Edinburgh travel guides & articles
All 4 in-depth pieces we’ve published on Edinburgh — newest first.
Beneath the Royal Mile: Edinburgh's Underground Vaults and the City That Lives Below
Below the South Bridge lies a second Edinburgh — a sealed labyrinth where the city's poorest once lived in total darkness, and the honest history down there is stranger than any ghost story sold at the door.
Forged in Fire: The Volcanic Bones Beneath Edinburgh
A grounded, boots-on walker's guide to the extinct volcanoes, crags and plugs the city was built on — from the summit everyone climbs to the gannet-white rock you reach by boat.
Monsters, Lochs and Glens: The Highland Escape That Starts in Edinburgh
An honest, unhurried field guide to the best Highland day trips and multi-day runs from Edinburgh — which earn the early alarm, which suit a coachload and which you should stop pretending you can do in a day.
The Best Day Trips from Edinburgh to the Scottish Highlands
Twelve honest, road-tested escapes from the capital — from the Loch Ness classic to Highlands-lite lochs an hour away — with the timings, prices and group realities the brochures leave out.