No one to help. Nowhere to stop. Only the other side. Ocean rowing. One of the hardest sports in the world. Many say: the hardest of all. More people have been to space than have rowed the Atlantic Ocean. I’m just about to meet up with one of them. Livar Nysted (45). Faroese ocean rower and painter …
Read MoreConquering 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 …
Read MoreMaking new friends on the ferry Norröna
This morning, I was aboard when the ferry M/S Norröna reached the port of Tórshavn. On my way from Denmark, Hirtshals, to Faroe Islands, I made new friends. I’ve always loved travelling. As to me, it’s not only about discovering places. It’s always about meeting people, too …
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