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Itinerary them harsh and uncomfortable truths, including tales DAY 6 • Explore Oban • Controversial Topic:
of violence, death, and deeply-entrenched prejudices The quest for independence with Scottish
that still linger over the city today. We’ll also meet National Party member Campbell Cameron
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. with a local family for a Home-Hosted Dinner Following breakfast this morning, we’ll discuss the
Depart for your overnight flight to Glasgow, Scotland. this evening. Controversial Topic of Scottish independence with
B,L,D — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel or similar someone who has close ties to the movement, then set
DAY 2 • Arrive Glasgow, Scotland • off on a walking tour of Oban. We’ll discover Oban’s
Willow Tea Rooms DAY 4 • Glasgow • Ayrshire Cooking Lesson highlights, including the 19th-century McCaig’s
We’ll arrive in Glasgow today, where an O.A.T. After breakfast, we’ll discover one of Scotland’s Tower, and then visit the historic Kilbride Graveyard
representative will escort us to our hotel to meet beloved literary figures: Robert Burns. We’ll visit the later in the day.
travelers from our Inverness and the Gaelic Island humble cottage where he was raised to learn more B,D — The Scot or similar
Culture of the Scottish Hebrides: Skye, Lewis & Harris about his life. We will then take part in a cooking
or our New! The Remote Shetlands: Wildlife, Nature & lesson in Ayrshire before enjoying the results for
Time-Honored Traditions pre-trip extensions. Later, lunch. Dinner is on your own.
we’ll take an orientation walk and then delve into the B,L — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel or similar Watch this independent video to learn
history of tea rooms at the Willow Tea Rooms. more about this adventure
DAY 5 • Overland to Oban • A Day in the Life
D — Apex City of Glasgow Hotel or similar
of Gartmore Village
DAY 3 • Explore Glasgow • GCF visit: This morning, we’ll say goodbye to Glasgow and begin
Invisible Women of Scotland • our overland journey to Oban. Along the way, we’ll
Controversial Topic: The religious divide in stop to experience our A Day in the Life of Gartmore
Glasgow • Home-Hosted Dinner Village. The 475 residents who live here have a strong
We’ll explore Glasgow and meet with locals at the tradition of looking out for one another—so much
Invisible Women of Scotland hub. We’ll cap off our so that when the local pub and general store owners
discoveries at the University of Glasgow where we’ll retired, and no buyers came forward, the community
learn about the resources that the university offers its chipped in to buy the businesses and run them
students, as well as its history. This afternoon, we’ll themselves. Tonight, see why this town has earned watch video
be joined in the private area of a pub by two locals, its title as the seafood capital of Scotland when we
Marie and Bill, to discuss the Controversial Topic gather for dinner at a seafood restaurant.
of religious bigotry and the segregation of schools B,L,D — The Scot or similar
in Glasgow. As lifelong Glaswegians, they can offer
perspectives that only locals can. We will hear from

Meet the people who call Scotland home

Glasgow family : Sit down to a traditional Home-Hosted Dinner with locals in
Glasgow to get an authentic glimpse of daily life on Day 3.

Gartmore :As part of our A Day in the Life of Gartmore Village experience on Day
5, a local will accompany us to the general store and to a center that helps local
youth with learning and social disabilities to get jobs in the gardening industry.

Scottish Independence Expert : We’ll discuss the Controversial Topic of
Scotland’s fight for independence—as well as the case to remain in the U.K.—
during a talk with a Scottish National Party member about Brexit on Day 6.
Scottish Cooper :We’ll venture to a family-owned cooperage on Day 10 to meet

a local cooper to hear how the tradition of barrel-making has been passed down
from generation to generation, and get his or her thoughts on the future of
the industry.
Locals in St. Andrews : On Day 12, we’ll learn about the University of St.
Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university, from a scholar who will share the school’s
history with us.

Throughout your adventure, witness Scotland’s rural life.

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