Go ski-ing in Aviemore or head for the West Coast of Scotland with the palm trees on the beaches. Yes, it's true! The warm water of the Gulf Stream provides an almost semi-tropical climate. Try pony-trekking or mountain-biking across the highlands and see the scenery at its best.

The Edinburgh festival and the Loch Ness monster will draw you back again and again. There are hundreds of hotels offering a huge range of facilities from golf to grouse, salmon to haggis and hydro's to health spa's. Come and bide a wee while and enjoy a wonderfully relaxing time. Edinburgh, of course is the Millennium city but search hard and you might still just find a room for New Year's Eve.