The Faroese people call Skansin (liternally: the “redoubt”) the most peaceful fort on Earth. In fact, the facility built in 1580 in order to protect the city against pirates has majorly been used for saluting. Only during World War II, the British…
Business Seat at the Faroese National Soccer Team at Torsvollur
During the amazing UEFA Conference League campaign of KI Klaksvik in the 2023/24 season, I already introduced you to the beautiful Torsvollur. The national soccer stadium of the Faroe Islands, located in the capital Torshavn, is home for all major…
Faroe Islands Open Air Museum (Hoyviksgardur)
While the Old Town of Torshavn is by ignorance not too rarely treated like an open air museum by tourists, the Faroe Islands in fact do feature a proper exhibition of that kind. The Faroe Islands Open Air Museum or…
Torshavn – Old Town and Tinganes (Pictured Story)
It’s about a month until I am back t the Faroe Islands. This time, I am traveling quite a lot around the islands – really look forward to that and hopefully meet some nice people there. I still have quite…
Faroese National Botanical Garden (Pictured Story)
The flora of the Faroe Islands is rather unique and special. A nice way to explore it is the Faroese National Botanical Garden (or Plantufrøðiligur urtagarður in local language). In my Pictured Story, I take you on a visit. My…
My 15 Favorite Hotels I Have Stayed in… So Far
At the time when I started writing this posting in early March 2024, Flyctory.com already featured reviews of over 320 hotels. In all of those place, I have stayed since I rolled Flyctory.com in early 2018. During a trip to…
Watching B36 Torshavn at Ovari Vollur (Gundaladur)
The 2024 season of the Faroe Islands premier soccer league Betri Deildin is about to kick off this weekend. In September 2024, I had the opportunity, to visit a match of this division. B36 Torshavn hosted IF, who are also…
KI Klaksvik – UEFA Conference League at Torsvollur (Torshavn)
In my Praise The Underdogs posting, I already introduced you to the amazing story of KI Klaksvik, who qualified as the first Faroese team for the group stage of the UEFA Conference League. I knew that I had to watch a match…