Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...
As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...
A local taxi driver offers up two stories as evidence of just how friendly Kirkwall, the largest town in Scotland's Orkney archipelago, can be. The first: He left his wallet, phone and car keys on the ...
Orkney Islands Council has removed a number of flags from Kirkwall town centre as it says they were put up without permission. Union flags and saltires appeared on poles along the front of the grounds ...
Life on these isles is, if not simpler (have you tried getting from A to B on 70 islands?), then more elemental What’s going for it? The Orkney islands are my Plan B (though I haven’t told my wife).
Situated 6.2 miles from the north-east tip of the Scottish mainland, Orkney is Scotland’s sixth largest island and has a reputation for sunsets that set the sky alight. With a wealth of breathtaking ...
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