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Visit Glasgow’s dynamic city in less than 24 hours

By wanderlustale January 3, 2023

During my Erasmus in Edinburgh, I headed to Glasgow for a day to visit the rival city of my study area. It is true that one day is not much to visit a city, but it was enough to discover the charms of the industrial city.

So what to do in less than 24 hours for a short stopover in Glasgow?

The city is famous for its street art, its nightlife (although it has half as many pubs as Edinburgh) and its gastronomy – if you can call it Scottish gastronomy, but let’s be honest it was in Glasgow that I tasted the famous fried Mars – that chocolate bar from Mars that is fried in doughnut dough. Let’s just say I haven’t touched any Mars since, but it was a must-try!

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Hogmanay, celebrating New Year’s Eve in Scotland

By wanderlustale December 28, 2022

It’s common knowledge that comes autumn, everyone starts to flaunt their best New Year’s plans, bringing complete social pressure to those, like me, who are lazy to organize something and especially to take the headache so early in the year for a simple party.

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4 getaways within an hour of Edinburgh

By wanderlustale November 23, 2022

The immediate vicinity of Edinburgh is full of walks, pretty neighborhoods, and small towns that are well worth a visit from the bustling Scottish capital.

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The complete guide to Edinburgh

By wanderlustale November 20, 2020

“There’s no leaving Edinburgh, No shifting it around: it stays with you, always.”

Alan Bold

With my eyes fixed on the gloomy sky that covers Lake Léman with an opaque mist, I see no ray of sunshine emerging from my balcony. I am simply reading but my thoughts are elsewhere. My heart too. I am nostalgic, happy to be back in my beloved Switzerland, but I can’t repress the tiny depression that hugged me when I returned at the beginning of the year 2020. It seems that students often feel this feeling when they return from a university exchange. I miss it, I miss my adventure, I miss my Scottish life, and above all I miss Edinburgh!

This state of mind doesn’t go away but, life goes on, you get used to it again, you start classes again. Then, Covid-19 takes over… It’s almost a year since I left for Edinburgh. But I look back and ask myself: How did this city manage to fascinate me so much, to give me an incredible feeling of freedom? Everyone is different and will experience the same thing in a totally distinct way, yet Edinburgh is worth visiting, worth living, and I will reveal its secrets in this article. This is the complete guide to discovering the Scottish capital.