This short film about the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra’s visit to Svalbard should ensure some snowy dreams @Gary.

It is a rather remarkable place by the looks of things. Polar bears are a very real threat.

That was my reaction too @Locust. I was embarrassed about appearing smug but what you say is true,

My daughter’s school is 4 minutes walk from the Metro and it is a very rare sight indeed to see a parent […]

I had not heard the name of the uninhabited island of Staffa until this morning, But even at primary school I had heard of its most famous attraction. Other than Andy Stewart and his lack of troosers, this was […]

Canvey is a very worthy addition to our list of islands.

Two extraordinary stories. Loved the description of Feelgood: they looked like a gang of bankrobbers who played music in their spare time.

Utterly disgusting Romanian toilets, gale force winds, vomit by the bucketload….this thread is puling no punches.

So I was delighted read about summers in the Stockholm archipelago with the Arena Theatre B […]

In the early 1980s, I was lucky enough to sail with the Hurtigrute, the ferry service which sails along the Norwegian coast, all the way up to Nordkapp, the Northernmost point in Europe,

As that article […]

Wow Freddy! What magic words did you use? You certainly have managed to conjure up some tracks that have left in a state of considerable euphoria.

A special word of praise for Blossoms,.A cracking pop song and […]

It really is very enjoyable! Great find.

I thought you were pulling our legs about Steve Davis! Not at all!

I’m putting in a vote for Reina del Cid. She made some waves here a few weeks back for a cover of […]

How often did you travel back and forth? I checked and see that the journey time is 2 hours 45 minutes, so I resume you went home at the weekend.

Thanks for reminding us that ferries are not always fun. A […]

Brilliant! Good for you.

And thanks a lot for sharing your good news. Nice to be reminded that our little community can be very supportive.

I saw Aldous at Roskilde this summer and she was quite magnificent.

Not a funny hat in sight, although her slightly idiosyncratic togs made one of my pals comment

I am extremely curious to find out more abut Margaret Fay Shaw, the American photographer, and folklorist who lived to the grand old age of 101 on Canna in the Outer Hebrides.

Looking for that, I stumbled […]

La Isla de Rathlin is known in Spain! Asturian band Llan de Cubel with their tribute tom that puffin paradise.

Marra is always a joy!

One more piece about Margaret. What a woman!

It certainly does. No shortage of archipelagos here or in Finland.

Come out to Stockholm and I am sure I can persuade @Locust to take us out for a spin in her luxury yacht!

Listening to Margaret’s Waltz led to the obituary of this remarkable woman who moved from Pennsylvania to South Uist

Speed bonnie car, like a bird on the wing,
Over the sea to Skye.

I remember taking the ferry across to the misty island of Skye, back in the day. So I was rather astonished and a little disappointed to hear […]

Not as many polar bears as Wrangel, but just as interesting, is the Viking island of Bikra in Lake Mälaren. It is a 90 minute boat-ride from Stockholm. My daughter and her class are there on an excursion today […]

Cracking thread, Mousey! So many gems.

I really enjoyed that Bobby Gentry clip. Amazing strings and her mascara is in a league of its own