Friday Travel Photo: View From the Edinburgh Castle

Today’s Friday Travel Photo takes you to one of the most stunning cities in Europe: Edinburgh, Scotland. A city filled with cozy pubs, great museums, an excellent nightlife scene, and some spectacular architecture. Edinburgh is a city you can visit for a week, and somehow find yourself there months later. This photo was taken from [...]

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Friday Travel Photo: Edinburgh Sunset

Today’s Friday Travel Photo takes you to Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh is a fantastic city filled with cozy pubs, excellent gardens, and some great nightlife. If you’re visiting Edinburgh, don’t miss out on these three pubs – they’re excellent places to grab a pint or a plate of Scotland’s national dish: haggis. If you have a [...]

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Day Tripping from Edinburgh

Today’s guest post was submitted by Nicole Graham. Nicole has a passion for Scotland that is probably unsurpassed by few. Nicole has also written a great post about her hometown and favorite city in the world, Edinburgh – read about her perspective of Scotland’s capital here. Many people often come to Scotland for a city [...]

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A Local’s Perspective: Edinburgh, Scotland

Today’s guest post is written by Nicole Graham. Nicole recently graduated from Edinburgh’s Napier University and studied Tourism Management. Nicole’s travel experience includes mainland Europe, the US, Nepal, Australia, Peru, Kenya, Thailand, and New Zealand. She also happens to be my girlfriend and enjoys planning our next trip, reading, and exploring New Zealand in our [...]

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Three Edinburgh Pubs You Can’t Miss

After spending nearly a year in Edinburgh, I came to realize a number of things about the Scottish – namely, the fact that they love to drink. Needless to say, I fit in well. One of the many things I miss about Scotland is the pub culture that exists within the Scottish society. The pub [...]

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scotland with mom and dad

Somehow, it’s always a connection to Iowa that drives me to sit down and post to my blog. I send my apologies to those of you who continue to check back regularly – only to find I still haven’t updated you with a new post. Much has happened since I last sat down to write. [...]

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out of edinburgh.

On Monday, for the first time since I arrived in Edinburgh (barring my trip back to Ireland), I made it out of the city. Without a car, its difficult to go on daytrips – considering this, my day to day life consists mostly of well … working. During the rare day off, I often explore [...]

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settled in edinburgh

So, I just got back to my flat from work and my face is numb from the cold. My beard typically protects my face – at least somewhat – from the bitter and biting wind that has become ubiquitous here in Scotland’s capital city. Wait. Flat? Work? Yes, much has transpired since I last posted [...]

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‘Edinburgh by Wednesday’

‘Edinburgh by Wednesday’ – I couldn’t help but laugh as I read this in my latest post. By Wednesday, I clearly meant Saturday. Brian and I arrived back in Edinburgh this afternoon. It was only fitting that as we landed on the runway of the Edinburgh Airport, it began to rain. Why wouldn’t it? Needless [...]

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