We’ve done the Maid Of The Forth Sightseeing Cruise a few times now. The cruise takes you from Hawes Pier in South Queensferry up the Firth of Forth to Inchcolm Island before returning. There is an abundance of marine wildlife […]
Ghosts, Gore, and Grime is the latest family friendly tour from Mercat Tours. This new daytime tour, which is suitable for kids aged 5 and up, includes ghoulish stories from Edinburgh’s past and a visit to the city’s famous Blair […]
ISHKA is one of the latest additions to Edinburgh’s vibrant restaurant and cocktail scene. I was at the launch party a few weeks back and it was absolutely packed so it looks like it’s going to be very popular. Located […]
With Glasgow being just an hour a way it’s a great place to spend the night if you’re already visiting Edinburgh. Alternatively, if you live in Edinburgh everyone knows Glasgow is a great place for a shopping trip, and Number […]
Number 10 Hotel is located in a leafy part of Glasgow overlooking Queen’s Park. We dined in their restaurant during an overnight stay. Number 10 has one of those menus that has been printed on thick cream coloured parchment style […]
Don’t worry, we’re not covering barbers and hairdressers now! The Whistle Stop Barber Shop is a bar and diner which opened in 2015. It’s where the short lived Rascals was – not sure what happened to that place as it […]
iOLLA, pronounced just like the rich garlicky mayonnaise, is the restaurant at Royal Ettrick Hotel. My past experience of hotel restaurants has been pretty poor so I usually start with quite low expectations, however recently I’ve had a few good […]
Home is a new restaurant that has taken up residence where Wannaburger used to live. It’s a venture by Maison Bleue (which we recently visited) and social enterprise, SocialBite (not yet visited). The restaurant exists for a social mission, providing […]
If you like your wine, there’s nothing better than a dinner with matched wines. I have only recently started enjoying wine, but even I can appreciate that a good sommelier and an expert pairing can make a real difference – […]
I haven’t featured many restaurants in Leith yet so when I was invited to try The Granary, I was keen. The regeneration of the area has been a real success story, michelin starred restaurants now share the shore with excellent […]
I’ve always wanted to visit a railway hotel, they elicit nostalgic feelings of a bygone era where the railway hotel was the smartest place to stay in town. The Grand Central couldn’t be more connected to Grand Central Station with […]
We took a trip through to Glasgow recently to stay at the Grand Central Hotel (which I’ll cover in a different post), dinner was in the hotel restaurant, Tempus. Tempus has a door from the street as well as access […]
