explore Dundee

  • Broughty Ferry

    Today I am taking you on a trip to one of my favourite parts of Dundee – Broughty Ferry. While the place itself is not unknown, many students seem to pass on taking a trip out to this edge of Dundee. If this includes you, you are missing out. The Ferry is pretty easy to […]

  • Things you didn’t know about Dundee

    Most of you will know many things about Dundee, I am sure. Today, I want to bring you 15 facts about the city, a mix of quite well-known ones and more unusual facts, I am fairly confident I have at least something new for each of you to learn. Starting out with the basics, you […]

  • Go to Breakfast Places (Vegetarian edition)

    As a vegetarian, it can be quite difficult to find a variety of options for breakfast places in Dundee. Over the years I have discovered my favorite cafes to start my mornings the right way. 1~Pacamara Food & Drink – When you want to take Instagram worthy food photos and taste one of the best […]

  • My Favourite Dundee Trails

    As much as I would love to be off adventuring somewhere new, year 3 is keeping me around Dundee at the moment. While I cannot be scrambling up mountain trails right now, the city does have a few trails for small adventures that can still make you feel like you are miles away from uni. […]

  • Dundee Bucket List

    As a final year student I’ve spent enough time living in Dundee that I feel I should impart some of my wisdom. Dundee is a great place to be a student – as far as cities go it’s not huge but it does have the largest student population by percentage of any other Scottish city, […]

  • A day out in St. Andrews

    Sometimes the pressures that university brings calls for a day out with your friends, just to explore and forget about those crushing deadlines for a bit. While Dundee has plenty of opportunities for days out, sometimes your desire for escape will lead you further afield. St. Andrews is a quaint, seaside student town with surprisingly […]

  • The White Lady of Balgay Bridge

    Dundee is a haunted city. From the Grey Lady of Glamis Castle to the ghoul that supposedly haunts the Wellgate shopping center, there is no shortage of scary stories within the ghost of Dundee’s walls. You can book a Dark Dundee walking tour for the full supernatural experience, but since it is now the month of […]