During lockdown days, I’ve been staying local (of course). So I’ve been delving a little deeper into the alleyways and corners of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to uncover its most creatively-charged stories and details. Let’s have a look at White Horse Close. But first up…
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Did you ever walk into a museum and wonder about your own history, identity, longings and obsessions? Did you ever discover objects which had more of a direct line to your heart’s history than the history of the world ever could? Did you ever think you would discover that in a narrow street in Istanbul?
On a trip to Kraków last year, I was excited to obsessively follow in every footstep I could find of one of my favourite poets. Read more
Take a tour of architecture in Edinburgh. Highlights from Cobble Tales New Town architecture tour of Edinburgh. Read more
There are two Barbara Hepworth sculptures at the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh. Read more
Edinburgh has steps — lots of steps. Some are lovely, tourist-friendly curiosities and others are not. Some are just short cuts from here to there. In the recent past, The Scotsman Steps in Edinburgh have never really given anyone cause to stop and ponder. That is until artist Martin Creed transformed them with a permanent public art installation in 2011. Read more
Fun and games with graffiti, art and commerce. Read more
