Edinburgh was recently named the most expensive city to visit in Europe, which I find hard to believe when the last time I checked, London still exists. Dublin is certainly more expensive, and in fact, I even think Dubrovnik is more pricey these days. That said, like most cities now, the prices in Edinburgh are …
Welcome to Scotland – where it rains. A lot. Although despite our reputation, and depending on where you are in the country, it’s perhaps not quite as much as you think, and Edinburgh is one of those places. (Don’t talk to me about Fort William.) Case in point – I walk half an hour to …
A while back, I posted about the delight of wandering the pretty mews in London – but did you know there are also mews in Edinburgh? Neither did I until I started spending more time in upmarket Stockbridge, and from there I discovered there are quite a few more dotted around, too. While the Old …
South Queensferry is a very popular escape from Edinburgh city life and you can be here in just over 15 minutes on the train, or 30-40 minutes on the bus, making it a very easy way to spend a few hours outside the city centre of Edinburgh. It’s also home to one of Scotland’s UNESCO …
Fringe is undoubtedly one of the most fun times to visit Edinburgh – the whole of August is buzzing in the city centre, with comedy acts, theatrical groups, musicians and dancers taking to the streets for almost the entire month to promote their shows during the Festival Fringe. It is, however, overwhelming. There is so …
Scotland is certainly no stranger to spooky stories about paranormal activity and tragic legends leading to the living dead haunting castle rooms and even the great outdoors where the cobwebs should have been long blown away. So many hotels and pubs brand themselves the “most haunted pub in Scotland” with ghost stories to match, to …
Edinburgh is a fantastic city for walking, whether it’s urban walks, viewpoints on hills, or even a walk across the sea to an island. I originally wrote this in lockdown while we were confined to our local areas – however I was thankful to be in Edinburgh, a city full to the brim with great …
Finally, after the absolute riot that 2020 has been, something good happened in our lives. We bought a house! An actual, real, brick house. It’s kind of scary after years of travel and seasonal jobs, to be finally settling down in a place we’re going to call a permanent home. Settling down? What’s that?! Does …
And just like that, it’s December! I’d been planning to write a Christmas guide to Edinburgh since last Christmas, but given that virtually everything is cancelled this year, from Christmas markets to drinks at the Dome, it seems a little silly to write a post all about things that aren’t even happening. Edinburgh is still …
When we first moved to Edinburgh, we were privileged to live in our favourite neighbourhood that we’d been visiting for years: Leith. Leith is the sort of place that feels like its own complete entity despite being swallowed up by the city long ago to drop its port town roots. There’s a community here that …
