Today’s blog is all about Eating in Edinburgh! During my stay, F took me to some pretty amazing places to eat! The Pantry On a rainy Tuesday we decided a long walk through Edinburgh’s beautiful streets to Stockbridge was the order of the day for brunch. F recommended we hit up The Pantry . When we arrived, there was a long queue which we made the mistake of leaving. Twenty minutes later, we were back having exhausted all other options – and I am so glad we were! We’d worked up the hunger, so we ordered eggs Benedict and a side of waffles to share. It. Was. Incredible.   Afterwards, F showed me one of the prettiest streets in Edinburgh. It’s pretty insta-famous by all accounts, so you might recognise it! Then, it was time to enjoy an ever-so-familiar routine that we’d performed over many years – getting dolled up for a night…

Arthur’s Seat was high on my Edinburgh ‘To Do’ list. Monday – I arrived to thick fog, with Arthur’s Seat nearly visible in the distance. Tuesday – I woke up and eagerly opened the curtains; more fog. On Tuesday night, an epic thunder storm rolled in. I was due to fly home Thursday, so I all but gave up hope whilst the storm rumbled all through the night. Wednesday I woke up, made a coffee and opened the curtains – bright sunshine! I threw on my sports kit and hot-footed it over. I climbed the steep incline of Arthur’s Seat, favourite †music in and the sun shining down on my face. It’s the little moments like this that make solo travel so worth it for me. I finally got to the top and I genuinely felt a bit overcome with emotion at just how beautiful the views were. You can…

When I escaped to Edinburgh recently, I had the pleasure of staying at Cheval Edinburgh Grand.   I’ve never stayed in serviced apartments before, usually going for quiet air b n bs or lovely little hotels. Walking in to the Edinburgh Grand literally makes you feel like a princess. The building itself was originally built in the early 1800s as a hotel.  In 1825, the building was purchased by the National Bank of Scotland, and The Edinburgh Grand Team have done a beautiful job of sympathetically maintaining some of the original features whilst modernising it. You step inside and immediately your attention is drawn upwards – this is the view from the top floor down into the stunning lobby. I stayed in one of their Deluxe One Bedroom apartments. This room used to be one of the note burning rooms, where the bank workers would burn fake currency in the 1800s.…