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== Public Transportation ==
Blackriding is impossible as you pay the driver on entering the city buses.
You need the exact change of GBP 1.50 if you are over 15.
== Sleeping ==
There are a number of sizeable parks right in the centre of the city, e.g. The Meadows South of the Royal Mile and the hills around Arthur's Seat. Especially the latter should be a good spot for spending the night provided you're a bit stealthy - remember you're in a big city, even though this part has a very rural appearance.
The Pentland Hills are a perfect location to camp with almost no hindrances whatsoever. The further you walk up the hill - the more spectacular the views of Edinburgh become. The hills are reasonably remote/peaceful with a lot of woodland and long grass for camping. The Pentlands are situated to the very south of Edinburgh and can be seen from almost any location in Edinburgh (note do not get confused with Arthur's Seat). The hills very noticeably have a ski slope on it which resembles the shape of the UK - head in that direction taking the 4, 15 or 16 Lothian Bus (25-45 minutes from centre).
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As an Edinburgh local and someone who has hitchhiked from Edinburgh before I completely agree with the above paragraph. If you take the number 4 or 15 Lothian Bus or 100 MacEwan's Bus from the centre of Edinburgh to the location 'Hillend'. From Hillend you will see a big 'ESSO' petrol station which is a perfect location to hold up a sign to hitch down the A702 or A703. One piece of advice though - make sure that the person picking you up is going a reasonable distance as you do not want to get stranded somewhere in the Boarders of Scotland (it can be pretty remote)! You get people going almost going as far as London/Dover for work/holidays as the A702 eventually leads onto the [[M74 (GB)]].
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