Botanic Gardens

Best Parks and Gardens in the World to Spread Out Your Picnic Blanket

Best Parks and Gardens in the World to Spread Your Picnic Blanket. Relaxing in spring, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The best parks and gardens in the world include everything from sprawling botanic gardens with lakes and ponds to palm-lined parks that skirt waterfront promenades. If you seek out green spaces when you travel, whether for respite from big city chaos, some exercise or a leisurely stroll, or to spread a picnic blanket out on … Read more

Walking Edinburgh: from the Water of Leith to the Royal Mile

Walking Edinburgh: from the Water of Leith to the Royal Mile. Edinburgh, Scotland. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

From our elegant holiday rental in Edinburgh on St. Bernard’s Crescent in Stockbridge, it’s just a couple of minute’s stroll to the romantic Water of Leith and a picturesque walking path that runs by the waterway. Downstream – you have to take the stairs down to the path by the charming corner tower building that … Read more