‘It’s a dog’s life’ is frequently used to describe a miserable, sad existence. Whoever coined the phrase had obviously never visited the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel with… Read more “It’s a (luxurious) dog’s life at Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel”
Category: Edinburgh
The Giant Lanterns of China – a walk with legends
I love a pre-Christmas date night in Edinburgh. They’ve become something of a tradition for Mr G and I over the years. Me writing a Scottish travel… Read more “The Giant Lanterns of China – a walk with legends”
Christmas at the Botanics, Edinburgh
I love Christmas, even more than Ebenezer Scrooge did after he’d been visited by four ghosts on Christmas Eve (count them again if you doubt me). I’ve… Read more “Christmas at the Botanics, Edinburgh”
Edinburgh – plague, a foul stench and ghouls galore!
Edinburgh – refined and genteel by day, dark and sinister by night. Burke and Hare, Deacon Brodie and countless other thieves, cutthroats and vagabonds have crept around… Read more “Edinburgh – plague, a foul stench and ghouls galore!”
A little luxury in Edinburgh – because we’re worth it!
The Rutland Hotel Luxury Apartments We kicked off this week in style, with an overnight stay at The Rutland Hotel Luxury Apartments. Located slap, bang in the middle… Read more “A little luxury in Edinburgh – because we’re worth it! “
Edinburgh’s Georgian Shadows – 250 years of the New Town
Edinburgh’s Georgian Shadows One evening last week Mr G, The Teen and The Wee White Dug met me outside racing of the rats HQ at 5pm sharp… Read more “Edinburgh’s Georgian Shadows – 250 years of the New Town”
Hooray for rainy days in Edinburgh
Breakfast with Deacon Brodie For the second time in as many weeks I shunned the open road and remote spaces to spend time in my lovely hometown,… Read more “Hooray for rainy days in Edinburgh “
Edinburgh my weird and wonderful hometown
From time to time I shun the chance of a road trip, opting to explore closer to home instead. Last Sunday was one such day. It was… Read more “Edinburgh my weird and wonderful hometown”
Wombat tennis and wee dugs galore on the Royal Yacht Britannia
The Royal Yacht Britannia arrives in Leith In the early 1980s if you’d told a Leither that one day the Royal Yacht Britannia would be permanently berthed… Read more “Wombat tennis and wee dugs galore on the Royal Yacht Britannia”
Let there be light ….. and cake! – hiking in the Trossachs
A couple of weekends ago we decided to take a jaunt to the Trossachs to blow away the cobwebs with a good walk and soothe the soul… Read more “Let there be light ….. and cake! – hiking in the Trossachs”