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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Puffins are a lot more than „Cute Bird“
Faroe Islands are a paradise for both birds and bird lovers. About 300 different bird species are around, 100 of them as regular migrants or breeding birds. Which leads us straightforwardly to – fanfare – the adorable but yet puzzling puffin. An animal, on which an entirely inaccurate picture has been drawn. No doubt about it: Puffins are a lot more than cute …
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Ræst: The thrilling extension of the flavor zone
It’s been dawning on me for quite some time that an invisible network is spreading across the globe. Concerning the network that has come to my mind, the hjallur is one of the points of origin. Ræst is unique to the Faroe Islands, it’s a special method of semi-drying, and it is characterized by its strong umami flavor, the fifth flavor …
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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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Pretty in pink: Some beauty contests take a surprising twist
You are fond of linguistic sciences and northern legends? Then you know that the name Føroyar (Faroe Islands) is derived from Old Norse and means „Sheep Islands“. Sheep are central to Faroese culture. According to historical records, as early as AD 565, the Irish abbot St. Brendan saw an „Island of sheep“ …
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John Carter Cash and his unique Nólsoy-"Folsom Prison Blues"
Although the Faroes are remote, you never know whom you might meet. One day, we went on a trip with our friend Birgir Enni and his sailing ship Norðlýsið. When we got close to the island Nólsoy and entered a huge cave with our rubber dinghies, a bunch of musicians came along, like: John Carter Cash. Video link to grotto concert included …
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