Category Archives: Islands

Neolithic Orkney

Posted on 14 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Among the many amazing sights to be seen in this place are the Neolithic monuments. Everyone’s heard of Stonehenge in southern England, but not everyone knows that the British Isles are positively littered with stone age ruins. Orkney, as you … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on 13 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

I love this poem. I carried and shared it on Poem in your Pocket Day on April 18, soon after we decided to come here this summer. The author lived for a time on Rousay, a small island off Orkney’s … Continue reading →

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Walking on Westray

Posted on 12 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Westray is the second largest island in the Orkneys. Its main village, Pierowall, consists of a small hotel with restaurant, two general stores, a fish vendor, a chippie (open summers only), and the hostel where we are staying. People come … Continue reading →

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Kirkwall

Posted on 11 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Last night we got stuck in Kirkwall. While I love Orkney (I’ve been here twice before), I had hoped to avoid its capital city, which I remembered didn’t have a whole lot to recommend it. But we arrived too late … Continue reading →

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The island adventures begin

Posted on 10 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Our time in Scandinavia came to an end today with a short flight to Kirkwall, Orkney. This route makes for an easy transition between regions: Orkney was ruled by Norse kings until 1468 and there are still many cultural ties. … Continue reading →

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Stockholm syndrome

Posted on 27 Jun 2013 by lornaofarabia

It’s funny, but some of my impressions of places this time are entirely different from what I remember from 30 years ago. Could be that the place has changed, or that I have, or that the circumstances are different. It … Continue reading →

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