Frommer's Scotland 8th Edition - To Parent Directory

SPECIALIZED TRAVEL RESOURCES 35and advice is available from HolidayCare, Imperial Building, 2nd floor,Victoria Road, Horley, Surrey RH67PZ (& 01293/774-535; fax 01293/784-647; www.holidaycare.org.uk).Tripscope, The Courtyard, 4Evelyn Rd., London W4 5JL(& 020/85807021; www.justmobility.co.uk), which offers advice on travel inBritain and elsewhere for persons withdisabilities.Flying Wheels Travel (& 507/451-5005; www.flyingwheelstravel.com) offers escorted tours and cruisesthat emphasize sports and private toursin minivans with lifts. RumpleduckTravel (& 877/401-7736 or 310-850-5340) brings a personal touch todesigning itineraries and specializes intrips to the U.K., Hawaii and Las Vegas.Accessible Journeys (& 800/846-4537 or 610/521-0339; www.disabilitytravel.com) caters specifically to slowwalkers and wheelchair travelers andtheir families and friends.Organizations that offer assistanceto travelers with disabilities includethe Moss Rehab Hospital www.mossresourcenet.org), which provides alibrary of accessible-travel resourcesonline; the Society for AccessibleTravel and Hospitality (& 212/447-7284; www.sath.org; annual membershipfees: $45 adults, $30 seniors andstudents), which offers a wealth oftravel resources for all types of disabilitiesand informed recommendationson destinations, access guides, travelagents, tour operators, vehicle rentals,and companion services; and theAmerican Foundation for the Blind(& 800/232-5463; www.afb.org),which provides information on travelingwith Seeing Eye dogs.For more information specificallytargeted to travelers with disabilities,the community website iCan (www.icanonline.net/channels/travel/index.cfm) has destination guides and severalregular columns on accessibletravel. Also check out the quarterlymagazine Emerging Horizons($14.95 per year, $19.95 outside theU.S.; www.emerginghorizons.com);Twin Peaks Press (& 360/694-2462;http://disabilitybookshop.virtualave.net/blist84.htm), offering travel-relatedbooks for travelers with special needs;and Open World Magazine, publishedby the Society for AccessibleTravel and Hospitality (see above; subscription:$18/year., $35 outside theU.S.).GAY & LESBIAN TRAVELERSBars, clubs, restaurants, and hotelscatering to gays are confined almostexclusively to Edinburgh, Glasgow,and Inverness. Call the Lothian Gayand Lesbian Switchboard (& 0131/556-4049) or the Glasgow Gay andLesbian Switchboard (& 0141/847-0447) for information on local events.Scotland doesn’t boast much of agay scene. Gay-bashing happens, especiallyin the grimy industrial sectionsof Glasgow, where neo-Nazi skinheadshang out. Although it’s a crime, it’srarely punished. Open displays ofaffection between same-sex couplesusually invite scorn in rural Scotland,although there’s none of the fanaticalhomophobia so prevalent among thelunatic fringe in the United States.The best guide is Spartacus Britainand Ireland. Although the third editionof Frommer’s Gay & LesbianEurope doesn’t include Scotland, itdoes include London, and Brighton, incase you’re heading to England beforeor after Scotland. For up-to-the-minuteactivities in Britain, we recommendGay Times (London). These books andothers are available from Giovanni’sRoom, 345 S. 12th St., Philadelphia,PA 19107 (& 215/923-2960; www.giovannisroom.com).The International Gay & LesbianTravel Association (IGLTA) (& 800/448-8550 or 954/776-2626; www.iglta.org) is the trade association forthe gay and lesbian travel industry,