Answers on a postcard, please We asked three of Aberdeen’s leading business women to give us the lowdown on their favourite travel destinations… Julie Clark-Spence, Balfour and Manson Assuming that it was safe to do so, if you could go anywhere right now, where would you choose and why? I would go and visit my…

Skene House has been ‘always more accommodating’ for over 40 years. We have seen many changes over those four decades and have adapted to suit the needs of our guests and clients by being flexible and service-minded, always aiming to ‘go the extra mile’. This attitude has served us in good stead and, in addition…

Getting out when you can’t go anywhere The world is closed. So where can you go when you can’t go anywhere, but you’ll go crazy if you don’t get out? As we go to print, people are still able to go out for exercise, which confers a multiplicity of health and mental wellbeing benefits. A…

Winter sun escapes There are times when you need to have a break from winter’s endless march of grey days and grey faces so take yourself off to warmer climes. Our winter sun picks range from a balmy Tenerife to a sizzling hot Goa, via Cape Verde and Florida. Decide on how warm you want…

Scotland’s hidden treasure If you’ve never experienced Shetland, then you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s always a dark, cold, wet, treeless and barely habitable spot. And you’d be wrong, so very, very wrong. Even in the depths of winter, Shetland has a lot going for it. Lonely Planet’s experts ranked the islands in…