Caledonian Edinburgh

... night out, good way to end the tour. After the comedy show, we all said our goodbyes and then it was back to the Caledonian Hostel for a well earned sleep.. Saturday August 28th Today I just gave myself a lazy morning to catch up on things. I hung ...

From Stirling we caught another bus and headed for Edinburgh. Here we checked into Caledonian Backpackers and for five pounds each we slept in a room with 36 other people (including a man who snored all night and a VERY awkward couple...and no, the ...

... just after lunch. A wander around the city, down the Royal Mile and back up Princes Street had us back to the Caledonian Hilton hotel (nothing but the best!) and checking in to our rooms. Complimentary upgrades gave us the most amazing rooms and views ...

Hey, I would totally recommend the hostel, Its name is 'Caledonian Backpackers', Its right at the base of the Castle in the 'New City', but that is the shopping and food area too. It's a perfect location, plus they have an enormous kitchen where you can ...

... ! I should have not gone back to London but continue on upwards to Edinburgh and save me plenty of time! Baah!! Hopefully I could get to Edinburgh Castle fast enough and get back to London on the same day. I got a date with a cafe beside the Eiffel Tower ...

... comedy show, same deal - four comedians in an hour and a half, so I think I'll go to that when I get back to Edinburgh. After the comedy I strolled though some of the less touristy parts of Edinburgh on my way back to the hostel. Then I spent the evening ...

My coach got to Edinburgh at around 7:30 local time, and I found my hostel no problem. I'm already noticing that it is cheaper here. Only £12 per night, with free breakfast, free computer access and WiFi. Anyway, my stomach tells me I need to find food ...

... to the peak of Arthurs Seat. Also at this point, the remains of my Scottish breakfast were wearing off and I needed a pint of Caledonian Scottish ale! So I trudged down to find myself a pub and some grub. After lunch I headed to Calton Hill and the ...

... sweet, though, and let me know when to push the call button so we wouldn’t miss our stop. We got out near the Caledonian Hotel and St. John’s Church, and then cut through Princes Street Gardens, pausing to take photos along the way. It had ...

... and Princes Street Gardens to the bustle of shoppers along Princes St., past the colossal and ornate, red Victorian hotel, The Caledonian, now a Hilton, and find a place to lunch near Charlotte Square.  Afterward, I find The Oxford Bar, known to Ian ...

... and diacetyl-laden Red Mountain Porter Arthur's Seat - windy as hell, dark by 4P, fell on my ass on the way down, great view Deuchar's IPA at the Last Drop free internet at the library mediocre hostel tour failed Caledonian tour, failed McEwans ...

... No real harm done though and much fun otherwise. I moved my pack into the city and bunkered into a hostel in Edinburgh called the Caledonian Backpackers hostel. It was right downtown and was great accommodations. My room, however, was at the top of ...

... . We got on the bus at 6:20 for our one hour ride to Edinburgh. We got here at 7:45 and walked straight to our hostel: Caledonian Backpackers for £11/night. By the time we got checked in and walked all the away across town to catch the tour we wanted to ...

... on the Express train into London's Kings Cross Station. From there, a 10 minute taxi ride to Euston Station, from where the Caledonian Sleeper left  around midnight. After stowing our bags at the station luggage check (VERY expensive, and we were too ...

... that! and im sure i'll see even more impressive ones yet! the hostel im staying at is chilled and layed back called the caledonian, got a big live in crowd which are fun and im rooming wit some canadian chics who are over here teaching but on a holiday ...

... But desperate times call for desperate measures...it'd been far too long since I'd been on a horse and the scenery of Edinburgh? Perfect opportunity..   A little background here: I searched and searched online for a place to ride and found a ...