Each time I’m on a rowboat, fishing vessel, sailing ship or ferry, I think of what is happening under the surface of the water, at that very moment, and in general. Deep down, covered by the water line, hidden from view, there is another world, intriguing and of surreal beauty. North Atlantic waters. Meeting Ingi Sørensen, photographer and diver …
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The return of the Vikings
Fasten your seat belt, hold on tight and join me in traveling through time. Whoosh! Bang! And touchdown, some 55 million years ago. Europe and Greenland have started to separate, exposing just what will become the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Simultaneously, a vast number of violent volcanic eruptions take place. Lava flows, volcanic ash rains down …
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Here we go, 2016: Gott nýggjár! Happy New Year!
Luna, Sára, Zosia, Anni-Kate and Nova, age 4-9 years, show us on Eystnes how to make a good start to a joyful new year. Take a run-up, slide on the ice like a penguin in a captured speedboat and only brake in case of an emergency. There will be ups and downs over the coming months. Love and laughter, thrilling adventures, but also challenges and changes …
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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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Hospitality And A Hidden Treasure In Kvívík
This historic document presents one of the first men driving a car in the Faroe Islands ever. Sunneva Egholm Mikkelsen has preserved it. Now it’s laying on a table at her home in Kvívík. The picture shows her father. Faroese hospitality, history and an extraordinary private collection. Entering a beautiful Faroese home …
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The Wasabi-Philosophy: Sushi In Tórshavn
One of my favored memories of 2009: Singing ABBA’s Voulez-Vous in a karaoke bar in Tokyo and enjoying sushi afterwards. It has appeared that precisely in the same year, Johannes Jensen opened his sushi restaurant in the Faroe Islands. His idea: If you have one of the world’s best fish around, you should serve it in the best possible way …
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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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