Before the roads were blasted, milled and poured into the Faroese landscape, it came down to the feet. And on the men who carried the mail. Because that's what this blog post is about: old postal routes, stamps and an electronic letter that arrived at my home …
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All pictures taken by Sophie Valentin for Nordic Wool Factory; plus screenshots. Model: Natalie
Beware Of Models In Duvets Bouncing By
Have you ever seen a practically naked woman snuggled up in a duvet, bouncing over a winding road in the Faroe Islands, rubber boots on her feet? Here you go. The few motorists who passed by were quite astonished. Our model Natalie had photographer Sophie take her best shot with our new cuddly duvet. Filling: Faroese sheep wool …
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Havn: Seabirds, Sailors And Boats Have News To Tell
Ports have always been fascinating to me. People and ships come and go, farewells and arrivals string together like the pearls of a necklace, perpetually. My picture shows an arrival of the ferry Norröna in the port of Tórshavn. Why? Because the seabirds, sailors and rocking boats of “Havn” harbor have news to tell …
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Friendly Reminder: The Islands Are Not Disneyland
A few days ago, the Faroese newspaper Dimmalætting ran an article. Headline: “Mykines is drowning in tourists”. In the article, local tourism operators say that the ever-increasing number of tourists to the island is putting the terrain and the birdlife at risk. The problem is not a new one …
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Sustainable Energy, Ocean Currents And The Islands
They are embraced by water, sung to sleep by waves and vortexes, constantly gnawed on - the nature of islands. Just like the wind, the power of water is omnipresent in the Faroe Islands (as here in Gjógv, my thermos included). And interesting for many reasons. For example, when it comes to the topic of sustainable energy production …
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Katrin’s NoðaStova: Mohair And Seaman’s Yarn in Fuglafjørður
The port of Fuglafjørður plays a significant role in the pelagic fisheries of the North Atlantic. And it might as well be the only harbor world-wide that’s home to a shop selling mohair wool, NoðaStova, the shop that Katrin K. Petersen recently started. You don’t need to be in search of yarn at all, in order to pop in. Café, beach walk, shipwreck …
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The Funningur Approach: Coffee Talk With Høgni Reistrup
A peculiarly Faroese characteristic: talking about family, homeland and the meaning of life, which is what we did on that very day, and Høgni Reistrup certainly has picked an adequate place, the village of Funningur. Høgni: singer, musician, writer, editor, reporter, scientist, advocate of Faroese independence and Faroese language enthusiast …
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