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Faroe Islands 2018 (7/8). The walk from Sørvágur to Gásadalur

Posted on 10/07/2018 by Giorgia — 4 Comments ↓

Story of an unexpected and memorable walk from Sørvágur all the way to Gásadalur, true highlight of Vágar island and unique place to visit in the Faroes.   As I Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged day trip, hiking trip, island, nature, sea, waterfall | 4 Comments ↓
Sandavágur-Trøllkonufingur

Faroe Islands 2018 (6/8). Colours of Sandavágur and Trøllkonufingur

Posted on 18/06/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

The walk from Sandavágur to the cliff known as Trøllkonufingur is very pleasant, the view stunning all the way.   They say Vágar is not the most unforgettable of the Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands. Sørvágsvatn

Faroe Islands 2018 (5/8). The hike to Sørvágsvatn: A gate to the outfield

Posted on 10/06/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Lake Sørvágsvatn is one of the main attractions on Vágar island. Hike around the lake, and you will experience an incomparably stunning scenery!   The hike to lake Sørvágsvatn (also Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands 2018 (3/8). The long drive to Gjógv

Posted on 20/05/2018 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

Gjógv is a beautiful little village in northern Eysturoy, and the drive from Tórshavn means you will be treated to spectacular views all the way there: steep slopes, rocky cliffs, Continue Reading →

Posted in Faroe Islands | Tagged day trip, island, nature, road trip | 2 Comments ↓
Faroe Islands. Gjogv, Eysturoy

Faroe Islands 2018 (2/8). (Fun) Facts and Figures

Posted on 13/05/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

To those who are already familiar with the Faroe Islands this introduction of mine might sound a little boring, tedious and/or plain useless. However, because I’m not sure literally everybody Continue Reading →

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Faroe Islands 2018 (1/8). Preliminary remarks

Posted on 06/05/2018 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Around two weeks before travelling to the Faroe Islands, as I diligently and meticulously read through my Faroe Islands guide, as well as dedicated websites and online brochures, I reached Continue Reading →

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Norway 2015 (5/6). Trip to Odderøya 2.0

Posted on 22/02/2017 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Exploring Odderøya Island on the cloudiest of days: the remains of a quarantine station, narrow trails in the pinewoods, all the way to the lighthouse. Wow!   As we got Continue Reading →

Posted in Norway, Norway 2015 | Tagged day trip, island, nature, walking tour | Leave a reply

Norway 2015 (4/6). Sunday trip to Odderøya and Bragdøy

Posted on 03/02/2017 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Sunday trip to Bragdøy, a tiny little island off Kristiansand mainland. So much beauty over such a small-sized stretch of land.   After two whole days of mainland Kristiansand, Sunday Continue Reading →

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Norway 2016 (5/9). Munkholmen Island and the Nidelva way

Posted on 31/10/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

A visit to Munkholmen Island, just off Trondheim mainland, and a (long) walk along the Nidelva riverbed, aka How to spend a great day in Trondheim.   I had initially Continue Reading →

Posted in Norway, Norway 2016 | Tagged beach, boat trip, city walk, day trip, island, sea, water | Leave a reply

Lithuania 2016 (5/10). Trakai Castle and more Vilnius

Posted on 12/10/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

In this post we talk about the most popular of all day trips from Vilnius, i.e. the trip to Trakai Castle, and we go back to a couple of Vilnius Continue Reading →

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