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Pandemic Travel: What a Year-2020

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What A Year - 2020 Vision: When Travel Changed Forever 2020 VISION When Travel Changed Forever What A Year! It was the best of vibes. It was the worst of vibes. We waited for 2020 to have that perfect vision. Nobody could predict what they'd be seeing and doing this year - washing their hands, wearing a mask and social distancing because of the global pandemic. 2020 Adventures 🏔️ Yellowstone National Park (WY not?) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Fair Isle, Scotland (Shetland) 🏰 Dover, England (White Cliffs) 🏰 Orlando (Disney) ...

Flight From Fair Isle To Shetlands

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Shepherding at the World’s Fringe

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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...

2020: The ultimate eye test—Did we see clearly, or were we blinded by the chaos?

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Hotel @nyware • The Pandemic Chapter 2020 Vision What a year. We waited for 2020 to bring perfect vision. Nobody predicted masks, handwashing, social distance, grounded cruise fleets, cancelled itineraries, and the strange new art of finding movement inside a world that had stopped. When travel changed forever Roads replaced ships Fair Isle became the far edge It was the best of vibes. It was the worst of vibes. We waited for 2020 to have that perfect vision. Nobody could predict what they would be seeing and doing this year: washing their hands, wearing a mask, and social distancing because of the global pandemic. The year began at sea and ended on Britain’s most remote inhabited island. Yellowstone National Park WY not? Fair Isle, Scotland Shetland Dover, England White Cliffs Orlando and South Florida Disney Caribbean cruises Bef...

South Lighthouse Fair Isle

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Hotel @nyware • The Lighthouse Chapter Fair Isle South Light A pharologist’s delight: a Stevenson lighthouse standing at the edge of Britain’s most remote inhabited island, where engineering, weather, and human story meet the sea. Stevenson Heritage Built 1891 Shetland’s Tallest Light 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. The Lighthouse Experience Exploring Fair Isle’s Maritime Heritage South Light is not only a landmark. It is a field note in stone: weather, optics, engineering, isolation, and the old discipline of getting people home safely. From the South End Two Views of the Same Signal The tower looks simple from a distance. Up close, the details begin to tell the story. ...

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