Letter 149 What a wonderfully glorious week we’ve had in Edinburgh. Perfect sunny days and evenings spent sunbathing in the meadows and a city of happy people enjoying the summer we didn’t expect. For me last week was also my first week of work and I’ve come away from it having had a good week … Continue reading Barbequing on the beach in balmy Edinburgh
Letter 136 I like to wake up to birds singing, I like to go running around parks and hills in the sun and I like to walk amongst daffodils and purple flowers. These are all things I associate with spring. What I don’t associate with spring is walking to uni through the meadows with snow … Continue reading Daffodils in the snow: Spring in Edinburgh
Letter 132 The sun in shining, the sky is bright blue, the grass is greener and the flowers are blossoming. This is spring in Edinburgh; when the meadows becomes a haven for walking, sports and barbeques, the stony buildings look a little bit grander and everyone has a distinct smile on their face. Spring is … Continue reading Edinburgh’s transition to Spring
Letter 109 I’ve been pretty silent for the last month. In actual fact, I last posted almost 6 weeks ago! The main reason for this is that I’ve been pretty wrapped up in Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival for the last 4 weeks, and prior to this I was enjoying myself far too much in Montenegro. So … Continue reading I survived Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival
Letter 85 On a sunny day, Edinburgh is the place to be. It completely comes alive and everyone comes out in force to soak up the rare vitamin D. I took a well deserved day off on Saturday to enjoy the sunshine and take a walk around some of my favourite areas of Edinburgh. Allow … Continue reading Exploring Edinburgh: botanics, views and sunsets
Letter 84 One of the best and most popular things to do in Edinburgh is to take a walk up Arthur’s Seat. Arthur sits within Holyrood Park and watches over the medieval city. The views are breathtaking and stretch out towards the city, the hills and the coast. I feel pretty lucky to live a … Continue reading Edinburgh’s resident volcano
Letter 18 Edinburgh fast became one of my favourite cities and I’m unsure if I could ever permanently leave it. I’m lucky because not only do I live here, but I have also studied the city at length on my history course – so I have a good grounding to tell you all about it! … Continue reading 21 things to see and do in EDINBURGH
Letter 7 Shocking! We actually sometimes get sun in Scotland… and when you do, you have to make the most of it! For me that means taking a long walk around Arthurs Seat and then to the beach. If you’ve never visited Edinburgh (you should) Arthurs seat is an ancient volcano that sits south of … Continue reading I spent the day on the beach… in Edinburgh
OLD TOWN Edinburgh is essentially split into old town and new town, separated by Princes Street gardens which used to be a loch, and linked by the grand bridge and hundreds of alleys. The Old Town has by far the most character of the two. It’s medieval cobbled Streets and mismatched buildings make you feel … Continue reading (Brief) History of Edinburgh
In the past four and a half years I have been incredibly lucky and travelled to a number of different countries, enjoying so many brilliant experiences. My trips have ranged from a few days to three months and I have never found it difficult to pack my bag and leave home for the next adventure. The only troubles I’ve had were on my return when it pained me to leave a country I had so desperately fallen in love with. This time felt a little different.
