Edinburgh Travel Guide

Become an Attaché member today for great perks and exclusive access - / @attachetravel Our Edinburgh Travel Guide! I can't believe it's taken us this long to feature Edinburgh, Scotland. What a beautiful, warm, welcoming city - full of Scottish hospitality. Full of historic charm, Edinburgh is also bursting with incredible food - despite Scottish food reputations! Cullen skink, haggis, scotch pies are all featured. And of course we couldn't come to Scotland and not indulge in a wee tipple. So we visit the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (smws.com/) for an education.
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06:27 - Food
13:15 - Money
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[@jamieguthrie1760]

Its hard to overstate just how scenically beautiful Edinburgh is. Its a city built in and between great hills and dormant volcanos, and just walking around is fascinating, with all the roads and buildings crossing at different levels

[@attachetravel]

Yeah I was able to experience it as a newbie and it truly lived up to the hype

[@noahbowie5985]

Yeah as a local I feel very different. Edinburgh is a fantastic city and is a place everyone should visit at least once in their life. But living here I can't help but feel like a second class citizen in a lot of the city centre and when I don't, the area gets incredibly overcrowded. Its designed for people to come visit not for those who live here. We all tend to find our small pockets of Edinburgers and congregate there. It's a shame but I'm happy that people can come appreciate the areas we've been forced out of

[@kingbuckyduck5669]

Edinburgh has single-handedly had the biggest emotional impact on me of any city I’ve ever been to. I seriously think it is the most beautiful place on Earth. I had no expectations going in to my first trip and it blew me away, and I’m excited to get the opportunity to go back later this year!

[@LisaMango0]

Same! Last year I went back for the first time since I was a kid. I cried heading home. Later this year I'll be heading back again! ❤️

[@dutchessoftruth5435]

Love how you went over foods, prices, money. Thank you.

[@LudicrousPlatypus]

Edinburgh is absolutely stunning.

[@attachetravel]

It really is.

[@AlonsoRules]

The whole of Scotland is. The Queen loved it so much.

[@andresalejo9862]

The quality of this video and editing is stunning. Thank you for your work.

[@MMMmyshawarma]

Best quick travel guide on YT, got everything you need including price comparison on common food/drink.

[@attachetravel]

Wow, thanks! Glad it was helpful.

[@MMMmyshawarma]

@@attachetravel As always, everything is helpful. Hope to see a guide on Buenos Aires, I went last year and even now their money is inflating out of control.

[@gg41r]

These vids make me want to travel. I rarely leave my town of birth. If i do, it has historically been only a feeting visit to Glasgow or Edinburgh, for a gig, then back home.

[@attachetravel]

It's worth getting out there for sure!

[@LtNduati]

I've been lucky enough to travel a lot when I was in college, and just before the pandemic, then travel more than ever (July 2022-July 2023, marks the first time in my life I've completed a round trip flight every month, and travelled internationally every fiscal quarter), and being in an expensive city now (Boston) has made me acutely aware of 3 things. 1. Attache guides are pretty accurate even throughout time, occasionally there are some things that are time limited, but there usually an easy way to update the references that were time relevant 2. Everything is simpler and easier now that apple pay is widely used, from Boston to DC, to London, Vienna, Nairobi and damn near everywhere in between, I haven't had to use an atm since 2019, and use cash maybe once or twice a year, usually only on "free" walking tours. 3. Don't let the "expensive city" label determine if it'll actually be expensive to you. As mentioned, I live in Boston, While NYC, LA, and Miami may be the US cities that are known to be expensive, Boston is near as makes no difference NYC type pricing, but without most of the NYC benefits, so when I went to London (when the pound was worth about 1.10 USD) I saved so much money it was ridiculous.

[@attachetravel]

We try to make the episodes as evergreen as possible. Things change but there's a reason we include/exclude certain data points. But thank you for the kind words!

[@Driesketeer]

So many birds! My fav one is on the Telephone cabin watching you to drop some food.

[@attachetravel]

Greg loves the birds!

[@benjaminsatterthwaite6948]

Have been watching your videos for a while, and love them! This one is fortuitous - I’m moving to Edinburgh from NZ in a few weeks’ time. Thanks, as always, for the insight ☺️

[@attachetravel]

Oh wow! Congrats on the big move!

[@kennethwu115]

I was blown away by this city the first time I visited.

[@attachetravel]

Me too!

[@akiwiincanada]

Edinburgh has been on my hit list forever, thanks for making this and reminding me! If you ask people about cities you'll usually get divided opinions, but I have never heard anyone say they didn't love Edinburgh.

