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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The Shortest Nólsoy Hike Ever
Actually, we had intended to go on a hike (lighthouse Borðan direction), but winter weather spoiled our plans, like already the very first hillside outside the village being completely covered with ice. Time to turn around and realize: Better safe than sorry. There’s always tomorrow …
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Video: Gjógv. Famous gorge seen from village, cliff and sea
Scene of event: The outermost north-eastern tip of Eysturoy, about 30 inhabitants. The picturesque village of Gjógv, named after a sweeping 200-meter (656ft) gorge. Gjógv, the other way around: Very few people get a glimpse of the place seen from the ocean. This is where my video comes in …
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Conquering Stóra Dímun, Viking-style: Sail, climb and feast!
Standing on top of Stóra Dímun, looking down. We have just climbed up an almost vertical 150 meters sea cliff, a rough path of ladders, grassy slopes and ropes. „It’s a rare occasion“, Birgir Enni, skipper of the schooner Norðlýsið, has told me on the phone. „You’ll never forget that day”. Absolutely right …
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Cliff and waterfall: A walk to Trælanípa and Bøsdalafossur
No one else around, just us. Jógvan K. Henriksson (39) has taken me for a walk along the largest lake of the Faroe Islands, Leitisvatn, Sørvágsvatn or simply Vatnið. Overcast sky, water surface barely moving. The only sounds: bird calls and our feet on grass. Trælanípa and getting close to the waterfall Bøsdalafossur, video link included …
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Confession: “If My Wife Knew …“
Even though there is no Mount Everest in the Faroe Islands: The mountains deserve your respect. Once we were sitting around some friend’s kitchen table when a group of Faroese popped in, returning from a hike. I will never forget what one of the guys told me about this particularly dangerous mountain trip …
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