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 Avoiding the Yellow Peril by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment
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You really don't need to stay in Edinburgh centre during August, when it is expensive and all the best places are booked up well in advance.
Edinburgh is a small city and its no problem to stay elsewhere and travel in for the day. Places as far north as Perth and Dundee book up during August with Ed. festival goers. Some people actually like to sleep, so stay in the countryside.
As I now live in Perth, its not a problem for me, but we used to Camp west of Ed Airport for some peace, and often stayed in Fife, just over the estuary, where life was calmer and prices more normal.
After a day of jossling crowds, queueing for tickets, hassle from touts and over priced everything, ... noise, shouting, drinking and mayhem, its really nice to escape, sleep and calm down. We found that a good nights sleep led to an early morning start and beating the crowds and the queues. It seemed most festival goers were nursing nasty hangovers (performers especially!)
Don't try to take a car into the centre of Edinburgh. If you want to stay til late at night, leave a car near a bus stop, say out by the Zoo in Corstorphine, otherwise book public transport.
Whatever you do - don't trust to luck. Book well in advance. Or its a park bench for you! Leave a Comment
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 Huge - still no space for a
small pushchair! :( by Pixiekatten
SHAME ON YOU LOTHIAN BUSES!
(And for you who email me and say it's a safety issue and "common sence" that the pushchairs has to be folded I say this:
Swedish buses has always allowed pushchairs, for as long as I can remember. They got special devices where you tie it so it's standing put! Plus pushchairs got breaks!
Never been a safety issue here! Never been a problem!
Pic taken from:
www.showbus.co.uk
(until I take my own pic of a Lothian Bus...)
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 don't look so inocent mr
seagull! by AmaraLeave a Comment
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Visiting Edinburgh is a wonderful thing except when it is raining.... this past Festival was memorable because of the veritable waterfalls pouring from the sky ad infinitum.
For all those visiting Edinburgh please be aware that it seems to rain constantly. Pack your rainproof jackets and rubber boots. Also wear layers of clothing... rain is cold and wet and you want to feel comfy while tramping the streets of this historic town. I have never known a sunny day that did not warrant a jumper or cardigan. It gets cold in the evenings and rain is likely to strike at any moment. Relish the sun, it does not happen often.
I am convinced that if I don't wear my lifejacket when shopping.... I will drown one day....
Even the dogs have raincoats..... I kit the poodles out if they have to go into the garden for a pee and a poo. Molly hates to get her hair and nails wet. Leave a Comment
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We have a small army of people dedicated to making a visitor's life memorable by slapping £60 parking tickets on your car with a minute to spare on the meter. They also ticket trailers, disabled drivers for not having a sticker parked outside council offices who are trying to renew their disabled stickers and delivery vans who have stopped for 5 minutes... Leave a Comment
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Lothian Road becomes dangerous at 0100 and 0300. Because the local authorities are stupid and think that causing all pubs and clubs to close at the SAME TIME will reduce street violence. Of course it totally encourages it.
Random assaults of the "wit are you lookin' at?" type by drunken Neds is common. Leave a Comment
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accomodation choice by scottishvisitor, 1 more photosLeave a Comment Website: www.edinburghinformationcentre
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 A Great Ice Cream by scottishvisitorLeave a Comment
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 A Lothian and Borders
constable. by MDH
Edinburgh is policed by the Lothians and Borders Police, who will assist you if you're ever in need.
There are some rough areas of town that should be avoided at the deep end of night. Leith and Muirhouse are such these areas, which can get uncomfortable at this time with street gangs, drunks and yobs coming out in the streets. Prostitution, heavy drug use and STDs are known to exist in these areas, and have sadly given Edinburgh a bad rap.
If you should ever experience any unlikely emergencies, always contact 999. Leave a Comment
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