We are delighted to announce that friend of Avocado Sweet, Jill Ireland's new venture Life is Good opens for business tomorrow, 27 August. It is a bright little gem of a shop selling a gorgeous selection of homewares, clothes and art and it enjoys an enviable location right in the heart of the boutique and cafe scene of Edinburgh's Morningside. We wish Jill the very best of luck although, with
In London you are never more than seven feet away from a rat. In Scotland it seems you are never more than seven feet away from one of Mary Queen of Scots' prisons. Although it probably wasn't much of a consolation at the time one of her prisons had beautiful views of Loch Leven; the destination for our latest day trip. This is the largest of Scotland's lowland lochs
The Museum of Broken Relationships is in London from 15 August until 4 September 2011 at the Tristan Bates Theatre and other venues around Covent Garden. Remnants of heartbreak are exhibited alongside captions explaining their significance. Try resisting the urge to identify the item you might submit for curation even if you are happy…ish. It could be viewed as part of the relentless drive to find a positive in negative
Just 20 minutes north west of Edinburgh is one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Forth Rail Bridge, an engineering masterpiece finished in 1890. The bridge can be viewed from South Queensferry, a historic, picturesque waterside town with period architecture and some good places to eat. If you’re looking for a day trip from Edinburgh then its an easy drive, bus journey or you can catch the
Beautiful as the city of Edinburgh is, you may still want to venture out of the centre, especially during the Festival in August when everywhere is full to bursting. During August Avocado Sweet will be bringing you some ideas to avoid the crowds as part of its day trip column. Our first trip is to Portobello, written by Portobello resident Claire Simpson. Originally from Edinburgh, Claire moved back from her
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At the risk of sounding like one of those thrifty guides to ‘living a wonderful life with only 20p’, it’s good to find free entertainment in these straitened times. Both Glasgow and Edinburgh are hosting free events this Saturday, 23 July, as part of wider festivals with other ticketed events. The Merchant City Festival in Glasgow has a free event around the merchant city streets on Saturday afternoon. Visitors walking
Our first day out is to Dollar Glen in Clackmannanshire and then on to Bridge of Allan near Stirling. For those unfamiliar with the area here is proof that you don’t have to travel all the way to the Highlands to enjoy beautiful scenery. Just 25 miles north of Edinburgh, the pretty village of Dollar has a glen with a river and waterfalls that you can walk beside to reach
Now that day trips are reinvented as daycations perhaps our fondest memories will be different. No more being travel sick in the back of a seventies car or picnics in a layby at the side of the dual carriageway, no trying to imagine a view without the sheet of rain in front of it or travelling home in silence because the whole family has fallen out. Perhaps the current generation