Edinburgh Do's & Don'ts

Edinburgh, the urban kernel that stole my view inwards March. It left me in addition to therefore speechless that I'm nevertheless non for sure how to start this post. Give me a second.

Okay, that didn't help. I nevertheless don't know how to innovate you lot to the awesomeness that is Edinburgh. I spent v days inwards the Scottish working capital missive of the alphabet in addition to I'm but going to tell it: those were the best v days of 2017 in addition to therefore far. There is in addition to therefore much to run into in addition to and therefore much to create that v days isn't actually enough, but long plenty to autumn inwards dear amongst the place. If you're going to Edinburgh, in that location are a few things you lot should create that possess got gotten Envy's Seal of Approval, which agency you lot can't but non create them without damaging the awesomeness of your trip. Oh, in addition to I also added all the stupid shit you lot shouldn't do, because when I was in that location I filled upward the go blogger neglect quota for the year. Enjoy!

DO walk equally much equally possible

For all the lazy people out there: you lot volition regret taking the autobus everywhere. Yes, it's an option, but no, it's non the selection you lot desire to become for. You see, Edinburgh has all these trivial closes in addition to staircases, hidden streets in addition to bridges. Walk everywhere in addition to you'll uncovering something novel some every corner. Roaming the streets, looking for hidden stairs in addition to closes was ane of my favorite things to create there. One tip: ignore the halt lights, or you'll pass your entire trip waiting to cross the streets.

DON'T walk everywhere if your genu is equally busted equally mine

Now if you lot possess got a genu injury, similar I did at the fourth dimension of my visit, Edinburgh volition kill you. Simple equally that. The house isn't but built on hills, inwards some places it seems to endure built on exceed of itself. So in that location are stairs. Steep inclines. Streets that seem endless if you lot spent every 2nd on them inwards agony. If that's the case, but possess got the bus. You don't desire to endure similar me in addition to halt upward stuck on a couch past times the halt of your trip.

DO become on a ghost tour to the vaults

City of the Dead tours are non the cheapest thing to do. I spent xi pounds on the tour to the vaults, but it was worth every penny. City of the Dead is the alone scheme that has access to the vaults in addition to all I desire to tell it: Just create it! The vaults are haunted equally hell. You'll hear things you lot can't explain. Footsteps where in that location shouldn't endure any, thumping against the walls, singing... And the root somebody who comments on this ship service proverb I was fooled past times a loudspeaker is in addition to therefore getting banned from my blog.

DON'T endure a political party pooper past times knocking on doors piece you're inwards the vaults

When I was inwards the vaults, in that location was ane human being inwards his belatedly twenties who idea it was funny to knock on doors to scare the shit out of people in addition to brand them believe it was a poltergeist. Like, seriously dude? First of all, you're non fooling anyone. Second, you're but pathetic.

DO climb Arthur's Seat

There's something nigh Arthur's Seat that drew me to it. Like an Envy-magnet. If you lot desire to larn away from the busy urban kernel streets you lot tin forcefulness out walk to Holyrood Park inwards some 20 minutes (that is amongst a busted knee). It's a prissy in addition to calm house actually unopen to the urban kernel centre in addition to believe me when I tell it's freaking beautiful. Okay, you lot possess got to bargain amongst loads of other tourists at the top, in addition to you'll freeze your donkey off if you're non wearing a jacket similar a for sure blogger you lot powerfulness know, but the persuasion is breathtaking. Or perhaps I was out of breath because the Scottish don't grade the road in addition to I literally climbed upward a cliff but earlier reaching the top. Either way, climb Arthur's Seat, it's an awesome trivial adventure.

DON'T climb the Salisbury Crags thinking that's Arthur's Seat

So in that location are some cliffs inwards forepart of Arthur's Seat. They are non Arthur's Seat, no affair how bad you lot desire them to be. This happened to me. I came completely unprepared, picked upward an American guy at my hostel in addition to together nosotros decided to climb Arthur's Seat. It did non become equally planned. That's some other even for some other weblog ship service though. For now, allow me but tell that I didn't empathise why in that location was nada the grade the exceed of Arthur's Seat, completely unaware of the fact that I wasn't on Arthur's Seat at all.

DO become to the Edinburgh Dungeon

It powerfulness non endure the most master copy thing to do, visiting the Dungeon. After all, loads of major cities possess got their ain Dungeon these days. But I met some awesome girls from Commonwealth of Australia in addition to England who wanted to become to the Edinburgh Dungeon in addition to I happily tagged along. I don't desire to give besides much away, but I screamed my lungs out on the worst trivial boat ride of my life. I also officially received my witch's grade in addition to I'm pretty proud of that, I must say.
One to a greater extent than thing: combine it amongst the gratis ghost tour. I did the gratis ghost tour the nighttime earlier I went to the Dungeon in addition to the scenes inwards the Dungeon made much to a greater extent than feel to me because I'd already heard some background stories.

DON'T become to the Edinburgh Dungeon if you lot crap your pants at the idea of jump scares

The alone work for me was that I cannot grip jump scares. At all. I thanked God multiple times that I'd had the clarity of demand heed to become to the bath but earlier nosotros entered the Dungeon, because I'm pretty for sure I would've moisture my pants at to the lowest degree ane time if I hadn't done that. 

DO remain at Castle Rock Hostel

As I normally do, I picked a hostel at random. This fourth dimension I got extremely lucky. Castle Rock Hostel isn't but located correct at the human foot of Castle Rock, it also looks freaking amazing on the inside. There are freaking armours inwards the hallway in addition to the lounges are pretty damn Instagrammable. They organize all kinds of activities in addition to therefore socially awkward solo travelers similar me don't larn besides lonely. Oh, in addition to my room had a persuasion of the haunted Greyfriars Kirkyard. Doesn't larn much improve than that. 

DON'T remain at the bottom of the colina because your legs volition kill you lot every morning

After a few days of wandering some I discovered that a lot of hostels are located nigh Cowgate, at the bottom of the hill. Still a skillful location, unopen to everything in addition to nigh a lot of nighttime clubs inwards example that's your thing, but human being volition your legs wound when you lot possess got to walk upward a unopen every unmarried twenty-four hr catamenia to larn to all the sights similar the Castle in addition to the Royal Mile. If I'd stayed in that location I in all probability would've been dead past times twenty-four hr catamenia two. 

To endure honest, I've alone scratched the surface of all the awesome things you lot tin forcefulness out create inwards Edinburgh (and of all the things I managed to seriously screw up, but let's pretend I didn't tell that). You could pass weeks discovering Edinburgh in addition to the places some it. The listing of do's in addition to don'ts is virtually endless, but the most of import ones of all are these two:

DO become to Edinburgh!

DON'T endure a couch potato, but go!

x Envy

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