I found myself in Edinburgh for a few short days at the end of a trip for work in London. I hopped on the train out of Kings Cross and though there were delays that disrupted my plans for that afternoon, I took it all in stride and wandered about my favorite city.…
Would you believe I’m already trying to plot my way back to the UK? Any excuse to get me over there, I’ll jump on it. My partner wants to go to Spain, I do too obviously, but I want to pop over in the UK on the way back if that happens. I absolutely love the UK. So here’s part two of my Edinburgh guide, again inspired by friend David who will be speaking at UX Scotland in June. These are my 7 places to visit in Edinburgh if you’re visiting for the first time.…
Edinburgh is one of my favorite cities I’ve ever traveled to. Just walking around, you can feel the history all around you. There’s just something about sitting in a pub that’s older than the United States by almost 200 years. When my friend David told me he would be speaking at a design conference there this summer, I decided to write a small guide. Most of my blog posts have just been overall recaps of my visits to Edinburgh. In this post I’ll dive into 5 of my favorite spots in Old Town Edinburgh, where I spent most of my time, to grab a drink and some delicious food.…
All of Scotland makes for some dreamy damn photo shoots, let me tell you. The medieval street plan and 16th century architecture make Old Town Edinburgh one of my favorite cities. The courtyard outside our flat was also extremely picturesque. It was so cold in Scotland I had to buy a hat. It was Seattle winter cold. It wasn’t even that cold when I was there in October. On one of our last nights in the city, I broke out this vintage military style jacket I found at Portobello Market in London (another post on that soon!) and ran around with my sister taking photos before dinner.…
Edinburgh. A city that I’m deeply in love with. I thought I’d recap my favorite places in the city and some things still on my list.…