[@CBApp-un1dq]

Just got back last week from the fringe festival & it was beautiful

[@jameshaddan8538]

Absolutely delightful video. With my best friend in London, I find myself there most often when visiting the UK - probably 6-7 times in the last decade +. In April 2022, I finally changed that by doing a quick 4 day side trip to Edinburgh and loved it. So this video brought back fond recent memories - thank you. If you go back soon, try Cafe St. Honoré. I enjoy their not fussy French inspired food using amazing Scottish products (and the chef-owner, Neil Forbes, seems a good guy). Agree completely with the train approach. Traveled the Caledonian Sleeper from Euston on the way up (which was one of those bucket list train trips I had been wanting to do, and glad I did), and the LNER Azuma direct service to Kings Cross on the return - which was also an absolutely lovely journey. Oh, Alex, I get the whole bagpipe thing - my Scots-Irish ancestors have been in America since the 1700s, but as soon as the pipes begin to play my eyes start “watering.”

[@attachetravel]

My wife and I have always wanted to try the Caledonian Sleeper.

[@markcliffe7]

Scotch is whiskey, not people

[@jameshaddan8538]

@@markcliffe7 ?? I said “Scots-Irish” - not Scotch. Actually, no where in my comment did I use the word “Scotch” - I’m quite aware that means whiskey.

[@markcliffe7]

@@jameshaddan8538 calm down fella

[@beanboi3178]

@@markcliffe7sez u

[@Kwippy]

I love the bagpipes and I cry when I hear a haggis.

[@attachetravel]

I love haggis and cry when I hear bagpipes 🙌

[@munchkin0.o]

I felt so small in the narrow tunnels around the city, surrounded by tall and well kept old buildings !

[@livionian9142]

Glad you liked oor auld embra you are always welcome, as we say haste ye back. If you are ever back in Scotland you might want to consider a Glasgow video. We have a bit of a rivalry but it is a great city in its own unique way, and it was one of Anthony Bourdain's favourite cities

[@scottbarbour8228]

Followed your channel for a longtime now and I was super excited to see you visit my country 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’m so glad you got to enjoy Edinburgh - looks like you got lucky with the weather too 😂 haste ye back!

[@attachetravel]

Hope we did it justice!

[@MrCherryJuice]

This is an interesting primer for the uninitiated. However, in terms of what the city has to offer, there is MUCH more than 'just' the Royal Mile and Princes Street. A few minutes either side of those one enters very different worlds. From the Old Town cross the Meadows and visit Bruntsfield, Morningside, the Grange and Marchmont - the first two with shops and eateries plus wonderful residential streets, the latter two being residential. Or go down the New Town hill through blocks of fabulous Georgian architecture, cobbled streets and private gardens to Dean Village, Stockbridge (village with indie shops, eats etc.) and the Royal Botanic Gardens...all accessible via the Water of Leith, a small river that bisects the city. Indeed, within minutes either side of the Royal Mile and Princes Street you will discover new and very different worlds that in their own way surpass the exceptionally touristy city centre. BTW, this was a very enjoyable and well-produced video. As someone very familiar with the city - and a marketer - I appreciate the production values as well as the value of the content. Thank you.

[@rinayuzawa9558]

I visited Edinburgh back in May and seeing your video really made me miss this wonderful city! The fact that I know all the spots where you stood and shot your videos from made me so happy to say that I was there too. Scotland is truly its own beauty in somewhat magical way in my opinion. I will be coming back next year!

[@Travelment]

Great travel guide!

[@Knowingspy]

I'm so happy you visited my city! Hopefully you managed to avoid the recent heavy rain (could apply most times of the year haha). You're always welcomed back!

[@attachetravel]

Thanks so much, really hope we did your wonderful city justice.

[@tyo101]

A magical city.

[@attachetravel]

It really feels like that.

[@hayley44448]

Somebody take me there 🥰😍 on my bucket list to visit one day from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@rufen78]

The fudge you're describing sounds a lot like the "Sucre à la crème" here in Quebec!

[@mariko-mariko]

Le commentaire que je cherchais! Very similar :)

[@attachetravel]

Very similar!

[@munchkin0.o]

Thank you you made me relive some memories that I had forgotten :) xx

[@RalleMB]

Hey Alex! 😊 It was nice to randomly meeting you last week in London. I really enjoyed watching your travel videos and it was super cool to meet you during my vacation in London. / Greetings from Stockholm

[@attachetravel]

It was great to meet you too! Thanks for taking the time to come say hi, it was a pleasure meeting you. I hope you enjoyed your time in London. I look forward to getting back to your wonderful city in the near future.

