No trip to Scotland’s capital would be complete without some extensive sampling of the nation’s favourite tipple. Chris Osburn heads over to The Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh for some shots, with a dash of circus. The king o’ drinks as I conceive it, Talisker, Isla or Glenlivet Robert Louis Stevenson, The Scotsman’s Return from [...]
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Photo Story: Leith Docks
Words and photos Chris Osburn. Edinburgh’s port, Leith, offers visitors to this little slice of waterfront Scotland a microcosm of 21st century Britain. Post-industrial, mixed use, but largely residential with lots and lots of restaurants, pubs and bars and easily accessible from the city centre (just a short, cheap cab or very straightforward bus ride [...]
Nomad Cinema: Sunday Night At The Movies
A new initiative that started over summer has seen the Brits flocking to parks, castles and riversides to watch cinema in grand locations under the stars. Unlike Saturday night at the movies however, Sasha Arms does care which picture she sees… (photos from the Nomad Facebook group) The UK is a big fan of just [...]
London Restaurants: Look What’s Popped Up!
Despite being virtually unknown, hard-to-find and gone-in-a-flash, London’s pop up restaurants are the capital’s latest food phenomenon. Sasha Arms, editor of Foodie Magazine, previews the best for summer 2011. It’s time to admit it. Pop up restaurants in London are now well and truly embedded into the city’s culinary landscape, and have injected a buzz [...]
Photo Story: Borough Market
Known in its heyday as ‘London’s Larder’, the 4.5 acres of Borough Market in Southwark is the capital’s oldest food market, and its origins can be traced back to Roman times although it has moved several times since (so whether you’re inclined to call it the same market would depend very much where you stand [...]
