What it's really like to swap city life to live on one of the most remote islands in the world

It is not unusualatsome point in your career in a big city to think about jacking it all in and having a completely different pace of life.And, at 37 years old, Nick Power did just that.Power drove ambulances around London and also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the capital as well as at events across the country.But when an off-beat job cropped up to become a salmon farmer on one of the most remote islands in the world, he jumped at the chance a new pace of life.The Island of Sandayis one of the inhabited islands of Orkney that lies off the north coast of mainland Scotland with only a tiny population of under 500 people. To get there from London, you have to fly as northto Kirkwall, then take a ferry or air service to the island."The people who live here are genuinely wonderful and will go out of their way at a moments notice to help you out," said Power."Acrossthe UK, people speak about a loss of community spirit ' but that's not the case here. People care and people pop round unannounced to see people need anything. People are always busy doing something here but they are never stressed or bored. "People will wave as they pass in their cars and regularly stop for a quick chat and catch up. They way you usually spot someone who's not from the islands is if they don't wave. It is a bit of a running joke around these parts."Power spoke to Business Insider about what life is really like on the island and shared his personal photos.This is Nick Power, who is 37 years old.He lived in Sutton, a borough of London, for most of his life.He worked around London at at events around the UK as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), while also driving an ambulance and working in hospitals.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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