by tim_bell | Jul 18, 2013 | Latest News
See me in action! To launch my August programme of tours I have added the new Action page (click on the button above). There are extended clips from the excellent vpro.nl Trainspotting: Shot on Location. I think it’s as good as it can be considering the film...
by tim_bell | Jul 4, 2013 | Latest News
Looking ahead, I’ll be doing a general interest tour of the Shore from the Carrier’s Quarters pub on Bernard Street. This isn’t just for hard-core Leithers, it’s for everyone who knows there is more to Edinburgh than Edinburgh knows. But of...
by tim_bell | Jun 18, 2013 | Latest News
It was great to have almost ten folk per night for the Leith Festival programme of tours. Leith Festival apologises for giving out inadequate and wrong information both online and in the printed programme – the venue wasn’t clear, the ticket prices were...
by tim_bell | May 31, 2013 | Latest News
Why do people take illegal drugs? That’s a ridiculous question. Why do people smoke tobacco and drink alcohol? Because they are pleasurable, seductive, and available. Do smokers and drinkers lose their citizenship? No. Even though they give themselves serious...
by tim_bell | May 7, 2013 | Latest News
I am doing a Shore Walk from Carrier’s Quarters pub (Bernard Street) from 6.30 pm on Thursday 9 May. We should be back in the pub within the hour. Most of it will be a general introduction to the core of Leith, but outside Shore Bar I won’t resist reading...
