Hello, Mark ...I've just returned from a full afternoon in town, or I'd have replied earlier - since the New Year is almost upon us and time will obviously be of the essence.

Alas, I myself have never been to Scotland's renowned Hogmanay Festival in all the twenty-odd years the event has been up and running as, like another notable, annual Scottish attraction - 'T' in the Park - it tends to cater more for younger age groups, and the entire length of the Capital's wide, main thoroughfare as well as its neighbouring environs are usually mobbed (if television highlights from previous years are anything to go by) so ... be warned ... cars should definitely steer well clear of the city centre.

One thing's for sure ... you WON'T be bored! There're the usual firework displays, of course, plus a plethora of street entertainers, hot dog stalls and the like, to delight the crowds.

Here's wishing you both a very Happy New Year and a GREAT wee holiday North of the Border.