Edinburgh

Originally, if you gave someone "six of the best", you punished them by hitting them, usually on their bottom with a long, thin stick. Today, the expression has a much more positive meaning, especially when it comes to our travel tips.

"Age does not protect you from love. But love protects you from age." — Anaïs Nin. She was the lover of such literary greats as Henry Miller, Antonin Artaud and Edmund Wilson. So, in the spirit of ageless love, let's go looking for romance.

"Travel" sounds expensive, but it need not involve going to strange places or spending a lot of money. And that's why we're ending our travel year with Danny MacAskill cycling around Edinburgh to the soundtrack of a group called Band of Horses.

Visit the Scotch Whisky Experience on the Royal Mile and you'll learn that each single-malt has its own personality. And because hundreds of years of knowledge go into making great whisky, you'll be told that it's best not to mix it with Red Bull.

The summer days in Scotland are mild and long. The Highland Games and the Edinburgh Festival dominate the social calendar, but away from the cities and crowds, there are castles, beaches, pubs, mountains and, of course, lochs filled with mythical monsters.

She has a reputation for getting things done, talking straight with an Orkney accent, and throwing Hollywood stars out of pubs. Find out more about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's new boss, Kath Mainland, during her first season in charge.