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Photograph: Euan Baxter
Fresh snow this month in Scotland’s Cairngorm mountains means snowboarding season is on!
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Photograph: visitscotland.com/surprise
A highlight of Scotland’s cultural Olympiad programme, Speed of Light is part sporting event, part performance art. Thousands of runners wearing special energy-harvesting suits will light up Arthur’s Seat as they make their way up the famous hill, every night for three weeks from 10 August-2 September - as featured in our cultural holiday planner for 2012
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Meanwhile, In Scotland of the Day: Oh. My. God! Tramapoleen! Trambapoleen!
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Seems this video first appeared on Facebook, posted by Conor Guichan in Fife, Scotland - now trending on Twitter as we speak using the #bawbag hashtag and OMG Trampoline. Follow our live blog.
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Photograph: Idil Sukan
Official photographer for the Pleasance, Idil Sukan, has been chronicling the Edinburgh fringe. As part of our Edinburgh festivals Tumblr takeover, here are a selection of her intimate portraits taken backstage with some of the veterans, comedy stars and newcomers of this year’s festival …
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Salmond hails ‘historic’ victory as SNP secures Holyrood’s first ever majority
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