Edinburgh
Planning a European tour can be very fun but the possibilities are just as numerous as the number of European countries you can visit. So after you have visited Edinburgh, why not head to Germany next?
Cheap flights to Germany are easy to find as there are quite a lot of large cities to head to and all are served by low-cost carriers.
Choosing which city to fly into
Frankfurt is served by Germany’s largest airport, therefore flights to Frankfurt are
“Carry the lad that’s born to be King
Over the sea to Skye”
– Skye Boat Song –
Shrouded in mystery and myth, the Isle of Skye is a magical place with enough history to fill more than one text book. Join Macbackpackers, an independent Scottish owned tour company, on their 3 day exploration of legends and history, faeries and warriors, love and war as you journey from Edinburgh through the highlands and up to Skye.
Day 1
Leaving on a Friday morning
Edinburgh is one of the favorite cities on a backpacker’s tour - there’s culture if you want it, and more partying than you can handle. But finding the right hostel to stay in during your trip to Edinburgh isn’t always easy - especially with so many booking sites to sift through. What’s more, many of the sites are actually listing the same properties, so what makes one different than another?
Some hostel booking sites are going to seem pretty much the
Let’s face it - Scotland isn’t exactly known for its cuisine, at least historically speaking. While there are some chefs these days that are doing more than just the usual meat and potatoes fare, Edinburgh probably isn’t the place to go for a food-centric holiday.
Unless, of course, you’re in the mood for some haggis.
Haggis is one of those legendary foods that often trotted out in conversations with the culinarily squeamish, but there’s very little reason it should be any more
Travel enthusiasts are always looking for places where their wandering ways don’t make them stick out like a sore thumb - so if you’re in the neighborhood of the U.S. Pacific Northwest in early December, we’ve got just the spot for you:
WHAT: BootsnAll Holiday Party WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 2007 from 7pm until 11pm WHERE: Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby St., Portland OR 97209
This is a great opportunity to be surrounded by other travel nutters who love not just Edinburgh
Edinburgh in winter might sound like it would be dreary, but it’s decidedly not. And one of the main reasons is that one of the city’s best festivals takes place at New Year’s - it’s Hogmanay in Edinburgh.
Hogmanay, which means “last day of the year” in Scots, is usually at least a two-day holiday covering December 31 and January 1, and it can even stretch into January 2 as well. Historically speaking, it’s a pagan celebration, and during the reformation
