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Our very own Shetland has been named by travel bible Lonely Planet as offering one of the seven best sunrises in the world. On a list that featured such exotic locations as Uluru in Australia, Okavango…
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‘Shetland’ debuts on BBC One
What an action-packed past few months it’s been for Shetland! In January, the world was captivated by a collection of photos of Fivla and Vitamin, two cute Shetland ponies dressed in their winter woolies. A few days later, Europe’s largest…
Shetland Ponies – Now with added dancing!
So, we thought putting Shetland ponies in cardigans was a fun way to show off a bit of Scottish nature. Well, mobile operator Three have gone one step further and made a video of one…
Shetland Ponies – What’s Your Natural Scotland?
Fivla and Vitamin, our Shetland ponies in cardigans, have found global fame as the unofficial mascots of the Year of Natural Scotland 2013! Now it’s YOUR turn – What’s your Natural Scotland? We want to…
Up Helly Aa – Shetland’s Viking Fire Festival
Shetland has been getting plenty of global attention courtesy of our Shetland ponies in jumpers, Fivla and Vitamin, who launched the Year of Natural Scotland last week. What better time then to shine a spotlight…
Shetland Ponies in Cardigans – Photos & Video!
Some rather striking cardigans have been seen on an usual set of Shetland residents – Shetland Ponies. Posing in their winter woollies, the ponies were marking the Year of Natural Scotland by sporting some rather…
Killer whale sightings near Shetland
With killer whale sightings near Shetland becoming increasingly popular in recent years, we thought we’d share a great photo posted by the Shetland Wildlife Facebook page from last week - Click through to see the fantastic shot…
A break to stunning Shetland
I recently stumbled across a great little article written by David Walsh for i-on Magazine about a break to Scotland’s magical Shetland isles. David’s talks of Shetland’s proud devotion to tourism and celebrating their unique…
Fair Isle Named One of The Top Ten Islands To Visit
Scotland’s Fair Isle has been named one of the top ten island’s in the world to visit in a new book published by National Geographic called ‘The Ten Best of Everything’. Located between Orkney and Shetland,…
Folk fest on Shetland
If you like nothing better than a bit of good old traditional fiddle music, look no further than Shetland over the next four days. Kicking off tonight is the Shetland Folk Festival, one of our…
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