Dinner at Mithas, which opened two months ago in Leith, Edinburgh's port and burgeoning restaurant quarter, also ended on a high note with a sorbet of Pakistani mangoes, another fruit whose season comes to an end in late August. But while Brett has to overcome the physical challenge of no...
If you like museums and galleries, you can go to theRoyal Mile. It runs through the center of the Old Town, connecting Edinburgh Castle at the top of Castle Hill with Holyrood Palace (the summer palace of the British monarchs in Scotland). The street is also home to endless acrobatics, ...
TheWaverly Train Stationin Edinburgh is centrally located and helps to divide the Royal Mile and surrounding Old Town from the New Town. The train is an easy walk from the Royal Mile, and you can rent cars from Enterprise on the edge of the station. The station has several places to grab...
Edinburgh Edinburgh is abundant in every way imaginable, from history and culture to sheer good looks. The Scottish capital drapes itself gracefully across nine extinct volcanoes, including the evocatively named Athur’s Seat, which rises up from stunning Holyrood Park.The Glasshouse, Autograph Collecti...
Walk theRoyal Milefrom Holyrood Palace to Edinburgh Castle and see all the fancy shops and restaurants that line either side. This is the busiest street in the city and a place you can hardly miss when leisurely strolling around Edinburgh’s Old Town. ...
Whom to call:Jean Newman Glockof Signature Travel Network. The still-under-construction V&A Museum in Dundee, Scotland. Photographer: Ross Fraser McLean DUNDEE, SCOTLAND Few international travelers have heard of this port town 60 miles north of Edinburgh. Locally, it’s best known as the 19th-...
Take the Royal Scotsman, Belmond’s first luxury train route set to return to service through remote lochs and fjords, or check in to the Cameron House on Loch Lomond, which will reopen in April after a sensitive restoration. Edinburgh’s East End gets a boost with the unveiling of the ...
Modern London is a vast, sprawling place that will be a little confusing at first, a patchwork of distinct neighborhoods that range from “Royal” St James to the burgeoning East End. As such there is no universal “best neighborhood” in London. London’s best attractions are spread out, ...