[@urbansgarbagechannel3587]

Choose life choose Edinburgh

[@thepokerpeople]

Currently sitting in the Pie Maker enjoying a macaroni pie thanks to you. Yum! ❤

[@attachetravel]

Ha, awesome! Those things are pretty incredible

[@jaw2112]

Another bloody brilliant production 👍🏻🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@attachetravel]

Thanks so much!

[@traveleaz]

Really well done. Have been to Edinburgh many times and have loved each visit. Only just found your channel but love it. Subscribed.

[@attachetravel]

Thanks so much!

[@vin103]

love that you pronounce 'edin-ber-ruh' correctly!! the number of times I hear ameri... :)

[@attachetravel]

We did briefly toy with the idea of intentionally mispronouncing it throughout the episode lol

[@DarthSmirnoff]

I dream of carving out a few months and just exploring Europe. I honestly don't think it'll happen, but watching Attache is a good substitute.

[@attachetravel]

Do it, do it, do it!

[@DarthSmirnoff]

@@attachetravel If I ever do, gonna get th local Big Mac in every country.

[@thedude1325]

Great to see you came to my home town of Edinburgh! I’m Edinburgh born and bred and this is the first time I’ve heard of Bridies! 🤣

[@attachetravel]

Oh mate, gotta try one!

[@Traderbear]

Those Scotch whiskey flights look divine.

[@attachetravel]

They were incredible. So well curated too.

[@SanTM]

Nice film as usual. Also, a pint of Tennents eh? Hardcore mate. Some great craft beers are available in places around Scotland now so on top of the Scotch, there's also great beers to be had

[@attachetravel]

Haha I was really hoping someone would catch that Tennents reference!

[@JXMGAMING98]

I'd definitely recommend a lovely area in Edinburgh called muirhouse loads of bistros, and new street food places to try

[@paulthyveetil2633]

Great video! I have great memories of this city. You did it justice.

[@attachetravel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Oppurtunafish]

Whenever I come back to this video I always wonder what deity you impressed in order to get such glorious, still, sunny weather lol

[@MrSTravelQuest]

Lovely video and I love the color science in the video. Well done!

[@munchkin0.o]

Hell yea deep fried Mars bar !!!! I didn't even know hahaha

[@MinMin-uy5pl]

Fantasic video. Very informative and amazing editing.

[@andrewsheppard8314]

At 14:49, I feel seen. 🤣 Great work, as always!

[@yypisasupermodel]

Maybe one day I will go there for school.❤

[@attachetravel]

I think that's an excellent idea.

[@MrSTravelQuest]

I wished we spent more time trying scottish pies. Excellent video and love the shot locations.

[@Chrisb8s]

We went to Edinburgh last summer my wife, son and I and bought a bus pass for the family around 9 pounds for the 3 of us. So even cheaper than the cap plan.

[@attachetravel]

There you go, that's a great tip!

[@laureng2162]

Edinburgh is easily my fave European city

[@attachetravel]

That's a heck of an endorsement

[@thedude3544]

cool vidoe! it will help me really for the next week in Edinburgh.

[@fossilfern]

You should do other UK towns & Cities. Belfast is another city that’s buzzing.

[@attachetravel]

Stay tuned!

[@Brad-ku9yu]

Thanks, I needed this.

[@attachetravel]

Glad I could help

[@nataliakomarova7008]

Great vid !

[@attachetravel]

Thanks!

[@johnhendry5660]

Love your channel but Its about time you visited Scotlands number one city Glasgow. The late Anthony Bourdain loved the place.

[@attachetravel]

I love Glasgow. My paternal family is from Paisley.

[@daviddittman]

I love Edinburgh. It's dramatic, magical and friendly and don't forget the dimensions of this city also go underground. Couple of things to add to the commentary though; parking is a nigtmare and expensive particularly if you get zapped by a very nasty breed of traffic warden. Also there is very good food to be had so don't put too much emphasis on pies and the like. As the video says fish here is almost always amazing

[@scottmcmurray3233]

I mean if you bite into a Scotch Pie and grease doesn't run down your chin it's not quite right. Haha. Lovely video.

[@DazedLilCupCake]

My home! 😍 So weird seeing it like this 😂

[@stub2022]

Landing in Edinburgh in September. 😁😁

[@apdaniel3735]

Great video. 🫶🏾

[@Casey_Shea]

Wow, I am planning a Scottish highland roadtrip and was only going to stay in Edinburgh two nights; I'm going to have to adjust that! Any chance you're planning a Naples trip any time soon? I'm going there in the fall and hear such wildly different opinions about it that it's tough to parse.

