An American family is heartbroken after spending thousands of dollars and traveling thousands of miles to Edinburgh for the Hogmanay festival, only to have many events canceled due to bad weather.
An American family has been left 'devastated' after spending $10,000 (£8,000) and travelling 4,000 miles from Georgia to visit Edinburgh 's Hogmanay festival, after many events were cancelled due to inclement weather. Amber Newton, 45, and her husband Richard, who has Scottish heritage, saved up for years to fund the special trip for their two sons, aged 13 and 16.
With New Year's the couple's favourite time of year, they were keen to make a special trip every five years to mark the occasion as a family. However, the weather has resulted in widespread Hogmanay event cancellations, with the Street Party and Torchlight Procession -which the family had tickets for- called off yesterday. Speaking to our sister title Edinburgh Live, Amber said: 'We're devastated. We've spent thousands of dollars. I was full of positivity yesterday, but today I'm overwhelmed and not very optimistic. It just sucks. My husband cried about three times yesterday. He never cries.' The family, whose friends and family generally don't travel, flew over 22 hours to be in the capital for the festivities. Her mother, who has never left Georgia, was excited for them to see more of the world, and bought them tickets to the Torchlight Procession. They saved and sacrificed to fund the trip, with the couple choosing not to buy each other Christmas presents this year and close their garden swimming pool during the summer. They also put their savings towards the trip instead of a car for their son's 16th birthday. Amber, a librarian, worked at a bar and a summer school for two years to boost their savings. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. She said: 'The pool's liner was broken and it was either go to Europe or have a pool. It all went straight to the trip', adding: 'It's huge that we are here and want to make it a tradition that we get out of our little tow
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