Author: Pollybert
Skaill beach walking on Orkney
While walking through the prehistoric Neolithic village of Skara Brae I read in my guide book that there was a…
Passione-Da Ferdinando
The 13th district of Vienna is rather a culinary desert. Or at least it was while I lived there. Come…
Orkney – more walking around the Mainland – Yesnaby
After the Neolithic treasures, a walking tour on Hoy, the Churchill Barriers in the South, and Kirkwall, I had a…
Breakfast at The Long Hall
Finding a breakfast place on a Sunday and even more so on the third day of the new year is…
Books
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander Book 9) by Diana Gabaldon: My heart is full with so…
Stromness and the south of Mainland Orkney
The ferry to Hoy left from Houton, which is in the southwest of Mainland Orkney. So while already in this…
The Brough of Birsay and an Earl’s Palace
Orkney was totally different planned, with more trips to the other islands and lots more Neolithic graves and a visit…
Orkney – exploring Hoy and its Old Man
Besides a lot of sightseeing the plan for Orkney was always to go at least on one hike. The Old…
