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Parking Problems
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  • scottishvisitor
  • By scottishvisitor on February 2, 2006
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  • Avoiding the Yellow Peril - Edinburgh
    Avoiding the Yellow Peril
    by scottishvisitor
    Beware if you take your car into the centre of Edinburgh parking will definately be a problem. Parking meters are dotted along every street & only absent when double yellow lines appear (STRICTLY NO PARKING) Traffic Wardens patrol with gusto (known as the yellow peril) If you are lucky enough to find a street parking place be warned it will be tight & reverse parking will be your only option & after all that hard work be sure to feed the meter with plenty of £1 coins. As far as I am aware FREE PARKING DOES NOT EXSIST.

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    Edinburgh Accommodation During Festival (Aug)
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  • By scotlandscotour on May 3, 2004
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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!

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    Buses not for those with small children!
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  • Updated By Pixiekatten on January 29, 2007
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  • Huge - still no space for a small pushchair! :( - Edinburgh
    Huge - still no space for a
    small pushchair! :(
    by Pixiekatten
    Several times has this upset me. Both seeing drivers forcing others to do this and not long ago it happened to me and my friend. She came visiting from Sweden with her 9months old daughter. This very day the wee girl was fast asleep in her pushchair. And we were waiting for the bus to go shopping at Tk Maxx (see seperate tip). The bus arrived, with 2 people on it. Still we had to wake up the child to fold the pushchair since that's Lothian Buses policy. Unbelievable!!! The bus was almost EMPTY!!! Madness.

    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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    naughty seagulls!!
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  • Updated By Amara on December 18, 2008
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  • don't look so inocent mr seagull! - Edinburgh
    don't look so inocent mr
    seagull!
    by Amara
    Now here is a warning and danger for you....watch out for seaguls pooing on you! I heard what sounded like a CLAP and guess what landed on my shoulder? Worse still I was wearing a white top and what had landed on and it stood out like a big green patch of muck! Yuck!

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    Drowning
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  • Updated By Suet on March 20, 2008
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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.

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    The Enforcers
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  • By Suet on October 10, 2004
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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...

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    Lothian Road Neds and Violence
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  • By lostscot on May 5, 2004
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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.

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    Edinburgh's busiest time
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  • By scottishvisitor on May 14, 2006
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  • Just might be your only accomodation choice - Edinburgh
    Just might be your only
    accomodation choice
    by scottishvisitor, 1 more photos
    The ever popular Edinburgh Festival showcasing Classical Music Theatre Opera and Dance makes for the most visited time in Summer. This years dates are 13th. August to 3rd. September. Tourist accommodation is at a premium at this time but if you're stuck you could try The Scotsman's Penthouse Suite at £1,200 per night or a lowly Study Room at £200!! BTW Breakfast is an extra £17.50. Seriously if you are going to stay in Edinburgh at Festival time please book early!!

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    Don't expect your pictures to tell the truth
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  • By scottishvisitor on May 11, 2006
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  • A Great Ice Cream - Edinburgh
    A Great Ice Cream
    by scottishvisitor
    Did I tell you there is an ice cream van parked up at Edinburgh Castle? Well ice cream vans attract children and he didn't even have his chimes on singing "Scotland the Brave" My camera was playing up (low Battery) and the screen kept going black so instead of a picture of the Scot's Guards Memorial I snapped the wee lassie with her ice cream cone. Note to self = check the camera battery is fully charged before sightseeing!!

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    Safety in Edinburgh
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  • By MDH on May 19, 2003
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  • A Lothian and Borders constable. - Edinburgh
    A Lothian and Borders
    constable.
    by MDH
    Edinburgh is not a dangerous city; however it does have its rough spots which should be recognized. Tourists in the Old and New Towns should be aware of pickpocketers and scammers, who try to prey on naive tourists. Always keep an eye out too.

    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.

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