Edinburgh On A Budget.

If you are feeling the pinch after Christmas but want to take a city break it is important to know that visiting Edinburgh does not have to cost an arm and a leg. There is an array of cost effective accommodation options for the more thrifty visitor to the city and there is plenty to do in [...]

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The Scottish Parliament Building.

When Scotland won it’s parliamentary independence from England in 1999, work began on a building to house it’s own Scottish Parliament. After being accommodated by the Church of Scotland in the General Assembly Hall on the Royal Mile for 5 years, the Scottish Parliament moved into it’s new home opposite the Queen’s Edinburgh residence, Holyrood Palace.  On 6th October, [...]

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Edinburgh’s Best Pubs

Edinburgh is a town steeped in history, strolll through Edinburgh and you will find yourself on cobbled streets full of charm and character but it’s not secret Edinburgh’s best ‘character and charm’ is to be found within it’s public houses and bars. For Edinburgh locals and visitors alike, the lively, friendly and relaxed atmospheres of [...]

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The Meadows

Looking for a breezy, sunny spot to while away the hours on a warm. dry Scottish day? Look no further than The Meadows, a beautiful field where  in summer Edinburgh’s residents gather with bottles of beer and wine and picnics to feed themselves, their friends and families while impromptu games of soccer and frisbee take [...]

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Edinburgh’s Cockburn Street

Just off The Royal Mile, connecting Edinburgh’s ancient high street with Waverly Bridge, is the steep and winding Cockburn Street (stop giggling, it’s pronounced “Co-burn”). Lined with shops, restaurants, hostels, knick-knack stores and more, Cockburn Street is a place where the charm of this historic town lives hand in hand with its modern heritage. Several [...]

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The People’s Story Edinburgh

Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, or so goes the famous axiom. The People’s Story Edinburgh is a perfect chance to immerse yourself in nearly two hundred years of Scottish history and make sure you never forget it. The People’s Story is housed in what is probably the most important building [...]

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The Edinburgh Mercat Cross

The Edinburgh Mercat Cross – located beside St. Giles Cathedral and Parliment Square on the infamous Royal Mile – is a sight full of both history and horror. This is the place where Edinburgh’s criminal class found their ears nailed to the Edinburgh Mercat Cross (mercat being a spelling of the Scottish pronunciation of the [...]

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