Currency Exchange Rate: £ 1 = $1.67
a/o Jun. 2003 See: xe.net and
oanda.com
Electrical
240v 50Hz.
Auto: 12 V (They plan to convert to 42 v. and predict
1/2 the cars will have 42 v. systems by 2010)
Weather: at VisitScotland
The Weather Channel: Edinburgh, Inverness,
| Mon. | Avg.
High | Avg.
Low | Mean | Avg.
Precip. |
| Jan | 43°F | 32°F | 38°F | 2.20 in. |
| Feb | 43°F | 32°F | 38°F | 1.70 in. |
| Mar | 47°F | 34°F | 41°F | 2.00 in. |
| Apr | 52°F | 37°F | 45°F | 1.60 in. |
| May | 57°F | 42°F | 50°F | 2.00 in. |
| Jun | 63°F | 47°F | 55°F | 2.00 in. |
| Jul | 65°F | 50°F | 58°F | 2.20 in. |
| Aug | 65°F | 50°F | 58°F | 2.60 in. |
| Sep | 61°F | 47°F | 54°F | 2.60 in. |
| Oct | 55°F | 42°F | 49°F | 2.60 in. |
| Nov | 47°F | 35°F | 42°F | 2.50 in. |
| Dec | 44°F | 33°F | 39°F | 2.30 in. |
Telephone Directories: White Pages
UK Yellow Pages
Note 1: To call Scotland or England from the US you need to drop
the leading "0" usually listed on their web pages and dial 011 44 first.
(011 - International Access Code, 44 - Country code for UK)
For the Tourist Board "(01506) 832121", dial "011 44 1506 832121"
History, Culture, etc
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Maps 
Travel
Sample Travel Time/Distance
London to Edinburgh 403 mi. 6:45 hrs.
Edinburgh to Glasgow 45 mi. 1 hr.
London to Glasgow 405 mi. 6:30 hrs.
Glasgow to Arran 47 mi. 1:45 (incl Ferry)
Arran to Inverness (Lock Ness) 200 mi. 5 hrs (incl ferry )
Inverness to Edinburgh 157 mi. 3 1/4 hrs.
London to York 3 1/2 hrs.
York to Glasgow 213 mi. 3:45 hrs.
Carlisle to Ardrossan (Arran ferry) 2 hrs A74(M), A71
York to Leeds 45 min.
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Places
