Ben A’an & Loch Katrine | Hiking Scotland
A few weeks ago, my best friend woke me up at 7am on the dot, with a very loud, bright “Guten Morgen” (she’s not German, I don’t know why she was speaking it). If anyone else did this to me,…
Exploring the Scottish Borders | Hiking Scotland
If you follow me over on Instagram, you might have noticed that last month all of my photos came from outside Edinburgh. I was visiting my parents (and exploring!) in the Scottish Borders for a few weeks. While staying there,…
Callander Crags, Trossachs | Hiking Scotland
I ventured out of Edinburgh for a hike this week, instead heading west to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. This is a beautiful area of Scotland, well worth exploring. I’ve been before, but there’s always new…
Fife Coastal Path | Burntisland to Inverkeithing | Hiking Scotland
I finally had a full day off work last week, so I used it to get out Edinburgh for the day! We finally had some summer weather too, so I was eager to check out a new hiking…
Travel Inspiration | Edinburgh
As the city I’ve called home for the longest, Edinburgh is a special place to me. I think it’s a beautiful, fascinating city, with so much to explore – honestly, this post could have been twice as long…
Top Five Edinburgh Hidden Gems
Edinburgh has so many attractions and locations to visit – for a small city, it’s pretty jam packed! Most tourists and visitors will head straight for the Royal Mile and the rest of the Old Town, and…
Top Five Edinburgh Viewpoints
Edinburgh’s skyline is pretty iconic – how many cities can boast that they have a castle built atop an extinct volcano? There are plenty of other stunning buildings too, including the Hub, St Giles’ Cathedral, the Balmoral Hotel,…
North Berwick to Gullane | Hiking Scotland
I’m getting a lot of walking in this summer, aren’t I? I ventured a bit further out of Edinburgh this week though, to East Lothian, for a coastal walking route. This isn’t exactly a hike, since it’s level…
48 Hours in Edinburgh
So my sister came to stay with me for the weekend, the first time she’s done so since I moved out to go to university. She hasn’t seen much of Edinburgh beyond Princes Street, so my challenge was…
2018 | Year in Review
Well it’s the last day of 2018, so time to look back on the year! I quite like doing these annual reviews, just to pause and take stock of what’s been going on in my life, and see…