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Yearly Archives: 2010
Faroe Islands: notes from Tórshavn
Every morning in the Faroe Islands we woke up to a stunning sunrise over Tórshavn, the capital city (if you can call a 3-traffic-light town a ‘city’). The view from the breakfast room at Hotel Føroyar is hard to beat. Continue reading
We have a winner
Congratulations to Bob Kozan, the winner of the Faroe Islands goody bag giveaway (including, among other things, a very swank puffin lapel pin). Bob, keep an eye out for an email from me so we can arrange delivery of your prize.
Many thanks to all of you who entered. I loved reading about your favorite islands. A lot of them got added to my places-to-go list.
Stay tuned for more posts about our adventures in the Faroe Islands.
Faroe Islands: the expedition
Hey look, a post by Scott!
As part of our trip to the Faroe Islands, we were treated to a one-day nature excursion run by CoastZone North Atlantic. When we got up that morning we had no idea what to expect. The first hint that it would be more than a simple hike came when one of our travel companions was told that her boots were inadequate and she was offered a pair to borrow.
Our head guide, Eyðun, had worked for several years as police officer in the Faroe Islands and looked the part. Continue reading
Faroe Islands: the up waterfall
My apologies for the shaky, shaky video. It was pretty windy. So windy, in fact, that the waterfalls were falling up.
Berlin: big city Christmas lights
This year we kicked of the Christmas market season in Berlin, where I fell in love with the market in front of the Rotes Rathaus. Continue reading
Lurching towards the Faroe Islands
“Don’t worry, this is normal,” said the Faroese fisherman sitting next to us. Even for seasoned flyers such as Scott and me, that didn’t seem like it could possibly be true. Turbulence is one thing, but when it’s happening during a rather steep descent towards an unseen island? I suddenly understood why we had been served so much free liquor on the relatively short flight. Continue reading
Giveaway! Win a bag of goodies from the Faroe Islands
Scott and I were thrilled to win a trip to the Faroe Islands in conjunction with TBEX Copenhagen. Continue reading
Munich: ’tis the season and all that
There are basically three things I’d like to communicate with this post.
1. Munich is cold and snowy. Continue reading
Copenhagen: up-and-coming Nørrebro
If I were to start out by telling you that both of my walking tours of Copenhagen involved close encounters with drug dealers, you might get the wrong impression of the city. So instead I’ll lead with this pig on a car:
One of the best parts of TBEX was the tours of Copenhagen. The first afternoon I got an insider’s peak at Christiania; the second day’s tour took me to Nørrebro, billed as Copenhagen’s emerging hip and trendy neighborhood. Continue reading
