A History of the Shetland Islands Part 1: Prehistoric Mesolithic and...
These ancient isles upon which we Shetland dwellers dwell, Where the sun can bring you heaven and the wind can bring you hell, Where the winter runs long and the furred cows do yell, Where we await...
View ArticleA Shetland Cruise as part of a Scottish Tour
Due to our position at the top edge of this great nation it is quite a journey for many to get all the way to the Shetland Islands for a holiday. This journey is a historic one no matter from whence...
View ArticleHow to See it All: Bike, Foot, Caravan or… Caravan?!
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” Here at Shetland Nature Cruises we...
View ArticleOur Great Isles. Part 1
Our great Islands are fascinating and beautiful, they are magical, they are incredible, they are majestic and they deserve recognition and love. Though ‘Thurso’ may lay claim to having the most...
View ArticleSurviving on the Isles: Winter.
When thinking of how to survive on the Shetland Islands in the winter months it is much better to look toward our brethren on the Northern Continent than it is to look south to our friends on the...
View ArticleSurviving on the Isles II: Summer
Winter was tough and forgiving, a brutal time of sacrifice and hardship that I am, once more, glad to have survived. Each year the cold winds seep in and threaten to steal the life from right inside...
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