In defense of being a tourist in your hometown
I live in Edinburgh (Scotland) and yes, it’s as beautiful as people say but I think it's easy to get bogged down in all the negatives of a place. Edinburgh, like a lot of places, is prone to over-tourism. It’s gone from being busy in August, to busy in the summer, to basically all year round. This makes it hard to navigate the city and pushes locals to stay where they are, but I implore people to explore where they live.
The best bookshops in Edinburgh (in my opinion)
I may be a writer, but like a lot of people I’m a reader first.
This wasn’t always the case and I used to find non-high street bookshops off-putting, scary even, but this has all changed thanks to my bargain loving husband and gaining more confidence in the books I like. Full disclosure, I’m mainly an ebook/library reader but like to treat myself or the people in my life every now and again.
Here’s a non-exhaustive and very biased list of the best bookshops in Edinburgh, according to me.
