Faroe Islands

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The Faroe Islands consist of 18 islands, 17 of which are inhabited. Of these, I travelled/hitched through: Streymoy, Eysturoy, Bordoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Vidoy, and Vagoy. Each island is different and has its own "feel" to it.

General Tips The Faroe Islands are a great place to hitch-hike. There may not be as high flow of traffic as in other places, but often times the first car you encounter stops. For those times when there aren't any cars, the scenery is so amazing that it's nice to walk. If you decide to walk along the road without hitching for a few hours, be prepared for drivers to stop and offer to give you a ride. Nearly everyone speaks English, but you will likely encounter drivers on in the more isolated places who speak only Faroese and Danish. If you speak another Scandinavian language, their Danish is really easy to understand. You really need to leave your worries about safety behind in the Faroes. No one has any ulterior/sinister motive for picking you up - they are just genuinely nice and helpful people. Crime in the Faroes is limited to kids breaking windows, with maybe two or three exceptions in the last 5 years or so.

Streymoy Streymoy is the most populated island in the Faroes. The capital, Torshavn, is in the southeast of the island. I can't remember street names, but because of how small all the towns are, it only takes a little common sense to figure out which road you need to wait by for cars. In general, if you're going to Vagoy you need to go one way, and to get anywhere else you take the route which leads to Kollafjørdur. Hitching on Streymoy is generally very easy. Saksun, in the north of the island, is beautiful and probably the hardest place to get to/out of on the island. I waited for about 2 hours and several cars, all of them French and Dutch tourists.

Eysturoy Eysturoy is probably just as easy to hitch-hike as Streymoy. Go to Eidi, Gjogv, Funningur.

Bordoy I was really just in Klaksvik, the 2nd biggest city in the Faroes. There are 5,000 people, and you can use the internet for free at the library. If you walk to the harbor from the library there are ample places to leave your rucksack if you want to explore the town.

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