Edinburgh does not get the attention it should. When people say they are visiting the UK, they often mean that they are visiting England, and much of the time, they actually mean that  they are visiting London. (London is my favourite city, but it does […]

Sir Walter Scott is one of my favourite historical novelists (like Jane Austen, but not like Jane Austen…). He is one of those authors that I count myself lucky to be introduced to at a younger age so that I have had more time to […]

Obviously, 2020 has been a difficult year. We’ve all had to come to terms with varying degrees of lockdown, potentially losing loved ones, and a very different way of life. I have greatly missed travel in my life. Christmas and holiday trips are some of […]

Edinburgh Castle is a fairly large fortress. Sitting on a rock above the city, the Castle is emblematic of Edinburgh. However, it saw some particularly difficult sieges and wars. Much of the Castle was destroyed in the fourteenth century when Robert the Bruce waged war. […]

When I travel, I spend a lot of my time trying to soak up the culture and history of wherever I am; I think that experiencing other cultures is a great way to broaden your perspective and make you think about the world in a […]