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27 Years of Pain- A Scottish Football Tale

"Typical Scotland," "Classic Scotland," "Painfully close," "We were just unlucky," are just some of the common phrases used by Scots to describe our unsuccessful attempts to qualify for a Men's FIFA World Cup over the last 27 years. Yes, you heard that…
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Sawney Bean and other Spooky Happenings in Scotland

Content warning: cannibalism; death; incest.  Some of you might be a bit disappointed to learn that in the UK we don’t take Halloween quite so seriously as in the USA. Nonetheless, Scotland’s history is full of macabre legends, far more terrifying than…

Cameron McKay

Around Edinburgh

What's on Near You? November Happenings

Wrap up warm! Winter is on the way. As the nights draw in we’ve got some exciting happenings to light up your days.                        November Edinburgh! Live music venues:Sandy BellsCaptain’s BarStramashJazz BarSneaky Pete’sBannerman’s BarUsher…

Caelan Sutcliffe

Around Edinburgh

Explore Scotland through our Spring 2026 Events!

We hope you are getting excited about your time in Scotland this Spring! We have put together a range of events for you that will get you properly immersed into Scottish culture and maybe trying some new experiences! There is something for everyone and…

Caelan Sutcliffe

Hygeia and the Witch

It’s well known that Edinburgh has very few public statues of women, and of those that we do have, almost all are of unnamed women; women as artistic motifs or mythological figures, as opposed to real people. Of those real women with names, almost all…

Eoin Palmer

Edinburgh Center

27 Years of Pain- A Scottish Football Tale

"Typical Scotland," "Classic Scotland," "Painfully close," "We were just unlucky," are just some of the common phrases used by Scots to describe our unsuccessful attempts to qualify for a Men's FIFA World Cup over the last 27 years. Yes, you heard that…

David Welsh

Around Edinburgh

What's on Near You? October Happenings

October is one of the prettiest months in Scotland, make sure you get out and take advantage of it! Here’s a list of all the great autumnal happenings near you. Including some of the best nature walks in your area to get that fall colour and beat the…

Caelan Sutcliffe

Edinburgh Center

Traveling to Orkney: A Guide

So you’ve decided to go to Orkney. Good choice, you can explore neolithic villages, mysterious stone circles and Viking palaces, brood over the desolate windswept cliffs and scratch your head at the strange accent and obscure dialect. You may even see…

Eoin Palmer

What's On Near You? September Happenings

Welcome to Scotland! This blog post is going to give you the low-down on events happening that are local to you. There is loads happening in your cities and towns around Scotland! This blog post is just some of the highlights of the events happening in…

Caelan Sutcliffe

Around Edinburgh

Explore Scotland Through our Fall 2025 Events

We hope you are getting excited about your time in Scotland this Fall! We have put together a range of events for you that will get you properly immersed into Scottish culture and maybe trying some new experiences! There is something for everyone and…

Caelan Sutcliffe

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