From the category archives:

Festivals

Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Family Review Team

9 August 2011

We’re getting into the swing of being a family review team once again for our friends at Edinburgh Spotlight. Last year, we were stepping into the great unknown, wondering how we would get on reviewing shows, and perhaps keeping to relatively safe choices as it was our first year as reviewers. This year, our review [...]

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Preparing for the Edinburgh Fringe

13 July 2011

We’re going to be having lots of fun going to events at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe again this year, in our role as family reviewers for Edinburgh Spotlight, but what to choose?

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Flat for Festival Let

13 July 2011

A friend has just emailed to say that his Daughter’s flat will be available for let for 4 weeks (weekly minimum) during August. If anyone’s still looking for accommodation, email me and I’ll pass on your details. Let will be £450 per week, flat near Ocean Terminal (Leith). Good transport links to city centre. Email [...]

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New Video from VisitScotland – Edith Bowman encourages visitors to Visit Edinburgh

30 June 2011
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Edinburgh Fringe 2010 Family Reviewers

8 August 2010

Our 2edinburgh blog is designed to give a flavour for things to do and places to go when visiting Craigwell Cottage, our little city centre cottage (with parking) right in the heart of the city of Edinburgh. We occasionally review special events and happenings in Edinburgh, but as a family we’re not able to cover [...]

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo – advice for first time visitors

6 August 2010

As a frequent visitor to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo over the years, our family has got into something of a routine in planning our trips to this amazing spectacle, so when asked for some advice about where to park if coming from out of town, I realised that our experiences probably had enough ‘old timers’ [...]

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Edinburgh International Film Festival – The Illusionist – Premiere

17 June 2010

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is now firmly established in the calendar as taking place in mid-June each year. Films are screened in many venues throughout the city, with the focus being on The Filmhouse, but this year the Edinburgh Festival Theatre was the venue for the opening event. A red carpet event earlier in [...]

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Planning for the Edinburgh Fringe

14 June 2010

The folks at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and at Edinburgh Spotlight, have been doing a great job this week raising enthusiasm for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010. I must confess to having had ‘Fringe Fatigue’ last year (sorry!), and having spent a week of August out of Edinburgh just to escape the hustle and bustle, [...]

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Short Break Festival Fireworks Weekend

28 July 2008

You could rent Craigwell Cottage for a short break at the tail end of the Festival, and still manage to take in one of the most spectacular events, the Royal Bank Fireworks display which takes place on the evening of 31 August 2008 at Edinburgh Castle, and can be seen from many vantage points around [...]

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