The Zurich Lowdown
By . Published 27 October 2008
In the second part of Alex Burden's feature on Zurich clubbing culture, we get in-depth clubs and artists engineering it....
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So far, solo, so what?
By . Published 19 October 2008Deviance editor Nine is no shrinking violet these days, perhaps never was. Here she recounts how she overcame the fear of travelling alone
A Helping Hand in New Dehli
By . Published 09 October 2008Arun ponders the nature of existence during a recent trip to India
The Couchsurfing Chronicles
By . Published 09 October 2008Steve Clarkson is the latest to nestle up on someone else's settee. Get in touch if you've got couchsurfing tales of your own
Capitals Apart But Moving Closer
By . Published 05 October 2008Forget what you think you know about top European locations for electronic music - Berlin, Barcelona, London, Paris... bringing up the rear and fast approaching is Zurich...
Student Life: Budget Travel
By . Published 17 September 2008For some people, student discounts just don’t suffice. If you’re looking for a different travel experience, check out the options below for more ways to get around.
Berlin Diptych: Part One
By . Published 12 September 2008Two intrepid Skinny explorers recently spent time in Europe's cultural capital, and came away with radically different stories to tell. We ask 'So what's Berlin all about then?'
Student Life: Where you need to be, any time of day
Published 11 September 200812pm – 3pm Just getting into the day, you’ve probably successfully managed to sleep through your morning lectures, and starting to think about going outside. LAZY DAYS BY THE RIVER:...
Fringe Freeze: A Guide to Festival escapism
By . Published 04 August 2008Is the Edinburgh Festival scene the ideal of escapism, or does one, thrown into the centre of such a maelstrom, need some time out? Here we look at options to...
The Ballerina Ballroom Cinema Of Dreams
By . Published 23 July 2008Move over Cannes, Edinburgh and Co - prepare to have the glam replaced by jam. In August the North East town of Nairn hosts a new film festival, inspired by...
Steppe on it! - Mongolia Rally 2008
By . Published 17 June 2008As Mongol, the 'untold story of Genghis Khan', hits the cinemas, three fearless warriors from Edinburgh and Midlothian will be preparing for their own Mongolian epic: 2008's Mongolia Rally, a...
Have Fork, Will Travel
By . Published 21 May 2008EatScotland, the culinary arm of VisitScotland, is currently trumpeting its range of ‘Taste Trails’, designed to give your trip to Scotland a distinctly local flavour. These are suggestive rather than...
Go Away! - Bangkok
By . Published 08 October 2007Few people head to Thailand for the sake of the capital, but The Skinny specialises in unearthing unexpected treats. Here Deborah Martin gives her insider's guide to bustling Bangkok
Go Away! Hit the Road
By . Published 08 September 2007Got somewhere to go? Or just mournful for the passing of the Beat generation? In the month of the fiftieth anniversary of Jack Kerouac's classic On The Road, Nine considers...
Go Away! - to San Francisco
By . Published 09 August 2007If you're going to send the Music Editor off to write a travel piece, there can be few places better suited than San Fran. Luckily, Dave Kerr was taken by...
Go Away! - to Afghanistan
By . Published 10 July 2007For the sake of this Opposites issue, we decided to drop the usual 'recommended' travel piece for a more alternative report. Here Jeff Jackson recounts an eventful US Army tour...
Go Away! - to East Anglia
By . Published 11 May 2007popular with the combustible cocktail of dog walkers and kite surfers
Go Away - to Berlin
By . Published 12 March 2007This month errant Skinny reporter Edgar Hyde experiences the weight of history in trendy Berlin. And goes drinking in a secret bar with a radical punk.
Go Away! - Glenridding and the Lake District
By . Published 12 March 2007the Lakes aren't just home to sheep and people who use the word ""thee"" instead of ""you""
Go Away! - Ice Climbing
By . Published 10 February 2007There are few things so satisfying as the swing and penetration of an ice axe into thick, crusty ice'
