Braid Hills | Hiking Edinburgh
Spring started to appear in Edinburgh last week, all blue skies and sunshine, and temperatures in the double digits – though it was swiftly replaced by grey clouds, pouring rain, and freezing cold again this week, with what…
Cape Town | South Africa
Alright, strap in guys, because this is a long one! This is also my final post from my South Africa trip, which concluded in the capital of Cape Town. As I explained in the last post, Hermanus brought the group…
Tsitsikamma, Garden Route | South Africa
We’re finally at the beautiful coast again! And not just any stretch of coast, the Garden Route is constantly touted as being the prettiest part of South Africa, and this was the main reason I had booked this…
Lesotho | South Africa
Alright, first of all, Lesotho is not in South Africa, I know. It’s its own country, but which is completely surrounded by South Africa, and I’m only including ‘South Africa’ in the title because I visited on the…
Drakensberg | South Africa
Apologies for the long blogging absence readers, it’s been a busy few weeks! I just returned from a trip to South Africa, on which I was mostly camping, didn’t take my laptop, and had limited internet connection. As…
A Day in the Life | Freelance Tour Guide
I realised recently that I’ve mentioned the fact that I’m working as a tour guide in a few posts, but I’ve never really written about it properly or anything. It’s been a long time since I did my…
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,…
Corstorphine Hill | Hiking Edinburgh
Just because it’s coming into winter time, that doesn’t mean I can’t continue hiking in Edinburgh! Although, I do have to go earlier, since it gets dark by 4.30pm at this time of year. Anyways, last week I…
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…
