The Edinburgh Travel Guide
A guide to Edinburgh in 33 articles, from 2006 through 2026: 12,832 words on the Royal Mile, the Fringe, Hogmanay and a dozen hostel reviews.
The guide
Things to do
The sights, the museums, the beaches and the days out.
Getting there and around
Flights in, and the routes between the towns.
When to go
Month by month, the festivals and the school holidays.
Where to stay
Hotels and hostels, town by town.
- Edinburgh Hostel Reviews - Trekker's Hostel Highlights
- 3 Day tour of the Isle of Skye with Macbackpackers
- Edinburgh Backpackers - Trekker's Hostel Highlights
- St. Christopher’s & Belushis Bar
- Smart City Hostel
- High Street Backpackers
- Royal Mile Backpackers
- Prince’s Street East Backpackers
- Booking a Hostel in Edinburgh
- Ed's Beds: Caledonian backpackers hostel review
Food and drink
What to eat, what to drink and where.
Trip ideas
Itineraries, budgets and the case for a stop here.
Culture and life
The football, the history, the language and the local habits.
More from the archive
Everything else the writers filed from here.