As part of her ‘Farewell to the British Isles' tour the QE2 will berth off Edinburgh/Fife coastline on Tuesday 7th October from 10.00am, leaving the same evening to sail down to Southampton before

As part of her farewell British Isles' tour, The Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2 as she is commonly known will make her final voyage in Scottish waters in the Forth Estuary on 7 October.

The Cavalcade sees performers from all the Edinburgh Festivals roll through the city in an annual procession at the beginning of August. It takes place on the first Sunday of the month, which in 2008 is Sunday 3 August.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival pitches camp in Charlotte Square Gardens this year between 9th and 25th August, hosting a staggering 800 authors from around the world. The quality and range of authors always draws wide interest, and this year is no exception. Following the launch of ticket sales last month, heavy traffic made the web site inaccessible for a while and a good number of events have already sold out.

A 10 foot, bronze statue of one of the most famous thinkers of the Edinburgh Enlightenment, Adam Smith, was unveiled yesterday outside St. Giles Cathedral.

A series of ghostly walks and ghoulish events at a number of venues form this the fourth festival of infamous Edinburgh spirits.

Lord Provost George Grubb will welcome fifty Skye Terriers to the city's Lothian Chambers tomorrow (3.45pm) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of one of Edinburgh's most enduring and loveable ico

The two brothers who had a YouTube hit with their time-lapse short film of Edinburgh entitled Koya Moments have released a new film using similar techniques to capture Edinburgh's

On the last Friday of every month, cyclists of every hue from around the world ride together through city streets in a show of biking solidarity.

Edinburgh Zoo will be opening the largest chimpanzee enclosure in the world on Friday 2 May.

For scale, no show in Edinburgh can rival the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Literally hundreds of performers, both from Scotland and bands and organisations from abroad, gather under the dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. The series of displays combines breathtaking shows of military precision, often a battle re-enactment, military bands, including the mass pipes and drums.

It might be surprising that Scotland's most visited tourist attraction, with 1.2 million visitors a year, did not have its own web site up until last month.

The 8th annual Whisky Distillers Fair takes place today at the Scotch Whisky Experience from 11am. Distillers attending the tasting experience include Dewar's, Tullibardine, Bowmore, Tomatin, Glenfarclaus and Bunnahabain.

Edinburgh has a fair selection of parks. If you are looking to escape the festival to an oasis of calm or just looking for a good walk read on.

Buildings, private gardens, and venues across Edinburgh, normally closed off to the general public, throw open their portals and doors as part of the Doors Open Day this Saturday.

If you are walking uptown in Edinburgh, chances are you will pass by the floral clock in West Princes Street Garden. The clock is not only

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