1) Scotland is situated in the mid-west of Europe. It's a country that includes almost 800 islands. It's mainland has a land border with England in the south. To the north and west it is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and by the North Sea to the northeast.
2) Scotland has a lot of lochs (which is a gaelic word for 'lakes'), rivers, mountains and forestry - all this makes a picturesque scenery.
3) The weather in Scotland tends to be changeable. The climate of the country is oceanic. It is warmed by the Gulf Stream from the Atlantic and therefore has much milder winters but at the same time cooler and wetter summers than areas on similar latitudes.
4) The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh. It is one of the most historic cities in the UK. By the way, Edinburgh was ranked the second best city in the world for quality of life in 2017.
5) The Flag of Scotland is called the Saint Andrew's Cross (or the Saltire). It is a white cross, X-shaped. It represents the cross of the patron saint of Scotland - Saint Andrew - on a blue sky.
6) The Scottish national emblem is a thistle. It has been a symbol since XIII century. Also, Scotland has unofficial symbols such as haggis (a pudding with sheep's pluck) and shortbread (a traditional Scottish biscuit).
Travelling is very popular nowadays. A lot of people travel to different countries if they have such opportunity. Travelling allows you to get interesting experience, learn about people’s life in other countries and continents. I think it is very interesting to discover new things, new places and different ways of life. While on travel, you meet new people, try different meals; see world famous places with your own eyes.
There are many ways of traveling — by train, by plane, by ship, on foot. If you want to visit a far country, you’ll definitely choose a flight. If your aim is to see many countries for a short time, you’ll choose travelling by bus or by car. If you want to be closer to nature, you may choose a trip on foot.
Lots of people nowadays live in big cities. So it’s natural that they want to have a holiday by the sea or in mountains with nothing to do but relaxing. There is other sort of travellers. They want to visit as many countries as possible. So after exploring Europe and North America they go to exotic countries.
People who travel a lot, are very interesting, they always have a good story to tell. Thanks to them you can learn many things which you didn’t know before. They motivate to see something new, to explore the world, which is so easy to do nowadays. Any kind of travelling helps you to understand many things that you would never see or learn at home.
As English people say — A picture is worth a thousand words. And I totally agree with
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