Shetlands — The North

This is Part 3 of our series on a vacation in the Shetland Islands in August 2013. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 too, if you missed them.

Compared to most of the rest of the planet, just getting to the Shetlands puts you squarely in The North. Sure, there are large portions of Scandinavia and Russia and Canada above 60°N, but this is as far north as we’ve ever been on land or sea. Continue reading Shetlands — The North

Getting to the Shetlands

This is Part 1 of our series on a vacation in the Shetland Islands in August 2013.

We’d been talking about a Dog & Pony Show with our pal Resident Evil on Earth for over a year, but our vacation schedules never seemed to align properly. It was kind of a chore just to figure out the airfare — we have never needed three flights just to arrive at a destination within the EU before now. Getting there was certainly worth it, but more of a challenge than is normal for us. Continue reading Getting to the Shetlands