Tag: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: notes from Tórshavn

Posted by on 16 December 2010 | Comments Off

Torshavn sunrise

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.  » Read the full post

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Faroe Islands: the expedition

Posted by on 13 December 2010 | 2 comments

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.

mountain stream

Our head guide, Eyðun, had worked for several years as police officer in the Faroe Islands and looked the part. » Read the full post

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Faroe Islands: the up waterfall

Posted by on 12 December 2010 | One comment

My apologies for the shaky, shaky video. It was pretty windy. So windy, in fact, that the waterfalls were falling up.

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Lurching towards the Faroe Islands

Posted by on 8 December 2010 | 5 comments

stormy view over Torshavn

“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. » Read the full post

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Giveaway! Win a bag of goodies from the Faroe Islands

Posted by on 6 December 2010 | 26 comments

Scott and I were thrilled to win a trip to the Faroe Islands in conjunction with TBEX Copenhagen. » Read the full post

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