Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.adventure1.co.uk
;
38 Dundas St)
An excellent place to buy hiking boots.
Waterstone's
(
0141-332 9105;
www.waterstones.com
; 153 Sauchiehall St; 8.30am-7pm Mon-Fri,
9am-7pm Sat, 10am-6pm Sun)
A major bookshop; also sells guidebooks and street maps
of Glasgow.
BOOKSHOP
Caledonia Books
(
www.caledoniabooks.co.uk
;
483 Great Western Rd)
Characterful secondhand bookshop
in the West End.
BOOKSHOP
Information
TheList
(
www.list.co.uk
; £2.20)
, available from newsagents, is Glasgow and Edinburgh's
invaluable fortnightly guide to films, theatre, cabaret, music, clubs - the works. The ex-
cellent
Eating & Drinking Guide
(£5.95), published by
The List
every April, covers both
Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Internet Access
Gallery of Modern Art
(
0141-229 1996; Royal Exchange Sq; 10am-5pm Mon-Wed
& Sat, 10am-8pm Thu, 11am-5pm Fri & Sun)
Basement library; free internet access.
Bookings recommended.
Hillhead Library
(348 Byres Rd; 10am-8pm Mon-Tue & Thu, 10am-5pm Wed,
9am-5pm Fri-Sat, noon-5pm Sun)
Offers free internet terminals.
iCafe
(
www.icafe.uk.com
;
250 Woodlands Rd; per hr £2; 10am-11pm)
Sip a coffee and
munch on a pastry while you check your emails on super-fast connections. Wi-fi too.
Mitchell Library
(
0141-287 2999;
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
; North St; 9am-8pm
Mon-Thu, to 5pm Fri & Sat)
Free internet access; bookings recommended.
Yeeh@
(48 West George St; per hr £2; 9.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat & Sun)
Medical Services
To see a doctor, visit the outpatients department at any general hospital.
