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Mousa

Even when you are already on an island there are still so much more islands to visit. I´ve already seen the Island of Mousa lying next to mainland Shetland while driving from Lerwick to my lovely Airbnb and on day two it was time for a visit. The Mous...

St. Ninian´s

On my way home from Jarlshof I made one further stop – at St. Ninian´s Isle. St. Ninian´s Isle is a small tidal island on the south-western coast of Shetland and connected to mainland Shetland with a “tombolo”. A tombolo is a narrow...

West Voe Beach

The beaches in Scotland will never cease to amaze me – white sand and crystal clear turquoise water. I just had to walk or better-said drive around the corner from Jarlshof to West Voe beach. On the left side of the photo, you see the lighthouse ...

Jarlshof

Jarlshof greeted me with my first Shetland ponies and a lovely view of Sumburgh Lighthouse – it was just a short drive from there. Beautiful situated on the southwest coast of Shetland Jarlshof is like a step by step overview of the last 4500 yea...

Sumburgh Head

My very first excursion brought me to Sumburgh Head and the lighthouses, which was actually due to missing the turn to Jarlshof, but I didn´t mind. Sumburgh Head is the southern tip of Shetland, has 100 m high cliffs, two lighthouses (you could rent t...

My Scottish Summer – itinerary

It´s already been two weeks that I´ve returned to Vienna and said goodbye to my Scottish summer. Or like it is said in Scotland: Haste Ye Back, return soon!. Something I am already planning on! But let´s start with this year´s adventure! To give a ...

Travelling in Scotland in times like these

Today is my last day in Orkney and half of my summer in Scotland is already over. Time flies by! Tomorrow the ferry will take me to the North of Scotland for a week in Assynt and then another ferry to Lewis & Harris. Two isles down, two (and one) m...

My Scottish Summer

It´s been three weeks now that I have arrived on Scottish soil, but I consider the day after my mandatory 10 days of self-isolation the actual start of “My Scottish Summer”! Even though the 10 days went by pretty quickly, thanks to all my ...

Victorius – Rise From The Flames – Ein Album Review

Genre: Heavy Metal Hier handelt es sich nicht um die Band Victorius aus Leipzig, die seit 2004 unterwegs sind und den Power Metal pflegen. Stattdessen habe ich das Debüt Album einer schottischen Formation gleichen Namens vor mir, die etwas jünger sin...