Article originally posted by Kristi Porter on Rank & File Last year, we welcomed Kristi Porter on one of our Edinburgh Tours. From it, she took valuable lessons for her business and her life and decided to write an article detailing her experience. These are her own words: Last year, I eagerly checked three destinations off of my...Read More
As part of our social impact, we have started the Street Barber (Edinburgh) in the Scottish capital, since the end of 2017. To date, we have given free shaves and haircuts, as well as toiletries and hot drinks to over 80 homeless men. “Why only men?” we have been asked. So this year we are...Read More
At Invisible Cities, our guides are at the centre of everything we do. So we have asked them to tell us, in their own voice, about their experience: how they first found out about Invisible Cities, what they prefer about their tours or what their goals and dreams are. Today, we are starting with Paul,...Read More
Doogie Goodstuff, brand ambassador for Buy the Good Stuff, and Claire Pattullo, CEO of Edinburgh Social Enterprise, joined Invisible Cities founder Zakia Moulaoui at the launch of out new tour developed to raise awareness of social enterprises in the city. Buy the Goodstuff is Edinburgh’s Social Enterprise brand. When you see Doogie or the Buy...Read More
As part of the Leith Festival 2018, Invisible (Edinburgh) is launching a brand new tour: Leith: The Trainspotting Generation! Paul, who finished his training with us a couple of months ago, has chosen Leith as the theme of his tour. Paul has spent most of his life in Leith and is a big fan of...Read More
Everyone at Invisible Cities would like to thank Scotmid for their donation in support of our Street Barer (Edinburgh) project. They have generously offered us a cash donation, as well as vouchers, to purchase refreshments for our events! Our founder Zakia says: “We are so appreciative of all the support we have been receiving for...Read More
As part of its drive to deliver a global end-to-end travel platform, travellers and locals can now choose from more than 30 Edinburgh-based Experiences designed and led by local experts. To bring Experiences in Edinburgh to life, Airbnb has announced a strategic tourism partnership with VisitScotland, to help increase the economic benefits of tourism and...Read More
As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2018, we wanted to highlight some very powerful women: guides of alternative tours around Europe- our own Edinburgh based guide Biffy, but also Viv in London and Maria in Athens. Guides are what makes walking tours so special and when they share their own personal stories, it is even...Read More
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in Leith Chooses, alongside 66 other fantastic Project. This local initiative distributes funding to projects, local to the Leith Area, Edinburgh. The projects selected are divided into three separate groups (small, medium and large), and locals are asked to vote, in person on March 3rd and...Read More
The team at Invisible (Edinburgh) is getting bigger and bigger with new guides being trained up as we speak. But we have also been extremely lucky to recruit new volunteers; including Martin! Martin is a professional tour guide based in Edinburgh and has been supporting our trainees by sharing his own experience and tips on...Read More
