A traveller's guide: Sights to see in Scotland

With Scotland's famed Burns Night around the corner – celebrating the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns – HELLO! Online explores all that this lush green land has to offer. A fusion...

Where it all began: The royal story of Kate Middleton and Prince William in St Andrews, Scotland

As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare to embark on a new chapter of their lives together – as they wait for the arrival of Kate's expected baby some time in 2013 – we...

Lands of a Scottish legend

"Wallace made Scotland; he is Scotland: he is the symbol of all that is best  and purest and truest and most heroic in our national life." with these words, R.B. Cunninghame Graham, the...

Time for tea - and cakes, too!

Quite simply, tea is our national drink, classless and timeless, and every day we drink 165 million cups of it. But 'tea' isn't just a drink: even the cricket commentators appreciate a slice of cake with...

Super ideas for Valentine's getaways

A touch of nostalgia
 On the Devon coast, the privately owned Burgh Island – actually only separated from the mainland at high tide – is the site of Burgh Island Hotel. This fine art-deco...

The best of British

There are lots of places of cultural and natural heritage around the British Isles that UNESCO considers to have outstanding universal value. They range from the great megalithic blocks of Stonehenge and...

Five-star train-spotting!

The Blue Train  Ranked among the very best hotels in the world, not only for the luxury and exclusivity of the accommodation and the quality of the service, but also for the chance to travel back...

Edinburgh – even better in summer

Scotland's second most populous city lies about fifty miles north of the English border, between the Firth of Forth and the Pentland Hills. With its fine castle perched high on a rocky crag, the medieval...

Which summer festival will you choose?

Veranos de la Villa – Madrid's Summer in the city One of the year's top diary dates in the Spanish capital. Dance, theatre, zarzuela (Spanish operetta) and concerts are all performed on stages...

Ten places in the lives of the royal couple

Notting Hill, London
 Do you remember the photos of the late Princess Diana with William the schoolboy on his first day at school? He was dressed in the long dark socks and short trousers of a typical...

Spas fit for a future queen

Spa by ESPA, Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland  
 This fine hotel with its award-winning spa is close to St Andrews, where Kate Middleton and Prince William met when they were students. For just £135...

Royal couple return to the university where love struck

Royal couple return to the university where love struck

Royal couple return to the university where love struck

Royal couple return to the university where love struck

First Minister Alex Salmond hoping William and Kate have a Scottish honeymoon

First Minister Alex Salmond hoping William and Kate have a Scottish honeymoon

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall tipped to marry in Scotland

A white-walled parish church on Edinburgh's Royal Mile could be the setting for a royal wedding. Canongate Kirk is being tipped as the likely venue for Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall's nuptials...

Spend the night with a ghost in Scotland