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PatrickLondon May 9th, 2016 07:21 AM

An island to avoid
 
Because it isn't there:

<i>Mystery surrounds a spoof tourist brochure for a non-existent island which has appeared at a number of sites around Orkney.</i>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-36210333

traveller1959 May 9th, 2016 08:11 AM

Oh, we have spent the Easter holidays on Mama Westray.

We had an invitation of my daughter's old girlfriend Cate, who drove us around the island in her bright red convertible.

We liked the island very much, especially the whiskey, which is not distilled from barley there, but from seaweed.

Otherwise, we were served a lot of pork which appears to be abundand on the island. It tasted like rotten squid, but it was at least way better than the fish & chips they serve in London.

Fra_Diavolo May 9th, 2016 11:10 AM

There'll always be an England!

hetismij2 May 9th, 2016 11:36 AM

You could always visit Sans Seriffe instead. The weather is probably better too.

laverendrye May 9th, 2016 01:16 PM

And don't forget Molvanîa and San Sombréro.

Hooameye May 9th, 2016 11:55 PM

"We liked the island very much, especially the whiskey, which is not distilled from barley there, but from seaweed."

That would be WHISKY then.

PatrickLondon May 10th, 2016 01:23 AM

>>That would be WHISKY then.<<

More likely iodine....

RM67 May 10th, 2016 02:44 AM

I love the fishing pigs...

dfourh May 10th, 2016 05:06 PM

The reason Mama Westray is no longer there is that she divorced Papa Westray and is now shacking up with John O'Groats.

dfourh May 10th, 2016 05:08 PM

I meant 'crofting up'.


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