Farewell Shetland, Hello Orkney How Far Ahead Do You Plan ? To keep my journey flexible, I don’t plan my next accommodation too far in advance. Sometimes I book 1 to 2 days ahead, however, this is high season so I decided to start checking 2 weeks in advance. […]
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WWOOF Before I started my travel adventures for this year I signed up with the U.K. chapter of an organization called WWOOF — Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms. The opportunity available to me is to volunteer my time and skills at a host farm and they provide room and board. […]
This is is the fourth article of my series on touring Shetland. I have one more article about Shetland to follow. Shetland Museum When I visit a new destination one of the things I like to do is visit the local history museum. These museums […]
This is the third article of my series on touring Shetland. Islesburgh House Hostel is a Great Home Base for Day Tripping Shetland has a wonderful bus and ferry system with friendly drivers. The buses have routes that take you to many of the archeological and […]
This is the second in a series about Shetland Islands. It is a recap my adventures exploring the geological wonders and a little bit about the birds residing in them in Shetland. Eshaness Located in the Northmavine part of Shetland Island, Eshaness offers an easy path to follow along […]
This is the first of a series of articles about my touring around Shetland. First Stop: Tourist Information Before I succumbed to sleep too early in the day I decided to walk to the town center and check out the iCentre – the Visit Scotland tourist information […]
May 10 – 15 I have decided that I like to take my time when traveling and transitions are no exception. It only took me 5 days to travel from New York City to mainland Shetland, which included 2 planes, 1 train and a ferry. I wanted to begin […]
The tired hiker and me at the end of the West Highland Way 2017. The West Highland Way is a 96-mile path that connects villages in the Highlands of Scotland. One of the beauties of walking the West Highland Way is that I can end each day with a […]