One year ago, I was right in the middle of testing fonts, layouts and design options. No doubt about the name and the content: My Faroe Islands. Anja’s blog. Pictures and stories about my second home. On 27 July, my website went live. By now, My Faroe Islands has a Facebook Page, a channel on Vimeo and readers from all over the world …
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G! Festival: The sky's the limit
Kick-off, G! Festival 2016. Warm-up. Zion Train, Konni Kass, Phlake and Punjab. Take a look at my pictures and find out what you have missed, in case you actually did miss the start of this unique festival. Two more nights to go. Looking forward to seeing Jacob Bellens perform, one of my favorites. See you. Tonight at the G! Festival …
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Hot tubs at G! Festival
Eysturoy. Music festival on the beach, part II. Another crowded place. Some of you have been asking about the hot tubs at G!: Well, this is what the fun looks like. So join the festival-crowd. But as I already said: You might also want to take a bath in the North Atlantic. That’s what I call refreshing …
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G! Festival 2016: Join the fun. We already got our tickets
Here they are, right in front of me. Two passes for this year’s G! Festival. 14 - 16 July. For three days, the whole village of Syðrugøta will turn into a fantastic, cheerful and hip party. Some of the stages and party-zones are built right on the sandy beach. People jump into hot tubs, others take a bath in the North Atlantic …
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The sound of hundreds of knitting needles in Fuglafjørður
Imagine … A whole village that morphs into an oversized ball of wool, accompanied by the sound of hundreds of knitting needles: Perhaps, that’s the best way to explain what’s gonna happen to Fuglafjørður, a village on Eysturoy's east coast, in spring. The first Knitting Festival ever was held in 2015 and turned out to be a big hit …
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Gleðilig jól! Merry Christmas!
Let It Snow! The My Faroe Islands Elduvík-Release
Merry Christmas! Oh, the Elduvík-weather is frightful / But the fire is so delightful /And since we've no place to go / Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Season’s greetings from My Faroe Islands, from the small village of Elduvík, my second home in the Faroe Islands. Winter in the Faroes? Love it …
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Greetings From The Heart Of Berlin
Right before the start of the Advent season, we send warm regards and best wishes to all Faroese and to all our Faroese friends. 20 meters high above the ground and directly in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, today the Faroese flag floated in the wind. With the aid of an hydraulic working platform, we put Merkið in position for this picture …
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