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Covid-19 And The Stiff Upper Lip - Travel Blog Covid-19 And The Stiff Upper Lip A Journey Through Pandemic Times and UK Memories Back in The U.K. after a visit to Ireland. Not talking about The Pandemic is like denying gravity exists. That ostrich approach of sticking our collective head in the sand will not delay or deny the medical catastrophe, the logistics nightmare and the financial Armageddon that each of us experience in our own idiosyncratic ways. Call it malignant optimism, but the shared hallucination that it is "just the flu" is junk science. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger but make no mistake about it: This virus can kill. It doesn't have a brain, but we do. Careers are on hold, people are in limbo, and there are only two ways this epidemic wil...

Fair Isle - Britain's Most Remote Island Fair Isle Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island Waved goodbye to Fair Isle this morning and took our return flight to Tingwall. Flights leave from Tingwall airport, a ten minute drive from Lerwick. There are flights to the isle each weekday, weather permitting. While 27 miles offshore to the north of Shetland mainland, the island of Fair Isle, the UK's furthest outpost island, is a tiny and breath-takingly beautiful jewel, rich in birdlife and with a dedicated community whose love for their home residents are only too eager to share with the few intrepid visitors who make the journey each year. This time it was Sarah and I, and now we were hopping back over to the Shetland Mainland. ...

My Sheeple: Life on Britain's Most Remote Island My Sheeple Life on Britain's Most Remote Island 🐑 Fair Isle Population: 45 People + Countless Sheep My Sheeple - The True Residents of Fair Isle Fair Isle Wildlife and Landscapes Britain's Most Remote Haven Set in the middle of the North Atlantic, 38km (23mi) from Shetland and 43km (27mi) from Orkney, Fair Isle is as far away from civilization as it's possible to get in the British Isles. Measuring barely five kilometers across and two kilometers wide, the island is home to a tiny permanent population of just 45 people. In fact, it's the most remote inhabited place in the UK. Island Isolation Statistics 38km F...

Fair Isle South Light: A Pharologist's Delight Fair Isle South Light A Pharologist's Delight 🏮 Stevenson Lighthouse Heritage Lighthouses are not just stone, brick, metal, and glass. There's a human story at every lighthouse; that's the story Dave wants to tell. Fair Isle South Light - Scotland's Tallest Lighthouse in Shetland The Lighthouse Experience Exploring Fair Isle's Maritime Heritage The Majestic 85-Foot Tower - 106 Steps to Maritime History A Stevenson Lighthouse Legacy South Light Statistics 85 Feet Tall ...

Malcolm's Head: Where Clarity Meets the Horizon | Ed Reif Malcolm's Head Where Clarity Meets the Horizon "Sometimes the best boardroom is a cliff face, and the clearest strategy session happens when you're catching your breath at 200 feet above the North Atlantic." 🏔️ The Elevation Principle Malcolm's Head isn't just Fair Isle's highest point—it's a metaphor for the mental elevation required to see beyond immediate problems. Standing here, taking in some of the best coastal scenery and features on Fair Isle, you realize that perspective is often just a matter of altitude. In military planning, we called it "gaining the high ground." In poker, it's reading the table from a position of strength. In life,...