My Faroe Islands ynskir øllum einar gleðiligar páskir. The first lambs of the year have been born, and this is what they will look like real soon now. In our village, we actually have an unofficial lamb race track. A blind end the lambs like to use as a drag strip. Supervisory staff: ewes by the roadside …
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Fossá On Streymoy, A Worthy Representative Of Its Kind
Some facts are cast-iron. 18 islands, somewhere in the middle of the North Atlantic, let’s say remote, halfway between Scotland and Iceland, capital Tórshavn, … and so on. But: Never trust anyone who states that it’s possible to count waterfalls in the Faroe Islands. Flight of fancy. Silly. Totally fabricated. Because it’s not, for a number of reasons …
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Going Shopping, Wrapped In Mystery
Our fjord Funningsfjørður on a brown and petrol blue day. The scenery on the other side being in the limelight, light that obviously has been dimmed down; the road not more than a curved line just above the windswept surface of the water. Perfect place. First: going shopping. Later: having some cookies at the shore …
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Small Town Sheep, Season 2
The long waiting finally has come to an end: My Faroe Islands proudly presents “Small Town Sheep, Season 2“, all actors from our tiny little village of Elduvík, highly paid and highly motivated. Shooting and post-production are done. My favorite scene: The pirate boat sheep sitting on watch …
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The Funningur Approach: Coffee Talk With Høgni Reistrup
A peculiarly Faroese characteristic: talking about family, homeland and the meaning of life, which is what we did on that very day, and Høgni Reistrup certainly has picked an adequate place, the village of Funningur. Høgni: singer, musician, writer, editor, reporter, scientist, advocate of Faroese independence and Faroese language enthusiast …
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Saksun Discovery: Short-Lived Winter Wonderland
The true meaning of outstanding. Like: driving to the enchanted village of Saksun on Streymoy, I’m sure you’ve heard about Saksun, in order to zone out, appreciating peace, quietness and the magnificent view, and yet you haven’t heard about the aha moment that really blew my mind. You’re welcome to step inside the scenery. Video link included …
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Life In A Northern Village In The Month Of January
Rooftops, boat houses, church and weathervane covered with snow. A friend pops in, carrying a carton and something that looks like an oversized table tennis racket … Next: an invitation and a lost scarf (almost). Snow melting, more snow, sunshine and blue skies. Walking down to our old harbor. This feeling, when you know that it’s your footsteps …
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