Advent season, the end of 2018 looming on the horizon. The perfect time of year for storytelling and page-turners. Recommended reading: „The Story Of Flying Robert“. Recommended reading chair: car seat. Like: You, taking Oyggjarvegur, the old mountain road on Streymoy …
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No Cars, No Dress Code, No Meetings
Sometimes, it’s just about being alone. In the open countryside, in close communion with nature. Our valley. No cars, no dress code, no meetings. Instead: the vast heavens and the evermore whispering sound of winds, creating a universal feeling of togetherness, even though no one is around …
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The Place Where Lake and Ocean Meet
Taking a walk, to a place where lake and ocean meet, alongside the largest lake of the Faroe Islands, called Leitisvatn or Sørvágsvatn. Size 3.4 square kilometers, located on the island Vágar. It makes sense, since it’s not a smart idea to go hiking in the mountains at this time of year – the hare hunting season takes place …
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The Haunting of Boat House
This time round, it’s exactly two events that motivated me to come up with the following blog entry. First: I finished watching Netflix’ gothic horror series „The Haunting of Hill House“. Second: calendar date, suggesting that many people around the globe are currently preparing for next week’s Halloween …
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Ælabogin: A Slice Of Heaven
A slice of heaven. Oh please, can I keep it?, he said. First, I didn’t have an answer. Then I said: It’s a rainbow. It will vanish. You can’t keep it. But don’t worry. It’s the Faroe Islands. It won’t be long until you see the next one. Ælabogin, the rainbow. That day, building a magical bridge between the villages Hellur and Oyndarfjørður (left) on Eysturoy …
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Chalkboard Super Cozy: The Cafe Old School in Hvannasund
Two schoolboys, jeans, jackets, sneakers, sitting face to face, table by the window, rhythmically swinging their legs, eagerly playing around with their drinking straws. Room: walls and ceiling covered with wood paneling. Furnishing: lime green sofa corner, checked retro floor lamp, museum piece-like map of the world, large chalkboard …
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How To Adorn Your Video Footage With Salt Water Spots
The kind of picture taking that leaves damp and dirt on your camera lens, pics and video footage efficiently adorned with sea spray and tenacious salt water drops, an occurrence that starts with brilliant image sharpness and ends in shaky fuzziness. How it's done? Like that: Being onboard a Faroese fishing boat …
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