This isn’t another rag piece about “oh study abroad, this and that,” but more a proclamation of my true love for the country that welcomed me with open arms and let me nestle in its valleys and rocky highlands, feeling like I was meant to be there.

Northern Ireland, Wales and England are the other nations that comprise the United Kingdom. Obsessed with travel? In 1603, the King of Scotland, James VI, became King of England too, because Queen Elizabeth I of England died As well as a mainland jam-packed with things to see and do, Scotland is also home to almost 800 small islands. It has a long and complicated history with England, with which it was merged in 1707 to form the United Kingdom. I left BWI as an international student at Stirling University in Stirling, Scotland. Scotland, most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. Scotland is a country. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), since 1922 comprises four countries: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (which is variously described as a country, province, or region). As well as a mainland jam-packed with things to see and do, Scotland is also home to almost 800 small islands.

So Scotland is not a part of London. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! In the north of the country you'll find the majestic Shetland Isles and Orkney Isles, both steeped in a magical mix of Scottish, Celtic and Norse history and culture. Its capital is Edinburgh. London is a city in England, which is a different country. What is Scotland? In the north of the country you'll find the majestic Shetland Isles and Orkney Isles, both steeped in a magical mix of Scottish, Celtic and Norse history and culture. Scotland was once an independent country and had its own monarch, but is now in a union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is called the United Kingdom. Scotland is not a country. I didn’t go with a program, but on my own. It is a nation within the country of United Kingdom. It's so grey and ugly. Scotland is a country on the island of Great Britain, located directly to the north of England, above which it sits, like a hat or a wig.