Let’s say you have spent a few days in Edinburgh, seen everything that you wanted to see and find that you have a day to spare – and, rather than going to a museum or walking up and down the same city streets again, feel like venturing out of town for a day trip: what…
I know it may hard to believe for dedicated easy hikers, but thousands of visitors pass through Edinburgh every year without setting foot on either the Water of Leith Walkway or Arthur’s Seat, preferring to spend their days in and around the Old Town and its neighbouring districts. They surely are missing something, but so…
Most cities in the world were founded near a body of water, and for most old cities, this body of water was a river that provided fresh water, a transport connection to the wider world and a handy sewage disposal system. Edinburgh ticks the latter of these boxes, but having said that, it is equally…
This week and next, we shall go on two classic Edinburgh walks, both of which offer you a unique experience. The first one resembles a Robert Burns poem: unpolished and a bit rough, full of drama and life, while the second is flowing and melodious like a Sir Walter Scott novel, featuring great set pieces…