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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FeaturesEdinburgh on Screen
With its cobbled streets and Gothic architecture, Edinburgh is a dream for filmmakers. Here are four local favourites to return to that make great use of the various sides of the city Read more »| 11 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesThe Skinny's Summer Daytrips from Glasgow 2022
Once you’ve explored the centre, venture outside Glasgow's city limits and you'll find the islands, castles and cities of Scotland within easy reach Read more »| 08 Jul 2022 -
Things To DoThe Skinny Guide to Edinburgh's Gig and Clubs Venues
Edinburgh’s creative charm makes it home to a number of super cool music and club spots fit for all of your artistic needs. Let us be your tour guide as we ramble through the top spots the capital has to offer Read more »| 07 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesThe Skinny guide to Govan, Kinning Park, Cessnock & the Gorbals
To many Scots the Gorbals is still a byword for the type of deprivation that Glasgow was once famous for. To residents of even just a few decades ago, it would be unrecognisable today with its penthouse apartments, 24-hour gyms and drive-thru coffee shops Read more »| 07 Jul 2022 -
Things To DoEdinburgh Guide Heads Up
From charity and vintage shop crawls to weekend markets, art galleries on tops of hills, beaches, distilleries, ghost tours and all-night bakeries, Edinburgh has it all Read more »| 07 Jul 2022 -
Things To DoHeads Up: A Beginners' Guide to Glasgow
Underground nightclubs, murals of local legends, sparkling parks, grassroots arts venues and Batman's favourite graveyard – Glasgow's a city with a bit of everything Read more »| 28 Jun 2022
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FeaturesExplore Edinburgh, the Festival City
The Edinburgh Festivals return this summer, and Edinburgh is packed with live music, theatre, comedy and events all year round... Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesEdinburgh: New places to visit this summer
Here’s a rundown of the new places to eat, drink, sleep and explore across Edinburgh, and the new stories they tell… Read more »| 20 May 2022 -
Things To DoWho was Dr David Livingstone, and why should we care?
David Livingstone's life was full of contradictions. He was a man of science and God. He was an abolitionist and key to the colonisation of Africa. He was celebrated as a lone pioneer but travelled with many companions. We unpick these paradoxes Read more »| 06 May 2022 -
FeaturesPerthshire: The Gateway to Adventure
Perthshire's got an adventure for every taste – we sent one writer to try some of them out, on a day that took in everything from scenic hilltops to kayaking Read more »| 25 Apr 2022 -
FeaturesThe Skinny's Favourite Daytrips from Glasgow
Once you’ve explored the centre, venture outside Glasgow's city limits and you'll find the islands, castles and cities of Scotland within easy reach Read more »| 25 Nov 2021 -
MusicThe Skinny Q&A: Monorail's Stephen McRobbie
As frontman of The Pastels, Stephen McRobbie has been an integral part of Glasgow's musical DNA for decades. But an equally vital contribution to the scene is his record store Monorail Music, which he opened with Dep Downie in Kings Court in 2002 Read more »| 22 Nov 2021 -
FeaturesGlasgow Q&A: Halina Rifai on the Southside
Southside resident Halina Rifai produces podcasts including Podcart and A Sonic Hug with The Big Light, and works with organisations like Dardishi and We Are Here Scotland to help amplify BPoC creative voices in Scotland and beyond Read more »| 18 Nov 2021 -
AdventuresGlasgow Q&A: Kingsley, the Partick Thistle mascot
We couldn't give a guide to Glasgow without mentioning football, and we couldn't mention football without talking to the living legend that is Kingsley, the terrifying mascot of Partick Thistle Read more »| 18 Nov 2021 -
FeaturesGlasgow Q&A: Radio Buena Vida
Suz O’Neill and David Fleming are the co-founders of community internet station Radio Buena Vida, currently celebrating its first year of broadcasting out of Govanhill record shop Some Great Reward Read more »| 17 Nov 2021