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At Three In The Afternoon

Mazuhn February 5, 2021

I stood by the ocean, staring into a silvery distance, trying to imagine what it would be like, walking on that one, huge, white cloud. What it would feel like to lie down and tuck myself up in a bed of clouds, at three in the afternoon. Meanwhile, a vortex was visible on the ink-blue surface of the water …

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In Our Village & Surrounds, My Faroe Islands Moments Tags Clouds, Vortex, Fish
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Bright Summer Days And Summer Nights

Mazuhn June 20, 2019

Dinner at around midnight, friends coming over, the time of day doesn’t matter, there is light, anyway. Midsummer ahead of us, as I look out of the window late in the evening, I spot a hare next to our house. Slowly, I try to grab my camera, the hare stays, but in a position of attention. Picture, beach, fishing, working on my fish filleting skills …

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In Window Views, Our Village & Surrounds, My Faroe Islands Moments, Food & Cooking, Birds Tags Nighttime, Baywatch, Fish, Hare, Skills
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The Next Big Thing In Fishing? Advanced Seabird Training

Mazuhn July 15, 2018

Sometimes it’s all a matter of perspective. For instance: leisure fishing. Boat, gear, weather, time of day, currents  – all perfect. The only thing that’s missing: fishhooks presenting reasonable-sized fish. Cod, haddock, common dab: No need to talk about the few beauties that ended up in our freezers, pans and ovens a few days ago. Still …

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In Birds, Food & Cooking, Ships & Seafaring Tags Fish, Havhestur, Likka, Seabird Training
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Sonny Johannesen: The Skipper and the Photo From The Past

Mazuhn August 11, 2017

Greenland. A stormy night in January 1968, close to Nuuk. Wind-whipped waves, minus 20 degrees Celsius. Five German fishermen in a tender, trying to row from one trawler to another. A hopeless endeavor. „They ended up drifting along the Nuuk fjord, so we took them in“, Sonny Johannesen tells me …

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In Business, Faroese & Their Stories, Ships & Seafaring Tags Search, Enniberg, Fish
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Birgir Enni, Captain of the Norðlýsið: A Faroese Institution

Mazuhn April 11, 2017

Person or institution? In this particular case: both. Tórshavn, the port promenade undir Bryggjubakka next to Tinganes. Alongside the quay: colorful houses and all kinds of boats, including the majestic schooner Norðlýsið, just back from the dry dock. On deck: the person and institution I’m talking about. Skipper Birgir Enni …

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In Faroese & Their Stories, Must See & Do, Ships & Seafaring, Festivals & Celebration Tags Diving, Fish, Norðlýsið, Nólsoy, Koltur, Hestur, Stóra Dímun, Cave, Suðuroy
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Congratulations! Michelin Star for Restaurant KOKS

Mazuhn February 22, 2017

The artistry of distilling all kinds of unique tastes: That’s the name of the game. And they know how to play it. Today, the Faroese restaurant KOKS has been awarded a Michelin star. Congratulations! Let’s approach the art of KOKS by taking a closer look at three stunning KOKS signature dishes – and some of the Faroese stories behind them …

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In Food & Cooking, Must See & Do, Window Views Tags Lambs, Cliff, Fish, Gásadalur, Hjallur, KOKS, Ræstur, Seaweed

Being shipwrecked: Reflection, rescue and reward

Mazuhn October 16, 2016

One rope, two vessels and a comforting sound. Chug-chug. A marine engine, lively doing its job. Our engine – the exact opposite. Stubbornly silent. Out of order. As quiet as a mouse. The bad news: We are shipwrecked. Disabled and adrift. Powerless. For hours. The good news: Our ship, the M/B Irdi, just has been taken in tow, by the Susanna …

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In Food & Cooking, My Faroe Islands Moments, Ships & Seafaring Tags Fish, Gjógv, Kalsoy, Ocean, Shipwreck
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My book about my Faroe Islands life and adventures!

Hear, hear! All of my adventures - many of which are not on my blog - are available as a book, with great drawings, maps and bonus materials. Publishing company: Piper Malik. 😊 Click here for my bookpage.



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Anja Mazuhn, journalist, writer. German philology, political science and theater studies (Freie Universität Berlin). Axel Springer School of Journalism. 

Having worked as a journalist for more than 20 years (i.a. DIE WELT), Anja wrote reports, travelogues and did interviews with the celebrities of Hollywood.

Together with her husband, she deeply fell in love with the Faroe Islands, and they bought a house on Eysturoy more than seven years ago – Anja’s second home. Urge to explore. In love with adventures, both on the large and small scale.



Our wool project! Jackets, hoodies …

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Together with some island farmer friends, we have set up a project, the Nordic Wool Factory. Beautiful things made of Faroese sheep’s wool and made for eternity. Jackets, hoodies, blankets, bags and such like.

Faroese sheep’s wool: a precious, renewable, sustainable and natural product, living up to former glory. Check out the German or English version of our Nordic Wool Factory website.

Community, philosophy, resources, design, pictures, sheep, videos, web shop, story. It’s all there. And we ship worldwide.

Nordic Wool Factory



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Anja's map of the Faroe Islands 

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Increase the size of the image and find out about the geographical situation and the names of the 18 islands.



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Wanted poster for a remote beauty  

Location: The Faroe Islands comprise 18 Islands in the North Atlantic. The Islands are separated by sounds and fjords.

On the map: 62º latitude North and 7º longitude West. Or one can say: North-west from Scotland, south-east of Iceland and west of Norway. 

Official language: Faroese. The second language is Danish. Almost everyone also speaks English.

Politics: A self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark. Faroe Islands has its own parliament and its own flag. Capital: Tórshavn.

Population: Approximately 52,500. The Faroe Islands are also home to about 70,000 sheep.

Climate: The Gulf Stream rules. Average temperature in summer: 13°C. The average temperature in the wintertime is 3°C.



Ready, set, go: How to get here   

By air: Direct flights with Atlantic Airways from i.a. Denmark, Island, Norway and England. Also: SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

By sea: Smyril Line. There is a direct ferry connection to Denmark, Hirtshals. The ferry Norröna also sails to Iceland.

Paperwork in advance? Maybe, maybe not. Read about passport & visa rules before you book your trip.

Tourist information: Phone and internet services, accommodation and so on. Visit Faroe Islands.



Current, official travel guideline

Latest policies and news: Travel to the Faroe Islands.



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Once you arrive: Help and advice

Weather, driving conditions: www.landsverk.fo

Helicopter service: www.atlantic.fo

Ferries and busses: www.ssl.fo

Airport Vágar: www.floghavn.fo

Pharmacies: www.apotek.fo

In emergencies: dial 112. Hospitals in Tórshavn, Klaksvík and Tvøroyri.



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Studying in the Faroe Islands

University: www.setur.fo. Another useful page: Study in the Faroes.



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