Faroe Islands: Katrina Christiansen - Dining in Tórshavn In recent years, the Faroe Islands has turned into a real foodie destination. Koks received two Michelin stars in 2019 and is no doubt attracting its fair share of foodie tourists, but there is also a good selection of really Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Feeding the Sheep On Svínoy, it feels like time is standing still, and you have every opportunity to relax and recharge. Though it usually takes me a couple of days before I am able to fully wind down. When you’re used to the Continue Reading Skerpikjøt - My first bite of the Faroe Islands Hello Faroe Islands! I had been warned about the weather on the islands these days, but it turned out not to be that bad at all. 5°C and sunshine! After Faroese standards, that’s almost summer! I am spending the first Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Dinner at Barbara Fish House In Tórshavn, we had dinner at Barbara, which is a new fish restaurant located in a beautiful old Faroese house. We had the From Our Fjords Menu, which took us through most of the menu highlights. First out was some amazing horse mussels. They Continue Reading Skerpikjøt - The taste of Faroe Islands [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s great to be back in the Faroe Islands. We’ve spent a couple of days in Tórshavn, but now we’re at Poul’s mom’s place on Svínoy. The weather is awesome (after Faroese standards) and I’ve been eating lots of delicious Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Saksun Church Saksun is located on Stremoy island close to the edge of a ravine in a bay, which used to be connected to the open sea. Though many years ago, the inlet to the bay was blocked by sand, so today the bay Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Skerpikjøt In Denmark, horror stories about the Faroese cuisine flourishes, and when I visited the Faroe Islands for the first time a couple of years ago, I more or less expected that we would be sent to the backyard to dig up a Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Happy New Year from Tórshavn [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We should have been to Svínoy to celebrate New Years Eve, but because of the weather, we decided to stay in Tórshavn. It was a nice and quiet evening, and it was fine with me, because I’m still struggling to Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Road trip from Tórshavn to Saksun From Tórshavn we first drove towards Kaldbaksbotnur and through the long tunnel to Kollafjørður. Then followed a long, scenic stretch along the water to Hósvík and Hvalvík, where we turned away from the sea and went by the long and narrow road The feisty Continue Reading Faroe Islands: Merry Christmas from Tórshavn [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year was my first time to celebrate Christmas in the Faroe Islands, and what a Christmas! The weather has been bad ever since we arrived, but the 23rd of December it culminated with gusts up to 150knots. The strong Continue Reading
