Quick City Guide to Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

Do you have just a short amount of time to visit the Scottish city of Glasgow? Or perhaps it isn’t even on the list. Either way, this Quick City Guide to Glasgow will suit you down to the ground. It will give you some insights to the city, some top tips for making the most of your short visit and inspire you to, may be even, come again.

I’ll be honest, a visit to Glasgow was not on my bucket list. In fact it was not on any type of list. Having spent a couple of years working in Edinburgh, I fell in love with this fabulous Scottish city and never really gave Glasgow a second thought. So when our 2024 Schengen Shuffle tour took us north for a rendezvous with my bestie, I found myself surprised by my suggestion that we should meet up there.

Friends had told us how vibrant this place was and, being a true wanderer, felt that to bypass it would offend my travel soul. For those of you who know us, you’ll be surprised that a major city should appear on our to-do list. We would choose mountains, lakes and coastline anytime over the built up suffocation of cities and capitals. Although we have, over our full time life on the road, been surprised by many cities that have endeared themselves to us. And so it was, with a degree of anticipation, that we faced a day’s trip to Scotland’s second largest city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).