[@sadie513]

When I took the Edinburgh-London train in 2016, it was a 6-7 hour rain ride. Is there a new train that only takes 4.5 hours? Agree though that it's a fantastic way to travel due to the beautiful views. ETA: Since he mentioned notes, I remember using cash from Scotland in England and a young lady wouldn't accept it. She had to call someone else and the next woman laughed and said they accept it.

[@Ngenrihs]

It is awesome man, thanks!

[@Theodjinn72]

I'm Scottish and I never knew that about bridies. Wow!

[@christophersmith5849]

ahhh proper breakfast with black pudding lol

[@attachetravel]

'twas glorious

[@francinejaninesarmiento1797]

These travel tips are a game-changer! Thanks for sharing and I'll definitely take note of this once I travel to Edinburgh ✨ Anyway, what bag should you recommend for traveling? I've been eyeing this new Nomadlane V4 Bento Bag and I find it interesting. Try checking this one out too. and It might be the perfect addition to your globetrotting gear! 🚀🎒

[@h-Qalziel]

Interestingly, Scotland has recently been really leaning into the gin business. Thanks to the fact that there are all these distilleries and that gin uses similar equipment to whisky it has made Scotland a gin powerhouse with around three quarters of the UK's gin being produced in Scotland. Scotland is also home to three of the most popular gin brands in the world, including Gordon's. It is said that at this rate gin might become Scotland's new national drink!

[@garymacdonald7165]

Edinburgh is much bigger than what the guy tells you (see google map from Heriot-Watt Uni to Leith Docks),but its one of these places that is much better than you imagined,as long as you go travel outside the city centre also!

[@attachetravel]

100%. It's a big city and it's all charming. We stayed outside of the centre and it was great.

[@AlonsoRules]

One of my great travel regrets is not visiting that glorious city when I had the chance

[@munchkin0.o]

Meditation medication they always got funny names :D

[@macleod41069]

Lived here for 28 years, it’s a beautiful place but bloody expensive

[@Kroylin]

Edinburgh is such a magical place it’s unfortunate I live in south England

[@cla8225]

Nice vid

[@attachetravel]

Thanks!

[@simon1874villain]

Loved the blog and how many 🥃 was it in the 🔚 lol?

[@attachetravel]

Oh boy. I....Don't...know?

[@natthapakornbodhidong4864]

What is the name of the restaurant you ate at the beginning of the food section? That looks amazing!

[@roseg.4354]

Beautiful place..

[@dallaspokornik7570]

the sherpa is back!!!

[@jerryfields4837]

back from Edinburgh tonight, rode up the hole for everything!!! best part as wherever we go in the world, is the mindboggling architecture of the people 800 odd years ago!! true intellect and imagination..everything now is crass and crap and commercialised..and shite..only the great structures remain..go if ya want..bring yr own sandwiches

[@yoko-kun]

Lately we've heard more and more that in the UK in many shops and restaurants it is no longer possible to pay with cash. How is the situation in Edinburgh? Very nice video btw ;)

[@loxley75]

As a born and bred Scot who lived in London for a long time I always thought that Scottish money was legal tender everywhere in the UK but I was shocked to eventually find out that...its not so black and white. The upshot is that English money is legal tender in Scotland but Scottish money actually isn't one hundred percent legal tender in England. It has to be taken by banks in England but actually it sits in a gray area where private business like shops are under no legal obligation to take it. They might, but more often than not they wont and they dont have to. Best to spend your cash before returning.

[@drummerboy1390]

You are correct about the bank notes, but it’s not as bad as it used to be. Maybe it’s not so noticeable nowadays because most people pay by card, but I spent a couple of days in Birmingham recently with a pocket full of Scottish twenty pound notes and only one of them was questioned when a young guy in a coffee shop took one to his boss, who nodded that it was OK. In the eighties and nineties, I would check if petrol stations in England would take Scottish notes before I filled up the tank. The smaller the shop, the more likely they were to refuse them. No problem with English bank notes in Scotland.

[@ravimishra5590]

Come to india ,we only scan qr code for payment and it takes 3 seconds to make payment by your mobile ...no card needed

[@serendipity4364]

Please do a detailed video like this of Copenhagen. Please ❤

[@attachetravel]

Boom kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH6qo39ug8athdk

[@mahonie3002]

Try Tablet with an espresso

[@Tae.B.]

