I loved Edinburgh Zoo as a child. It’s where I went to roll eggs on Easter Sunday. I vividly remember the excitement of those childhood days out –… Read more “A fun day out at Edinburgh Zoo – BRICKLIVE Ocean”
Category: Edinburgh
It’s a (luxurious) dog’s life at Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel
‘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”
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!”