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Viking fire festival in the Shetlands.
Anyone been?
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Posted : 26/09/2017 8:17 pm
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Never heard of it.

Send pics.


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 8:19 pm
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48 hours of solid drinking, with the associated hangover.

My experience comes from helicopter flights from Scatsta airfield around Up Helly Aa. As in there aren't any. Oddly enough all the airfield personnel used to be ill that day, and the day after, and the day after that. Spent a few nights in Brae over the years as a result.


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 8:30 pm
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Having been to The Outer Hebrides my next 'bucket list' trip is the Shetlands & would love to witness Up Helly Aa!


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 8:58 pm
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loads of hairy men drinking and pillaging...sounds like North Wales to me


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 9:49 pm
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I've only been up the day after...

Mayhem, loads of drunk geezers (geizers) wandering around the streets...

You need a decent beard for it. Guy I knew who was a Jarlsquader spent over a year growing his...


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 10:00 pm
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loads of hairy men drinking and pillaging...sounds like North Wales to me

You forgot to mention the sheep...


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 10:02 pm
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Looks amazing.
You're not supposed to say "The Shetlands" apparently.


 
Posted : 26/09/2017 10:11 pm