Travel video guide
Things to Do in Edinburgh: 8 Places From The Book Leo
This guide turns my first solo trip to edinburgh 🏰overcoming my travel anxiety from The Book Leo into a practical travel map with 8 saved spots around Edinburgh. The mapped places include a book store, an area marker, a gift shop, and a hotel. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
The Book Leo overcame her fear of solo travel by visiting Edinburgh, a city that mirrored her recurring gothic dreams. While she struggled with social anxiety during solo dining and group tours, she found deep joy in connecting with subscribers and exploring labyrinthine bookstores. She concluded that the city's dark, atmospheric history provided the perfect backdrop for her first independent adventure.
What this map is good for
- Planning a book store stop or short itinerary in Edinburgh.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 8 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Boots
Gift Shop in 101-103 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 3AA, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hours: Hours available - Dean Village Edinburgh
Tourist Attraction in Dere House, Damside, Edinburgh EH4 3BB, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom - Waterstones
Book Store in 128 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 4AD, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available - Topping & Company Booksellers of Edinburgh
Book Store in 2 Blenheim Pl, Edinburgh EH7 5JH, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hours: Hours available - The Gently Mad Book Shop & Bookbinder
Book Store in 2 Summer Pl, Edinburgh EH3 5NR, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hours: Hours available - Edinburgh
Area marker in Edinburgh, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom - B+B Edinburgh
Hotel in 3 Rothesay Terrace, Edinburgh EH3 7RY, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom - Arthur's Seat
Mountain Peak in Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh EH15 3PY, UK, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Food notes from the video
- vegan burger
- coffee
Experiences captured
- took a 9-hour train trip to Edinburgh
- explored the Royal Mile at night
- dined alone at a quiet pub
- visited Waterstones and Topping and Company bookstores
- went on a guided ghost and history walking tour
- met with viewers to discuss books
- read books in local cafes
- walked through Old Town and New Town
Official tourism resource
Forever Edinburgh is the official guide to the city, managed by the City of Edinburgh Council to promote tourism, events, and local businesses.
Planning questions
What are the best spots in Edinburgh from this video?
This guide maps all 8 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan your trip to Edinburgh.
What are the must-try foods in Edinburgh?
Creator picks from the video include vegan burger, coffee. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.