Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. This sandbar connecting St Ninian's Isle with the mainland of ...

Tammy Hine has recently undertaken the unique position of being the sole nurse on Fair Isle, a secluded island in the UK. After facing considerable travel challenges due to inclement weather, she now ...

From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland's Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago's main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...

As Alison Rendall took up her knitting needles to click and clack her way to creating her first Buggiflooer Beanie, she may well have felt the world watching. Her eagerly awaited woolly hat would ...

Shetland Islands Council is working to clear drains after businesses were hit by flooding as a result of heavy rain. Several ...

Shetland's inter-island ferry service has been described as "the social and economic backbone" of the islands, with a fleet of 12 vessels sailing about 70,000 times a year to nine islands. Plans to ...

There's a moment in the latest season of the BBC crime drama "Shetland" when the camera pans slowly over the cliffs of Eshaness, in the north of the island of Mainland, Shetland. Volcanic cliffs drop ...

Chartwell Marine, a pioneer of vessel design, has announced an order for a new Fair Isle ferry to supply to Shetland Islands Council. The vessel is due to commence build at Parkol Marine Engineering, ...

On Tuesday evening the long awaited Shetland will be returning to BBC One for its fifth season. The crime-drama, which was originally based on novels by Ann Cleeves, follows Inspector Jimmy Perez, ...

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