All these citiea and he has yet to do one of the most traveled cities in the world: Bangkok. Never even heard of edinburg but im along 4 the ride

[@attachetravel]

You're right, we need to do more of SE Asia!

[@Tae.B.]

@@attachetravel SE Asia would be nice but Bangkok is literally the most traveled city

[@chikedotcom]

Please dear friend Alex, don't forget Warsaw soon🤝🤝🤝... Great video man #Edinburgh🤞🤞👍❤️‍🩹💎💎

[@attachetravel]

I love Warsaw, it's great! Deserves an ep.

[@chikedotcom]

@@attachetravel Sounds like a shot already 😁😁😁😁 good luck man... really yeah thought so myself 🤝.

[@awesomefrankrapid]

Unfortunately the views on the train from London to Edinburgh are actually dismal, but it’s still a much nicer way to travel than flying

[@user-kz7kw4ke2t]

I’m originally from Forfar , that bridie looks suspect compared to the real thing 😉

[@conorfurlong]

The UK is in Europe.

[@Aamina-zb8jg]

No Edinburgh, train to London is not 4 1/2 hours it’s actually 5 1/2 hours

[@jameshaddan8538]

@Aamina-zb8jg How about the LNER Azuma direct service? Did that in May 2022 and it took 4.5 hours.

[@glensteell7350]

That isn’t a full scottish breakfast, you don’t have any square sausage so it’s a English breakfast, get your money back 😂

[@rhombus89]

Why the unnecessary Iowa hate? Such a random Midwest callout.

[@attachetravel]

Are you from Iowa, @rhombus89?

[@rhombus89]

@@attachetravel yes. I was both impressed someone - not an Air France desk agent - properly pronounced Des Moines and disappointed. I'm also one of those 'my distant relatives came from Scotland' people.

[@COMEINTOMYWORLD]

Great video, love Edinburgh. However Scottish bank notes are not legally acceptable in England and Wales. It's a long standing myth. Legal tender is a specific term and only means when a judge in an English and Welsh court orders payment and that the meaning is it must be payment by the English Pound. English, Welsh, and Northern Irish businesses are not obliged to accept Scottish notes. The Scottish note is a recognised currency in England etc, but then so is the Yen, and US Dollar. It does not follow that shops are legally obliged to accept payment by the Yen, The Dollar, The Euro, or The Scottish issued bank notes. It is merely a personal choice of businesses south of the Scottish border with zero legal compulsion. If McDonald's on Oxford Street London is happy to take the Japanese Yen as payment for a burger then they'll consider payment by the Scottish bank note, but it's a choice and not a legal requirement. Shops in England are perfectly entitled to refuse payment for goods if it's not the English Pound. Just like shops in New York don't have to legally accept the Mexican Peso for purchases. Famous and accesible money experts in the UK like Martin Lewis have done explanations on this topic.

[@attachetravel]

Yeah you're right this is a weird, weird glitch in fiscal policy.

[@COMEINTOMYWORLD]

@@attachetravel I suspect it's because Scottish notes are issued by commerical banks and not by a goverment central bank of which there is only one in the UK, ie The Bank Of England. Currency from The Channel Islands, although issued in pound sterling, also fall in the same category, and are not legally obliged to be accepted by businesses within the mainland of the UK.

[@uktruthaddict]

Did you just pronounce "routes" the American way?!

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

Ah Scotland, the land of Scrooge McDuck

[@attachetravel]

It's true. It's true.

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

@@attachetravel so I've been wondering this for a while: what's your nationality? You sound American, but you say you live in England and have Scottish ancestry.

[@attachetravel]

All of the above!

[@haleemahsaida9772]

At this point his vlogs are one big sales pitch, it's like an infomercial. Seriously I'm done.

[@attachetravel]

The sponsor segment is 6% of the total running time of the content. That’s way less than linear TV or even ad-supported streaming. Our episodes are expensive to make. If you don’t want the sponsors then consider becoming a patron on Patreon

[@stelianserbanescu]

a great escape from the muslim majority city of london

[@cruisechill1813]

Lets just fact check this racist fool. London is only 15% muslim but London is built and prides itself on diversity and inclusion. So why would somebody this racist and the people liking the comment even step foot there. Stay in your backwards ways and sit in your house sheltered away from the real world

[@attachetravel]

Dude.

[@stelianserbanescu]

@@attachetravel i rather get stabbed by a Scotsman than a somali

[@markhuller2720]

Showing too much your face not city... boring sh... 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