Stonehaven Day Trip | Scotland
The other day I wrote the first post about my trip to Dundee a couple of weeks ago, involving a stop in St Andrews on the first day. I was visiting my cousin, who will tell you firsthand…
St Andrews Day Trip | Scotland
Firstly, I’m very annoyed at myself for the blogging absence over the last week or so. I’ve just started a new job (yes, again!), still as a tour guide, but working a lot more, so I’ve just been…
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…
Pentlands Glencorse View | Hiking Edinburgh
Another sunny day means another day trip to go hiking or walking! To be honest, the weather has gotten cloudier in the last week or so, but there’s still been warm, dry days to spend outside. I headed…
Cramond to Queensferry | Hiking Edinburgh
We’ve had such beautiful weather in Edinburgh over the last few weeks, so of course I’ve had to go out and enjoy it as much as possible – this is also when I’m really happy to have a…
Royal Highland Show | Scotland
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Highland Show – mainly because I’ve been travelling, or living outside the country! – but I finally went again last week. For anyone unfamiliar with what the Highland…
Cramond Island | Edinburgh
There’s so many parts of Edinburgh I still haven’t really explored yet, which is shocking when I’ve lived here for so long (albeit spread out over the years). So, with the beautiful sunny weather we’ve had lately, I…
Pentlands Capital View | Hiking Edinburgh
We’ve had some absolutely wonderful weather here in Scotland over the past few weeks, a rare occurrence for us! It’s been nice for so long that I’m starting to get wary of how long it can last –…
Dean Village | Edinburgh
One of the quirky things about Edinburgh, is that many of the areas that make up the city were once separate towns and villages, which were amalgamated into the city as it spread out over the centuries. Yet,…
Edinburgh Literary Locations
In 2004, Edinburgh was named the first UNESCO City of Literature, the first in the Creative Cities network, which now spans over 100 cities around the world chosen for various creative pursuits. But it makes sense that Edinburgh…
