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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Island Life: How Weather Affects Language
Imagine: You live in a small house with a sea view on an archipelago in the middle of the North Atlantic, and it's February 2022. Heavy snowfall, then: rain and glassy roads. Find out what weather can do to language …
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So You're Thinking of Taking a Trip to the Faroes. Good Idea?
Laptop, air route and vacation planner handy. You flirt with taking a trip to the Faroe Islands? Could be a good idea – or rather not. In order to add clarity, take the My Faroe Islands Test below. You repeatedly displayed one of the following behavioral characteristics or mindsets in the past? You might want to reconsider your traveling plans …
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A Taste Of Mykines and Changes Ahead
Take a look at my pictures and get a taste of the island. Also notice that some changes might take place on Mykines soon. On the news recently: talks and controversies about i.a. a fee that’s supposed to be charged with the beginning of this year’s summer season, to all those who want to walk the outfields …
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Whaling: The Corresponding Questions And 2021-Update
Again and again, the “Red Seas of the Faroe Islands” are a hot topic (social media, news headlines), on a global scale - and also among islanders themselves. Latest, September 2021: The government has decided to start an evaluation of the regulations on the catching of Atlantic white-sided dolphins, says Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen …
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How remote is remote?
Lately, I came across an article that has been published by Daily Mail Online. Mostly pictures and captions, headline: „Photographer captures the VERY isolated lives of people living on the Faroe Islands“. As for me, an opportunity to raise an issue I have constantly been thinking about. Related to Faroe Islands: How remote is remote? …
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Why even more TV broadcasters should present Spískamarið
Lucky Swedish. The Faroese food and culture show Spískamarið (English title: The Nordic Pantry) has been picked up on Swedish television network SVT. Audiences in Norway and Finland are supposed to follow later this year. I believe that even more TV broadcasting companies should get in line quickly. And this is why …
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