The story of my Erasmus year in Scotland

The Buchanan bus station is a popular bus station in Glasgow and the Central Station is the main mainline rail terminus in Glasgow also. I live near to the Buchanan bus station where many buses leave every day to go in all directions. Whether you want to go to Glasgow Airport or Edinburgh, everything is possible. Personally, I take the train more often to go to school, in particular. At the beginning of the year, I bought the 16-25 year old Student Card (£30) which allows me to have a 30% discount as soon as I take my train tickets off peak time, that is to say after 10am. I very quickly made this card profitable that is why I recommend it. You can also find trains to Edinburgh, the Highlands or London for example. No matter where you go, you can always find a means of transport quickly and not far from you.  

For information, I am part of the Business program at the University UWS. I am doing a Licence 3 abroad in partnership with the IAE of Montpellier, I am also validating during this year the Bachelor's degree offered by UWS as well as a DUETI. I therefore validate three diplomas in one (this is different according to the Erasmus destination countries). Presentation of the University of the West of Scotland The University of the West of Scotland has five campuses in Scotland, including one in Paisley, where I am doing my Erasmus year. Paisley is a little town situated to the West of the City of Glasgow. The main entrance The entrance hall The entrance hall Knowing that I live in Glasgow, I have to take the train to go to school. This is very simple because travel time is only 10 minutes and trains leave from Central Station (Glasgow Main Station) every 5 to 10 minutes during the week. Courses The school year is divided into two semesters, from Septem...

Finding accommodation in a foreign country can be complicated. In fact, without being able to go there and see the accommodation with your own eyes, it can make you hesitate. In my case, I was looking for a room, preferably in a flat sharing to be able to speak as much English as possible in order to improve my level. In addition, I preferred to take up accommodation in Glasgow itself because I wanted to live in a city with life, activities to do nearby... For information, my university is located in Paisley which is a small town on the edge of Glasgow, 10 minutes by train (this part is more detailed in the following article 'The University of the West of Scotland'). For my part, before deciding to book my accommodation in Glasgow, I hesitated for a long time with my parents because the English system requires you to pay the rent for the accommodation on one or more occasions directly on the website before you can even go there. For foreign students who do not live in ...

I live in Montpellier, a city in the south of France, then to travel to Scotland I had two options. The first option was to travel with the company Ryanair, which allows a direct trip from Marseille to Edinburgh. If you choose this option, you should plan your car trip from Montpellier to Marseille and then, plan your train or bus trip from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Even if the flight ticket with Ryanair is cheaper, do not forget to include the extra costs for petrol, tolls, transport and also the extra cost of checked baggage not included in the flight ticket (about €45 extra). In summer, you can find Ryanair flights from Béziers or Carcassonne, which are closer to Montpellier (check on the Ryanair website depending on the season). The second option was to travel with KLM (Air France group), which allows you to depart directly from Montpellier with a stopover in Amsterdam to Glasgow. That's the choice I made. The flight time between Montpellier and Amsterdam is about 1 hour 30...