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If couples want to elope today they go to Vegas, but back in eighteenth-century England they headed for the tiny village of Gretna Green on the Scottish border.

A range of active Lazy Days is on offer at the historic Tontine Hotel, a coaching inn in Peebles in the Scottish Borders, including cycling, walking, golf, and food.

Visitors to the Borders region of Scotland have a wide choice of places to see. In the summer months the area is popular with both tourists and Scottish holidaymakers.

In a distinguished career he became the father of Indian finance, a key figure in the founding of today's Standard Chartered Bank and founder of the Economist Magazine.

It is now four decades since double Formula 1 World Champion Jim Clark perished at Hockenheim. Racing fans everywhere will be remembering one of the greatest ever.

Dunfermline offers a number of places for tourists to explore. It is also an excellent base from which to explore the rest of Scotland.

Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch attacked English castle and rescued notorious Scottish Reiver, Kinmont Willie Armstrong, when peace existed between England and Scotland.