Travel
The Skinny travel guide. We take an alternative approach to travel writing, exploring what it is to travel as well as sharing the unique international experiences of our writers. Sightseeing recommendations, features, guides and adventures for avid globetrotters to amateur travelers may also feature.
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FeaturesResident Advisors: Rod White, Filmhouse
Rod White, the Programme Director at the newly reopened Filmhouse, gives us the lowdown on his favourite things about Scotland's capital city Read more »| 18 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Connie and Andy, Slow Progress
Top tips from Connie and Andy of Slow Progress Records & Coffee, a little shop on Blackfriars Street between the Royal Mile and the Cowgate with a lovely community events space out the back Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh 2025: Coffee and Cafes
Maybe it’s a caffeine hit or a vitamin boost you're after. Below are our favourite coffee shops and juice joints in town Read more »| 17 Jul 2025 -
ArtResident Advisors: Edinburgh Art Festival
Kim McAleese and Eleanor Edmondson of Edinburgh Art Festival – the UK’s largest (and most fun) visual art festival – share some of their local knowledge Read more »| 16 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Bars and Pubs
Edinburgh is a great pub city. Whether you’re after a quiet pint or a chic cocktail joint, it has you covered. Here are some of our favourite places to get a drink Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: The Portobello Bookshop
Booksellers at the seaside-adjacent The Portobello Bookshop discuss Edinburgh's hidden nooks and ways of escaping the Fringe Read more »| 15 Jul 2025
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AdventuresTake a Tramcrawl with Edinburgh Trams!
With Edinburgh Trams running from Newhaven to Edinburgh Airport, it's a great way to explore the city. Here are some key points along the way Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Craig Somerville, Leith Depot
Craig Somerville, Leith Depot venue manager and booker for Leith FAB Cricket Club, shares some local secrets Read more »| 14 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesResident Advisors: Christina Neuwirth, Lighthouse Bookshop
We chat with Christina Neuwirth, bookseller at beloved radical bookshop Lighthouse Bookshop, about their favourite Edinburgh things Read more »| 03 Jul 2025 -
FeaturesStar Power: Forever Edinburgh's Resident Rewards
Forever Edinburgh's Resident Rewards are a great way to make the most of your city – we take a look at their Star Rewards and Resident Rates Read more »| 03 Feb 2025 -
FeaturesMake The Most of Your City with Resident Rewards Edinburgh
Resident Rewards Edinburgh is the Forever Edinburgh programme designed to help Edinburgh residents make the most of their city – here's a look at what's on offer Read more »| 03 Dec 2024 -
MusicUnfucktheworld: you and I in this drowning world
North Carolina resident Noah Barker reports from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene where nothing can kill the songs and lives of its hills Read more »| 05 Nov 2024 -
Features15 Great Daytrips from Edinburgh
Have a day free? Keen to see more? There's a daytrip from Edinburgh for every taste – here are a few of our favourites Read more »| 16 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Skinny On... a Random Highland Coo from Pollok Park
Plenty of stars have graced this interview column, but none of them could claim to be a bigger Scottish icon than the mighty Highland Coo. We went down to Pollok Country Park in Glasgow to speak to one of these coos Read more »| 16 Jul 2024 -
FeaturesThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh: Green Spaces
We searched high and low (mostly high) to find you the best parks, gardens, hikes and hills for our 2024 Edinburgh Guide Read more »| 12 Jul 2024