Posts Tagged ‘Edinburgh’
Edinburgh International Festival: August 2024 programme announced
Nicola Benedetti’s second programme as director of the Edinburgh International Festival has been unveiled. With more than 160 performances in the city this August, we take a look at some of the 2024 highlights. The Opening Event The EIF will open with a large-scale outdoor opening event for 10,000 people evoking the mythology and…
Read MoreLazy Sundays at Le Petit Beefbar
Morag Bootland relaxes over a leisurely Sunday roast accompanied by soothing live jazz at Le Petit Beefbar on Edinburgh’s George Street. Edinburgh is in the throes of a happy hangover as we wander along George Street on a crisp Sunday afternoon. The city has witnessed an historic triumph at Murrayfield stadium as the Scottish rugby…
Read MoreExhibition at Edinburgh Castle explores personal stories behind WW2 maps
Between 1939 and 1945, more than 36 million photographs and 342 million maps were produced by the British Armed Forces. These precious tools were vital in directing and devising escape plans for troops during the Second World War, but over the years their purpose has changed, and now they are military mementos and memories. To…
Read MoreREVIEW: Viking Cruises,Treasures of the Rhine
I’ll be honest. I never thought I’d embark on a cruise. The very concept was enough to raise the blood pressure. Tacky entertainment, screaming children, unimaginative food, and the inability to find five minutes’ peace? For the sake of sanity, I’d rather stay at home. But that was before I was introduced to Viking Cruises,…
Read MoreScotland’s floating hotel Fingal rolls out five-course Easter Afternoon Tea
Sponsored Content Just in time for Easter, Edinburgh’s luxury floating hotel Fingal has unveiled an indulgent five-course Afternoon Tea. Fingal, ‘AA Hotel of the Year Scotland’, is permanently berthed on Edinburgh’s waterfront, and provides a nautical setting for diners, with all the glamour and style of a superyacht, but with an air of Art Deco…
Read MoreTurner Prize winning Scottish artist Martin Boyce opens Fruitmarket celebrations
Turner Prize winning Scottish artist Martin Boyce is opening a new exhibition in Edinburgh, to celebrate the Fruitmarket’s 50th anniversary. The Glasgow based artist’s sculptures rework the textures and forms of the built environment. Using the iconography of the everyday he creates poetic landscapes which merge interior and exterior spaces. Boyce last showed at Fruitmarket…
Read MoreSUSHISAMBA: The W Hotel serves up a night to remember
There is something to be said for fusion cuisine. Of course, I’m not talking about midnight fridge raids that result in a state of fusion confusion. Nor am I talking about viral food ‘hacks’ like coffee paired with cheese. (Try as they might, influencers will never convince me that a Parmesan Espresso Martini is a…
Read MoreSleeping Beauty Salon unleashes the power of nature with IMAGE Skincare
Tucked away on a quiet street just a minute from the hustle and bustle of the West End of Princes Street, the Sleeping Beauty salon on Edinburgh’s Alva Street is a very welcome port in what is a typically Scottish storm. The rain is annoyingly persistent and the wind is utterly relentless as I bluster…
Read MoreScotland’s part in the Cold War to be told in new exhibition
Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War will be explored in a new exhibition. Nearly 200 objects, many on display for the first time, will be brought together to tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict at the National Museum of Scotland. Scotland’s geography and topography…
Read MoreTop private dining rooms around Scotland
We take a look at some of the top private dining rooms around Scotland. Fhior Launching this December, this Edinburgh restaurant is hosting a series of supper clubs by acclaimed chef patron, Scott Smith. Taking place each Saturday evening in the restaurant’s revamped private dining room, the supper club called Mixtapes, will be available…
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