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a wee mag for lasses laddies

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editor`s note appetising bites warning this may raise your blood cholesterol guide to sweet edinburgh how to find your inner gourmet is it possible to fall in love with a potato table of contents 4 5 6 7 9 11 old but not boring people let`s go dancing royalty a lost virtue today not in edinburgh the palace of holyroodhouse craigmillar castle how the scottish parliament became what it is grave night out green edinburgh the botanic garden visit calton hill overlook edinburgh a desert island is only a bus journey away the amazing coast for art`s sake the shadow over edinburgh four strings three pipes lot`s of keys and a voice or totally different grassmarket a vintage haven stand up for the stand fear and loathing in edinburgh welcome to the house of film scottish surrealism readers writers and speakers secondhand but twice as precious laddies and lassies are ye ready for a wee blether aye i guess sounds of the scots the fictional edinburgh 13 14 16 18 20 22 23 25 26 28 31 33 34 35 41 43 45 46 48 50 52 53 55 58

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drugs clubs and mr hyde the characters behind the lines the life and sorrows of 3 famous scottish writers 62 just walk the words newsroom quiz night read all about it culture ´n stuff the spirit of scotland braveheart country kilts are everywhere ­ a short review about the scottish national dress 79 edinburgh just a traditional city big news from the newsroom a day out for the young and the old and everyone in between travelling beyond the numbers the pope is coming how get people affected a way through scotland`s world of religion small matters that matter ­ edinburgh examined with a fine tooth comb edinburgh`s unequal faces ­ where past and future come together good to have a plan a place where tradition and modernity melt into one the perfect saturday morning from a kilt to a rolex ­ shopping in edinburgh tips and tricks highland hospitality an unofficial rule interview orlene a university student adventure public bus snip ´n`sip glossary the team editorial 60 65 71 73 74 76 81 84 85 87 89 91 94 96 97 99 101 103 104 105 107 108 108 111 116

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editor`s note so you think you`ve seen all the sights of edinburgh sure you`ve padded around the castle and been startled by the one o clock cannon you`ve strolled the royal mile and been bombarded with offers of tartan scarves and postcards heck you`ve even choked down some haggis and irn bru in deacon brodie s at the height of your attempt to become acquainted with the scottish capital and its customs but have you perused the second-hand bookshops in the grassmarket for some first-edition gems been twirled around by a stranger at a traditional ceilidh donned some wellies and trekked to one of barren isles of the city s windswept bay if not you ve missed out on some of the finest cultural offerings of edinburgh a city with an artistic spirit as hearty as its inhabitants and a social tradition as robust as its landscape enter back alley edinburgh a magazine devoted to exploring the underground facets of life in the `burgh that have yet to make it into generic travel guides we ve done the dirty work of examining the niche nooks and crannies of auld reekie s darkest alleyways and the cultural gems that we ve unearthed will intrigue even the most conversant of visitors written for young and old adventurers alike back alley edinburgh is a guide for anyone who s a lass or laddie at heart so grab your kilt knock back a wee dram and get ready to delve into the shadowy alcoves of the city that even the romans couldn t conquer slainte the team

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