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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FeaturesMeet Me Halfway: Edinburgh Climate Festival
By 2030, Edinburgh plans to have a net-zero carbon footprint. One way to help the city achieve this is by choosing to meet friends by foot, wheel or bike. Viktoriia Telfer and Ana Alexander did just that on a recent trip to the Edinburgh Climate Festival Read more »| 06 Sep 2021 -
FeaturesMeet Me Halfway: Pedal Power to Portobello
Meet Me Halfway aims to encourage people across Edinburgh to choose more active and greener travel options this summer. Laura and Tom, the couple behind TravelTwo, took up the challenge by biking to Portobello – via a cheeky ice cream pit stop in Leith Read more »| 06 Sep 2021 -
FeaturesMeet Me Halfway: Edinburgh Book Festival
Edinburgh has good public transport, but it’s also a small city and easy to travel by foot, wheel or cycle. As the Scottish capital opens up, Sultana Malik is one of many residents who has been taking the opportunity to reexplore her hometown on foot Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
FeaturesMeet Me Halfway: Edinburgh Parklife
With Meet Me Halfway, the City of Edinburgh Council is encouraging you to think greener and meet friends halfway, preferably by foot, wheel or cycle if you can. With live events now possible, maybe a local gig is the ideal place to meet a friend halfway? Read more »| 01 Sep 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Tollcross, Bruntsfield & Marchmont
Tollcross, Bruntsfield and Marchmont are three interlocking Edinburgh neighbourhoods with an intensely local feel and plenty to discover Read more »| 26 Aug 2021 -
Things To DoThe Skinny guide to Edinburgh's West End
Edinburgh's West End is a hive of arthouse cinemas, picturesque courtyards, great coffee and some brilliant pubs Read more »| 26 Aug 2021
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FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Portobello
A burgeoning food and drink scene, a bustling high street, and all the joys of the Edinburgh seaside – here are our picks from Portobello Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Edinburgh's Southside
Home to Edinburgh University and much of the Edinburgh Fringe, the Southside is where to find cheap eats, green spaces and a laidback air Read more »| 18 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Stockbridge & Canonmills
Stockbridge and Canonmills bring together huge parks, historic energy, great independent cafes and some cracking pubs Read more »| 17 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Abbeyhill
Big hills, great sandwiches, exciting galleries and historic pubs all await in Abbeyhill Read more »| 17 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Gorgie Dalry & Fountainbridge
Great food and drink, access to some of Edinburgh's best outdoor spaces, and loads of wildlife – welcome to Gorgie Dalry and Fountainbridge Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesGreat Exhibitions: Edinburgh Art Gallery Guide
Edinburgh is well served with art galleries year-round, and particularly in August when Edinburgh Art Festival arrives with a programme of exhibitions and commissions Read more »| 11 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Leith
Sparky, rambunctious and all together different from the Old and New Towns – here's our guide to the best that Leith has to offer Read more »| 10 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Edinburgh's New Town
Look behind the chain stores and new developments, and Edinburgh's New Town is home to great pubs and cafes, exciting food and world-class art Read more »| 09 Aug 2021 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Edinburgh's Old Town
The Skinny's guide to the best of Edinburgh's Old Town, from the sights worth seeing to the best independent bars and restaurants Read more »| 09 Aug 2021