Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. This sandbar connecting St Ninian's Isle with the mainland of ...

From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago’s main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...

There’s a moment in the latest season of the BBC crime drama “Shetland” when the camera pans slowly over the cliffs of Eshaness in the north of the island of Mainland, Shetland. Volcanic cliffs drop ...

Members of the Viking Jarl Squad march with burning torches during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, Lerwick, Shetland Islands,. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian vikings in the ...

The festival of the intricately crafted textiles of the Shetland Islands, a remote archipelago off Scotland’s coast, draws hundreds of knitters from around the world for all things wool. The sheep are ...

The annual Shetland Race from Bergen will be at Lerwick from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 June. 2016 marks the 30th annual race which started in 1987 – that first year with only one competitor actually ...

Windstar Cruises is out with an unusual new itinerary that focuses on some of the most remote North Atlantic islands. Dubbed Secrets of the Faroe, Shetland & Orkney Islands, the seven-night trip ...

There's a moment in the latest season of the BBC crime drama "Shetland" when the camera pans slowly over the cliffs of Eshaness, in the north of the island of Mainland, Shetland. Volcanic cliffs drop ...