As you may know, Edinburgh is the City of Festivals. The calendar is literally bulging with various events most weekends during the year. There’s a slight lull in the late winter months, but as spring arrives (as it has here in Scotland), the festival calendar has sprang from the frozen ground and is [...]
I think Scotland has always been a bit of a misunderstood country. Always following in the shadow of its southern-ly neighbour England, the two nations have always had somewhat of a tense albeit friendly relationship. This has resulted in Scotland developing a very strong national identity that sometimes is not clearly understood by the outside [...]
Photo by Andrew Hayes
When travelling, it can be so difficult to find an inexpensive place to eat without suffering quality. That’s why I would like to recommend a ‘best cheap eats award’ (that is just a technical term for ‘one of my favourite restaurants’) to the Tempting Tattie in Edinburgh. Located just off [...]
The Royal Mile awaits…. Copyright Andrew Hayes
Edinburgh is ramping up preparations for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Prices are slightly higher than last year, with a typical show now costing between £6 and £10. You don’t have to break the budget to have fun though; in this year’s programme plenty of FREE shows! The following [...]
The Frigate Unicorn in Dundee is offering ghost hunters the opportunity to spend a night aboard the haunted ship. A devoted former custodian of the ship who died before the 2nd World War has been spotted several times.
The Unicorn is a 46 gun wooden warship, built in 1824 and the oldest British built warship [...]
The Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve lies 20 miles east of Edinburgh in East Lothian. In 1952 it became the first local nature reserve in the UK. The reserve is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Reserve is best known for birdwatching and is home to some rare birds [...]
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