☔ Edinburgh

Raindrops glazed the cobblestones as the city’s skyline blurred into shades of grey and stone. Ducking under an umbrella, I wandered through the drizzle-soaked Royal Mile and made a quiet stop at the Palestine Museum & Cultural Centre—a powerful, intimate space filled with resilience and stories.

Warmed by the thought, I slipped into a tiny café tucked behind an antique bookshop, where the windows fogged up and the coffee steamed strong. A table by the window, a flaky pastry, and the sound of rain on glass—Edinburgh at its coziest.Read more