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What does 'El Al' in Edinburgh mean, anyway?

Et all basically means 'everything else'! There's plenty to do in Edinburgh that doesn't fit into the category of food, shopping, travel, festival, entertainment and businesses - so, we created this category to cover... well, whatever else we choose to cover!

Things like massages/wellness, competitions, experiences, events and even some appropriate Edinburgh-based headlines that have got people talking/captured our imaginations!

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Interview: Darrell Martin, the founder of Just the Tonic on the eve of their 20th Fringe anniversary

July 17, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Darrell started Just the Tonic 30 years ago, and this year will mark the comedy club’s 20th year at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Competition: The Augmentors – a young adult steampunk adventure

November 19, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 8 Comments

Lost Boys Press and author Gemini Gibson’s The Augmentors is an alternative-history adventure set in a Victorian-style Empire in which advanced mechanical engineering developed more rapidly.

Competition: Win a Wicker Man t-shirt

October 26, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 38 Comments

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Studiocanal folk-horror classic, The Wicker Man, starring the iconic Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle.

Competition: Sneak Energy drink shaker

August 23, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Let’s host a competition to pick winners. To enter, you must sign up for the widget and complete the challenge. Your data will not be passed to any sponsor.

Edinburgh Reviews has a friendly new and thistle-free logo

August 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Artists had created some inspirational renditions of the horned-god Cernunnos, and academics will now immediately debate whether or not Cernunnos was Irish, Scottish, Celtic or Gallo-Roman. That’s a fascinating debate and one we’ll watch from the sidelines. 

Girdy & Birdy Review: Edinburgh Union Canal Society Boat Hire

July 4, 2023 by Girdy & Birdy Leave a Comment

Girdy & Birdy decided to pay the tenner to hire a row boat on the union canal for an hour. As total n00bs to row boating, what could possibly go wrong?! Birdy: This was my bright idea. I thought it’d be something a bit fun and different for self and Captain Girdseye to do, rather […]

Review: Relaxing Massage at Sentu Wellness, Gorgie

June 23, 2023 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

I dropped into Sentu Wellness on Gorgie Road for one of their lovely relaxing massages – and just like always, I was not disappointed! When Sentu Wellness first opened on Gorgie Road, I was over the damn moon, because, well – an incredible-looking new day spa, skin clinic and salon offering massages was opening basically […]

Competition: Pudding and Stories 2 x £25 vouchers

June 14, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This giveaway aims to get you cake and coffee and support some Edinburgh authors and the indie bookshop and cafe Pudding and Stories.

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