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Walking around Edinburgh is an easy way to get in shape. No matter where you go, your journey will probably involve climbing a hill. But the best natural exercise in the city comes from climbing Arthur’s Seat, a dormant volcano southeast of Old Town.

Determined to get some pretty pictures of the ocean and church spires, I decided to climb the rocky peak. There is a gradually sloping path that leads in a wide circle around the mountain, but I was stupid and tried to take an extremely steep shortcut. The path was well-trodden, and there were muddy steps the whole way up. It basically felt like using the Stairmaster on the hardest level possible. Every time I looked back I had a more spectacular view of the city, the Firth of Forth, and the injuries I would endure if I slipped.

It was so incredibly windy when I got to the top that I was afraid my jacket would act as a parachute and sweep me off the cliff. I lay down on some cushiony moss and soaked in the breathtaking scenery.

The only thing more difficult that climbing up the steep side of the mountain is getting back down. I decided that constantly looking down at the hundreds of feet below me would be too unnerving, so I instead took a leisurely stroll down the gentle incline on the other side of the mountain. If you decide you want to summit the Seat, save yourself some pain and take the easy path both ways.

At the end of my second trip for the illustrious travel guide known as Let's Go, I've had a few realizations about what it takes to be out in the field for a travel guide company.

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I pee a lot. I keep hydrated during the day, what with all the walking I'm doing, and burn through two or three fill-ups of your average plastic water bottle, plus the glasses of water at cafes, plus coffees, plus the occasional soda, all within your typical 9am-5pm day. 

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As I sit and type up this blog on a functional and (what the hell, I'll say it) attractive little macbook, I'm reminded of just how lucky we Let's Go researches of the 21st century are. In fact, I was in the National Museum of Scotland the other day and ran across a machine that was obviously a Let's Go antique, used to transcribe past researchers' work from hastily scribbled (but informative!) notes to professional, squeaky clean, book-approved material (that's also informative!).

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Drinking blogs, there had to be a few. 

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