22/06/2026
We have had such a great working relationship with these guys, ever since their first visit to us and we are thrilled that they will be joining us again in 2027.
It is lovely to read the very kind words in the original post and to know that so much is thought of this big beautiful house and the team behind the running of it, thank you guys!
It really is great working with so many different people and having the pleasure of meeting all of their clients, from all across the globe.
Enjoy the rest of 2026 and look forward to seeing you all in 2027 !!!
Today was an awesome day!
A few weeks ago we spent a few days in Shetland. If you have never been, it is very hard to explain how amazing it is. For the past few years we have been doing a tour that spends a week in Orkney and a week in Shetland. We did 2 of these tours last year, but this year we replaced that tour with our 3 week tour of the Scottish Islands.
Although the islands tour was absolutely amazing, the whole time we were in Orkney and Shetland I kept thinking that it wasn't enough time, even though we spent 4 days in each set of islands. The whole time I regretted that I had not put this tour into our 2027 schedule. Then we had a tour that was not performing well and I knew I needed to put another tour in its place and I had 3 or 4 contenders.
I never once thought about doing our 1 week in Orkney and 1 week in Shetland tour, because I knew we would not want to stay anywhere except Busta House in Shetland, and there would be no way they would have availability because we generally have to book a couple of years in advance. It kept niggling at me and niggling at me, so early this morning I checked availability and they had the exact number of rooms I needed for the exact dates I needed! It was fate!
Mario and I know we will return to Busta on our own, but we were very sad that we would not return with a group. The guys at Busta that have become like family to us, were sad about it as well. And now it is happening - September 2027. Yes, today was an awesome day!
Busta House Hotel