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THE ORKNEYS

From ancient stones to timeless biker hospitality, Saff rides north to taste the true spirit of Orkney

If you’ve ever said, ‘I’m not a cruise person,’ this voyage may change your mind. Hurtigruten’s North Cape Signature Voyage is nothing like the floating mega-ships packed with thousands of holidaymake

I’m awake. Very awake. It’s early on a wind-whipped Sunday morning and I’m neck-deep in the sea off the Isle of Man’s north-east coast. The rain is steady, the swell is heavy and the water is gaspindu

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