of the city, and go back as often as I can and it is not at all like any of the press say. It is such a beautiful city. There is so much to see, so much to do. I stayed there for a week last October, and still didnt see it all. I found it to be such a clean city. While I was there a ...  Read the complete review

To me Glasgow feels much more like a city than Edinburgh. The two are complete contrasts, with Glasgow being more concrete and urban in comparison to the olde worlde cobbled streets of Edinburgh. While the centre of Edinburgh feels just like a big town, Glasgow has more of a city feel to it. Scotlands main airport is Glasgow international,and ...  Read the complete review