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Welcome To The Hotel Fair Isle

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 Sometimes it can feel like checking out is easier than leaving, due to the unpredictable weather at either end, Shetland mainland or here or Fair Isle. If you can see Sheep Rock, they can land a plane View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif)

Land Sea and Air Today

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Want to lose weight this winter? Going wild swimming in cold seas, lakes and rivers could help, study finds Danish researchers recruited eight men who swam outdoors once a week They found the men had a lower pulse and reduced blood pressure Outdoor swimming is increasingly popular in both the UK and Denmark and here in Shetland on Fair Isl e Results point to winter swimming as an activity that could increase energy expenditure, thus proposing a new lifestyle activity that might contribute to weight loss or weight control View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ed Reif (@edreif)

Croft & Compass

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Fair Isle Life - Timeline Life on Fair Isle A Journey Through Scotland's Remote Beauty 🏝️ Island Life Awakening No man is an island but you can live on one of 500 in Scotland. Living on Fair Isle can awaken you from the slumber of almost living. It's a hard life here in many ways, and the only easy day was yesterday. "Boredom is a kind of anorexia of the soul - so what is the remedy here. Part DOING and Part BEING but mostly being." 🎬 Featured: Island Reflections ...

A One-Man National Geographic Trip To Everywhere

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Shetland Islands Experience The Shetland Islands Where rugged cliffs meet gentle sheep "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" "Three explorers, one road, and Carlos the bull—Fair Isle's unexpected legend!" "Skyelark, the fierce little guardian of the flock! Her battleship grey dog house—once a humble chicken coop—now her...

The Places We Will Go

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The Places We Go · Share Fair Isle Share Fair Isle Rock & Roam Decision Science Fair Isle Deja Blue Skyelark The Places We Go · Fair Isle · Global Pandemic Share Fair Isle Ed Reif, Sarah Kennedy, and Terrier Skyelark go off-grid for a year on Fair Isle during the global pandemic. Open Share Fair Isle See Video Ordinary World The Call Answer the Call Foreign Land Trials The Elixir The Places We Go When the World Stopped, We Went Farther Away Fair Isle did not feel like retreat. It felt like the map had been simplified down to weather, work, community, and attention. During the global pandemic, the usual travel equation disappeared. Flights stopped. Borders tight...