Birmingham is a city which is often overlooked; lacking the presence of Manchester, or the coolness of Bristol, it is often relegated in people’s minds to the status of just another Midlands city. However, underestimating Birmingham would be a huge mistake - this unassuming city in fact has the biggest population, and the biggest economy, of any city in the UK after London.

Just say the word Scotland and several images are bound to spring to mind; misty, heather-covered mountains; shaggy Highland Cattle; and a glass of peaty, amber-coloured whisky. And where better to try Scotland’s most famous export than in Edinburgh? Read on for our recommendations , and the perfect whiskies to pair with them.

Sat on Carlton Hill, surveying the Georgian terraces and distant Firth of Forth, it is easy to fall in love with Edinburgh. Though a small city, it has a bewildering variety of space and place.

Edinburgh and Glasgow are the two great Scottish cities, one east, one west. But which is the place for you? We compare both locations - read on to find out which comes out on top!

Edinburgh, like San Francisco, Amsterdam and Barcelona, is one of those cities that you always feel you should walk, or at least cycle, around. For smallish cities, public transportation throws up an unusual question: do we really need it? And if so, what kind? The answer is often the same - trams.