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The sublime Faroe Islands continued to shock. I had six quick days here and they were action packed to the core. I managed to visit 7 of the 18 islands in the country and one of the last villages we toured was Kirkjubour on Streymoy Island. Streymoy Island is the island where the capital city…
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Having based myself in the village of Sorvagur on Vagar Island to start with, I met up with a fellow backpacker from the USA – Katie from Boston. Katie was staying in the same place as me at Guesthouse Hugo and we decided to do some travelling and hiking together. We had already explored the…
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The Faroe Islands are magical and you might have seen me raving about them on my Facebook Page or posting regularly on Instagram some epic photos from this tiny, often neglected country. My visit in 2015 saw me visit 7 of the 18 Faroe Islands as I hiked, toured, backpacked and watched football in this…
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The city of Richmond in Virginia is slightly off the beaten track and ideally you will want to stay here for two nights, which includes a full day to explore the best the city has to offer. If you want to make the most of your day in Richmond, here is a guide on how…
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August to September 2015 saw my third visit to the Danish capital city of Copenhagen. I’ve stayed in a few places down the years in Denmark and Sweden as well as having toured Christiania, Helsingor, Malmo, Ladonia and Angelholm, but this was my first time to stay in a central hostel in Copenhagen. Naturally, I chose…
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This post was posted by TheHipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on 14th August 2015. The Jewish Ghetto is a small island in the Cannaregio section of Venice, located among the maze of canals and waterways that crisscross Venice and just a short walk from the main train station and the famous Grand Canal. There are lots of…
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When I arrived in the Faroe Islands for a spot of backpacking, hiking and watching football, I decided to spend my first few nights on Vagar Island. I opted to stay in the village of Sørvágur which has a population of just over 1,000 people. The village of Sorvagur is also handily situated down a…
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Get ready for this – The Faroe Islands are set to feature on here a lot. This under-rated travel destination surprised me completely, to the point where I simply couldn’t believe I had never been before. I first heard of the Faroe Islands in 1990, when their national football team beat Austria 1-0 in a…
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When you arrive in the picturesque city of Denver in Colorado, you will be in awe of the sheer diversity around you. It’s a huge city that works hard to party hard in the downtown offices, yet enjoys a calmer side too as it sits against a magnificent backdrop of the famous Rocky Mountains. For…
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“Where the f**k is Ladonia?” – six people to me. Yes, it was another crazy one. After booking into my hotel in Copenhagen, I headed out to re-explore Christiania with Abbi from Life in a Rucksack. It was during the afternoon that I told her of a couple of other unknown countries/separatist republics in the…
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