Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...
Orkney Islands Council has removed a number of flags from Kirkwall town centre as it says they were put up without permission. Union flags and saltires appeared on poles along the front of the grounds ...
A local taxi driver offers up two stories as evidence of just how friendly Kirkwall, the largest town in Scotland's Orkney archipelago, can be. The first: He left his wallet, phone and car keys on the ...
As you wander through some of the world’s most remarkable Neolithic ruins and standing stone circles, you could be forgiven for thinking the fierce winds that blow over the remote Orkney Islands carry ...
A man who forced the closure of Orkney's Kirkwall Airport after telling a staff member "airplane goes boom" has been jailed for four years. Ross Buchan, 21, admitted making repeated phonecalls, saying ...
Bonfire Night in Kirkwall can be one of the most exciting nights of the year. There are loads of Guy Fawkes events in Kirkwall and no matter what the weather's like, you can always be sure a firework ...
Sumburgh in Shetland is one of the three airports where charges are to be introduced Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial) is to introduce parking charges this summer at Sumburgh, Kirkwall and ...