Edinburgh About Edinburgh
All tours include…
Sorry…from the last post…tours include accomodation, passes, transport options within Edinburgh and free goodies. Check out VisitScotland for more.
Date: October 1st, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 1.10
Edinburgh theatre asked to apologise for alleged anti-Semitism.
Does Edinburgh have too many buses?
Edinburgh University Alumni offer scholarships for poorer students.
Scottish diaspora return for conference aimed at boosing enterprise.
Date: October 1st, 2006 |
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Edinburgh: getting around by bus…ahh, I mean coach
By bus (coach)
The Edinburgh bus network is cheap, extensive and frequent making it the easiest and most cost effective way of navigating the city. Local bus companies offer daily tickets, which allow you unlimited travel in and around Edinburgh. You buy these tickets, and single journey tickets, on board the bus from the driver - remember that no change is given, so you’ll need the exact fare. Also remember to grab your single journey ticket from the red vending machine beside the driver. Otherwise you might be rewarded with an embarrassing mid-trip conversation with a grumpy ticket officer.
If you’re heading …
Date: September 27th, 2006 |
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Trainspotting and Trendsetting
Like any other metropolis, Edinburgh has its share of glitz and glamour, stoops and slums. The thing that has always intrigued me is the way that trend and fashion are often born in the precincts of the poor, only to be worn out by the machinations of popular culture and the lumbering action of the bandwagon. Edinburgh’s Leith district provides an illustration.
Date: September 26th, 2006 |
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Edinburgh for Dummies Volume 2: Beaches and Coastal Villages
Edinburgh is surrounded by some of the most peaceful beaches in Scotland. And you don’t have to travel far from the city before you can enjoy a fresh sea breeze!
Date: September 24th, 2006 |
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Touring Edinburgh/Scotland
I’ve been ranting alot recently, and I’m thankful to get it all off my chest, but I thought it appropriate today to get back to some down to earth travel advice. It is afterall (supposed to be) a travel website first and a soapbox second 
I’ve come across several tours in Edinburgh and further afield to suit the culture buff, the historian, the drinkers, the nature enthusiasts as well as the casual sightseer.
VisitScotland organises a range of tours to suit all tastes. All tours include…
The Hogmanay break, taking in Edinburgh’s renowned New Year’s celebrations in the Princes …
Date: October 1st, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 30.09
Edinburgh top UK city for lifestyle.
Edinburgh’s winter festivals are healthy earners, and apparently quite a good time also.
New gallery opening in the capital.
Fragmentary glimpses of Edinburgh
Date: September 30th, 2006 |
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Edinburgh: getting here by plane
Edinburgh International Airport is 12km (8 miles) west of the city centre and is easy to reach thanks to an excellent - and regular - Airlink Coach service and good taxi services. It takes about 20 minutes to get from the city centre to the airport.
London, the UK’s major international hub, has more than 40 flights to Edinburgh per day (1 hour). There are also regular services to Edinburgh from other major UK airports and frequent scheduled flights from 40 European airports - from Amsterdam to Zurich.
If you’re heading to the city from the other side of the Atlantic, Continental …
Date: September 27th, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 24.09
Who’s saying what, who, where, why and when.
Purge your angst at the state of Edinburgh’s traffic. Come on, venting makes you feel better.
Edinburgh surgeons pioneer the use of Botox to cure incontinence. I’m sure there’s a humourous one-liner there. Anyone?
Roll on: New skate park opens in Edinburgh.
Flying Rodent contemplates Edinburgh’s Polish ‘problem’.
Is that train ever going to come? Proposed Edinburgh airport rail link survives heated debate in Scottish parliament.
Leith set to become undisputed food capital of the Universe. Honest.
Date: September 24th, 2006 |
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Daily Dose 18.09
Live from the Edinburgh newswire
Now what is it people say about Scots and their money?
Cheap flights to Edinburgh (provided by tripadvisor)
Upcoming debate on eco-tourism in Edinburgh
BMI to increase flights between Manchester and Scotland
Date: September 18th, 2006 |
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