{"id":66628,"date":"2023-12-04T05:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=66628"},"modified":"2025-03-25T03:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:15:46","slug":"uncovering-edinburghs-unseen-stories-with-invisible-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/uncovering-edinburghs-unseen-stories-with-invisible-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncovering Edinburgh\u2019s unseen stories with Invisible Cities\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Explore Edinburgh&#8217;s captivating history with Invisible Cities, where engaging guides who have experienced homelessness reveal the city&#8217;s lesser-known stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Did you know that there are more statues of animals in Edinburgh than there are of women?&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So begins Gayle, an Invisible Cities guide, on her Real Women of Edinburgh tour. On an Invisible Cities tour, you won\u2019t be regaled with lists of years and dates \u2013 or even kings and queens, unless there\u2019s a particularly fascinating (or gory) story behind them. Instead of following a script, the guides design the tours themselves, around their own interests.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invisible Cities is a tour company with a difference \u2013 not least because all of their guides have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. This impactful experience is part of Intrepid\u2019s brand-new <a href=\"\/united-kingdom\/premium-scotland-160923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premium Scotland<\/a> trip, offering travellers a unique take on the Scottish capital.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zakia Moulaoui started Invisible Cities in 2016. 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In Edinburgh alone, travellers can choose from themes such as Crime and Punishment, History of Witchcraft and Queer History. And, of course, Gayle\u2019s Real Women of Edinburgh tour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning our tour in Edinburgh\u2019s 14th-century Grassmarket \u2013 once the place for public executions \u2013 Gayle opens with the story of Maggie Dickson, who was hanged in the square after being convicted of infanticide (which she denied). Somehow, she survived the hanging, waking in the coffin hours later. She was allowed to live and was known henceforth as &#8216;Half-hangit (half-hanged) Maggie.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, it seems that Edinburgh\u2019s women got a raw deal back in the day. When we arrive at Edinburgh Castle, Gayle ignores an inundated tourist hotspot and instead shows us the nearby Witches\u2019 Well. There, a plaque and a small Celtic Revival-style fountain commemorate the hundreds of women who died in the witch trials of the 16th and 17th centuries. \u2018The reasons for conviction included practising herbal healing or midwifery \u2013 or having Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia,&#8217; says Gayle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Touring beyond the typical<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other plaques \u2013 unseen by the swell of crowds below \u2013 include that of Elsie Inglis, a doctor and suffragist who opened a hospital for women and children in Edinburgh. During the Second World War, she founded female-staffed hospitals on the front line. She personally led a medical team in Serbia, becoming the first woman to receive the Order of the White Eagle, the highest Serbian honour for heroism. Following a fundraising campaign in 2022, a statue of her is to be built \u2013 the first statue of a named woman on the Royal Mile, the city\u2019s main thoroughfare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now and again, Gayle inserts information about Edinburgh\u2019s homeless population, pointing out details like homeless charities that line the lower half of the Royal Mile \u2013 something that had previously escaped my notice. Zakia had told me this would be a feature of the tours.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s never doom and gloom, though,\u2019 Zakia says. \u2018It needs to be an entertaining, interesting experience for the guest. You\u2019re on your holiday, we\u2019re not going to depress you for the rest of your life.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At St Columba\u2019s Church, Gayle tells us about the Sparkle Sisters initiative, originally set up by Invisible Cities but now run as an independent charity by the church. Every three months, Sparkle Sisters put on Pamper Nights for women affected by homelessness, where they can get free haircuts, manicures, sanitary products, clothes and toiletries. Gayle found out about Invisible Cities by attending one of these events, eventually deciding to join as a guide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-425x283.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Invisible-Cities-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Many Invisible Cities tour guides go on to work in hospitality or set up their own businesses | Courtesy of Invisible Cities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike other entry-level jobs that might be available to them, Invisible Cities guides are free to work as much or as little as they want. They also receive extensive training to build up their confidence and help them to craft their custom tours. &#8216;We had first-aid training, customer service training and public speaking training,&#8217; Gayle tells me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invisible Cities&#8217; employees are also actively encouraged to leave. &#8216;That\u2019s the idea \u2013 that people <em>should<\/em> move on,&#8217; says Zakia. &#8216;The guides have one-on-one meetings with a support person, and one of the questions we ask them is, &#8220;What do you want to do?&#8221; And we go through what a pay slip is, and what taxes are and how they work.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many go on to work in hospitality or set up their own businesses. Some become full-time guides for Invisible Cities; when tips are factored in, they can earn a considerable wage. 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