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 ===== The Essentials ===== ===== The Essentials =====
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 ==== Travelling to Glasgow ==== ==== Travelling to Glasgow ====
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 +This section covers getting to the city, and the paperwork you'll need in order to enter the UK.
  
 [[How to Get to Glasgow]] [[How to Get to Glasgow]]
  
 [[Visas, ETAs and other travel documentation]] [[Visas, ETAs and other travel documentation]]
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 +[[Preparation for Health Care Needs]]
  
 ==== Travel around the City ==== ==== Travel around the City ====
  
 Glasgow is a compact city, with a broad range of public transport options. Most is frequent and relatively cheap. Unfortunately, there is no integrated ticketing and no tourist's transport pass. Therefore it is useful to understand the various options and their relationships. Glasgow is a compact city, with a broad range of public transport options. Most is frequent and relatively cheap. Unfortunately, there is no integrated ticketing and no tourist's transport pass. Therefore it is useful to understand the various options and their relationships.
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 +Distances are measured in miles and yards, but if you use an online map, it will of course use the measurements you prefer.
  
 [[Getting to the SEC]] [[Getting to the SEC]]
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Getting Around Glasgow]]+[[Getting Around Glasgow]] 
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 +[[Latest Transport per day]]
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[useful_apps#useful_travel_apps|Useful Travel Apps]]+[[useful_apps#useful_travel_apps|Useful Travel Apps]]
  
 ==== Paying for things ===== ==== Paying for things =====
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 === At or Near the SEC === === At or Near the SEC ===
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Nearby Food and Drink]]+[[Nearby Food and Drink]]
  
-=== Elsewhere in Glasgow ===+[[places_to_eat_in_finnieston|Places to Eat in Finnieston]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Cafes]]+=== Elsewhere in Glasgow ===
  
-:TO-DO: [[Restaurants]]+:INPROGRESS: [[Places to Eat|Our favourite places to eat]]
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Pubs and Bars]]+:INPROGRESS: [[Pubs and Bars|Our favourite pubs and bars]]
  
 //See Also:// [[The Deep Fried Mars Bar]] //See Also:// [[The Deep Fried Mars Bar]]
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 ==== Related to your stay ==== ==== Related to your stay ====
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Nearby Essential Shops and Services]]+[[Medical and Dental Emergencies]]
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Shops for Convention Supplies]]+[[Nearby Essential Shops and Services]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Things to do near the SEC]]+[[Cultural Norms]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Other accommodation options]]+[[Power and Charging]] 
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 +[[Shops for Convention Supplies]]
  
 ===== Sightseeing in Glasgow ===== ===== Sightseeing in Glasgow =====
 {{:dukeofwellington.jpeg?300 |Duke of Wellington statue with traffic cone on head}} {{:dukeofwellington.jpeg?300 |Duke of Wellington statue with traffic cone on head}}
  
-As with a city of any size, Glasgow has a wide range of places of interest to visit. A selection are noted in the sections below. A broader list can be found at the [[glwsoc>things_to_do|Glasgow Social Wiki]]+As with a city of any size, Glasgow has a wide range of places of interest to visit. Many of the sections below link to pages in the [[glwsoc>start|Glasgow Social Wiki]], a curated, community maintained directory of Glasgow based resources and communities.
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Local History]]+[[Local History]]
  
-:INPROGRESS: [[Museums and Art Galleries]]+[[Museums and Art Galleries]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Distilleries]]+[[Distilleries]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Events]]+[[Parks and Green Spaces]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Parks and Green Spaces]]+[[Shopping and Markets]]
  
-:TO-DO: [[Shopping and Markets]]+[[Cinemas]]
  
-:DONE: [[Cinemas]] +[[Places of Religion and Worship]]
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-:TO-DO: [[Places of Religion and Worship]]+
  
 :TO-DO: [[SF&F-related Shops]] :TO-DO: [[SF&F-related Shops]]
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 [[museums_and_art_galleries#equestrian_statue_of_the_duke_of_wellington|What's the story with this guy?]] [[museums_and_art_galleries#equestrian_statue_of_the_duke_of_wellington|What's the story with this guy?]]
  
-===== Things to do elsewhere ===== 
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-If you have planned stay in Scotland for more than just the convention, the numbers of options of things to do is practically limitless. Here are a select few ideas, and links to Scottish tourist resources. 
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-:INPROGRESS: [[Furth of the City]] 
  
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