Calling for any glaswegian tPFers!
I will be travelling to Glasgow, Scotland this autumn for a work related stay lasting for 10 weeks + a fortnight for holiday. My accommodation will be arranged for me but I can make wishes about the area. I was hoping someone here could advice me about the city! Perhaps this thread could be useful also to someone who is thinking of staying there with an AirBnB option.
Now, I've visited Glasgow twice _ten years_ before and I remember there were times I didn't feel quite secure walking around. The bus station was one place and the second was a cutish residential area full of brick row houses. Unfortunately I can't remember where that was. At the time I was studying in Edinburgh and I got the same kind of chills in my spine when I walked in Craigmillar. I went to see the castle ruins without any preconceptions about the area, to tell you the truth. There was just this kind of uneasyness and general bad mood which seemed to be the prevailing atmosphere, and I would very much like to avoid that if I can!
And of course a decade is a long time: areas change, people change, perhaps even cities change. My home city certainly has become a lot more nicer with better services, etc. Although I'm afraid a certain kind of cycle of ill-feeling related to substance abuse can be long-lasting. Here at home I know which streets I need to avoid to stay positive myself, but when it comes to Glasgow I would very much appreciate any help from this community
My work place will be situated to the west of Queen's Park. I think it would be ideal if I could walk to work. Do you think it would be OK for me to stay close or would you advise/recommend something else?
Thanks in advance!
I will be travelling to Glasgow, Scotland this autumn for a work related stay lasting for 10 weeks + a fortnight for holiday. My accommodation will be arranged for me but I can make wishes about the area. I was hoping someone here could advice me about the city! Perhaps this thread could be useful also to someone who is thinking of staying there with an AirBnB option.
Now, I've visited Glasgow twice _ten years_ before and I remember there were times I didn't feel quite secure walking around. The bus station was one place and the second was a cutish residential area full of brick row houses. Unfortunately I can't remember where that was. At the time I was studying in Edinburgh and I got the same kind of chills in my spine when I walked in Craigmillar. I went to see the castle ruins without any preconceptions about the area, to tell you the truth. There was just this kind of uneasyness and general bad mood which seemed to be the prevailing atmosphere, and I would very much like to avoid that if I can!
And of course a decade is a long time: areas change, people change, perhaps even cities change. My home city certainly has become a lot more nicer with better services, etc. Although I'm afraid a certain kind of cycle of ill-feeling related to substance abuse can be long-lasting. Here at home I know which streets I need to avoid to stay positive myself, but when it comes to Glasgow I would very much appreciate any help from this community
My work place will be situated to the west of Queen's Park. I think it would be ideal if I could walk to work. Do you think it would be OK for me to stay close or would you advise/recommend something else?
Thanks in advance!
