The Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh welcomes Summer in the Celtic tradition. Welcome summer with this popular local event in the Scottish capital city.
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Day trips from Edinburgh are easy to manage by public transportation or via group tours. Get my 7 favorite Edinburgh day trip ideas.
I’ve been housesitting with TrustedHousesitters since 2016. I continue to love these experiences, so I wanted to share more in-depth here. Housesitting in Edinburgh has offers interesting and varied experiences; you can stay by the sea and in city center. I have also stayed outside the city, including on the estate of a 15th-century castle! […]
Moving to a new country can be daunting…finding new friends, figuring out which items you like from the grocery store, hell, just finding a grocery store can be a challenge! You’ve uprooted yourself and plopped down into a whole new environment. Luckily, for an American expat in Scotland, the transition really actually isn’t that hard. […]
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is a time for celebration, community, and committing to annual goals we all know we won’t keep. Yep, you guessed it: Hogmanay is New Year’s Eve in Scotland! Since New Year’s Eve is a popular event globally, what makes it so special in Edinburgh? Well, Edinburgh is known as the Festival City, […]
The Real Mary King’s Close Tour in Edinburgh shows off a 17th century part of the old city…underground. It’s a fascinating tour offering a glimpse into real life – and death – back then.
After attending the recent Travel Massive event in Edinburgh, I realized there were so many opportunities to easily check out more of Edinburgh than I knew existed. First, I heard about Invisible Edinburgh and took the first tour available with them. Next, I was introduced to Rabbie’s Edinburgh City Tour. I knew Rabbie’s offered tours […]
By far one of the most interesting and admirable projects I’ve come across lately has to be Invisible Edinburgh. This social enterprise (read: What is a Social Enterprise and How Can I Get Involved?) offers training to individuals coming from homelessness so they can become walking tour guides. Taking the Invisible Edinburgh Powerful Women tour […]
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