Hi Steve. Here's a thought for you, having flown to faroes by jet. Nearly 70 years ago there used to be a pigeon race from the Faroes to England. My dad's cousin won it one year with one of his birds. I believe it's about 630 miles as the bird flies to his loft in Leicester. Even if the birds flew to the nearest mainland instead of a straight line home it was about 350 miles over the water. His bird never raced again having earned his retirement and was kept for breeding. He died overnight aged 25.
Thanks so much for coming along Derek, editing now, and it's looking like part 3 will be the true star for scenery, but hope you enjoy the next one too :)
I love how the landscape is so familiar. Similar to Northern England or Scotland. But the architrctire is so different. It's like home....but not quite.
So true! I sometimes wish we had the colourful wooden houses here, it would suit the landscape so much, but I guess it would be boring if we were all the same!
I am an old man fascinated by the wild North. I went to Svalbard by boat 60 years ago when those islands didn't have any airport. However, I never got around to visit Iceland or the Faroe Islands. Now it is too late for me. So I enjoy seing these places through the eyes of youtubers. Thank you for a nice relaxed video with a personal touch .👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My Dad was from Tórshavn originally, he lived there until he met my Mum in a Edinburgh in the 80s and never looked back 😂 Haven’t really been back since my Grandparents died but it’s a spectacular place. Really need to take advantage of flights from Edinburgh and not Aberdeen anymore! This video has given me the kick up the rear to go have a look at flights 😂 Thanks again, Steve.
@@steve-marsh it is fairly cool to tell people. It’s not then cool having to explain where the Faroes are because they seem to think it’s a group of island off Argentina 🤔
Same name as the place my father born in, although the fielding is a little different, on account of having been born in Iceland. Þórshöfn in his case.
@@davidbrown5628 yeah. I think - I may be wrong - it moved to Edinburgh in 2015. I last flew up in 2014 and it wasn’t long after that it moved. Sure it’s still the same twice a week flight from Edinburgh as it was from Aberdeen at the time.
Faroe Islands fun facts: A considerable number of knitted Faroese sweaters have been exported with standing orders to the Danish army, specially during the Napoleonic wars, when several thousand sweaters were exported yearly. The agricultural policies of the Faroe Islands, have over the centuries divided the pasture into 463 different land lots. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway, which was in a personal union with Denmark from 1380. In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel transferred Norway to Sweden, whereas Denmark kept its Atlantic territories like the Faroe Islands. The white on their flag symbolizes the foam of the sea and the pure and radiant sky of the Faroe Islands, while the blue and red colors are reminiscent of other Scandinavian and Nordic flags, representing the Faroe Islands' bonds with other Nordic places. The Faroese language is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse. Faroese and Icelandic, its closest extant relative, are not mutually intelligible in speech, but the written languages resemble each other quite closely.
@@saturnfive3496 Walter Sutherland was the last known Norn speaker and he died in 1850. No one currently speaks Norn. The Shetlands have an Insular Scot dialect with Norn influence, but it's not actually Norn. Orkney also has their own Insular Scot dialect with Norn influence.
Yet another well edited film of a longed for destination of mine! I knew of a beautiful girl from the Faroe islands but I lost her to another. Never mind, we all find our own partner in time! So be encouraged! I just get so in to these great videos and always truly grateful for the great commentary and content.
I tend to imagine places like this to be 'remote' and very different. Yes, they are a bit different, but at the same time.. just people like us, living their lives, watching TV, going to the shops, driving their cars. The landscape is right up my street. Beautiful.
I'd like to confess I am jealous of all these wonderful locales you go to. Also I just press 'like' as soon as the video starts as it's a foregone conclusion that it'll be good.👍👍
Steve I've just come across your channel and I'm hooked. Very interesting, you seem to be able to make the most of your time in each place and your chat as you go along is great even saying hi to the animals... Keep it up and enjoy 😊
Another great video! I was thinking about the airport transfer. I can think of worse places to be a bus driver. You also hit the nail on the head regarding transport reliability. I always breath a sigh of relief when I leave UK airapace because transport becomes a little more reliable. If something goes seriously wrong, it's 99% of the time within our shores. Can't wait for the next video.
So true mate, I don't know what was going on when I landed back in Edinburgh but the rail network was in chaos. The queue at Waverley was huge and every single person was saying their train had been cancelled. You can tell it's getting serious when the managers come out as well and they were quickly swarmed by angry passengers :D
@@steve-marshI've been raging at Scotrail ever since buying an e ticket and being unable to download it. Thought I could sort it out Inverness Station ticket office only to be told "not our problem" so I missed the train I'd booked and had to buy another ticket.
@@colinmacdonald5732 Scotrail is weird in that it doesn't let you print tickets or even transfer them to your smartphone's wallet where they are easy to find, even if you are buying them through a third party like Trainline. They can only downloaded in app and have to be 'activated' before you get on the train. And then, if you are lucky, they might scan and open up the platform gate for you.
@@egpx Last year I purchased e-tickets on LNER with no problem, and this year Southestern have started selling e-tickets, I buy all the rail tickets for the office, the emails come in less than a minute after payment, try using them instead, any train company can sell tickets for anywhere in the country.
Wow Steve what a stunning place. What's interesting are the grass roof houses, I wonder if that was for insulation during winter. Thanks for another great video.
Your production standards continue to get better and better - loved the exterior shots cut into the take off sequence. Thank you for all the hard work to keep me happily entertained.
Really appreciate that David! You'll see me capturing those exterior shots in the next video, it wasn't actually until I was back home editing that I thought hmmm...maybe I can use those clips!
What a stunningly beautiful place. Just radiates a peaceful calm.. Just lovely. And it's funny you mention getting a lift from the pizza driver. I used to work for Dominos pizza when I was in college and have actually done that a couple of times (as long as the tip was a good one...)
Steve, this actually happened to me on a flight leaving St Maarten in the Caribbean. We started down the runway rather slowly, turned around at the end and disappointed all the people standing by waiting to be blown back by the engines as we took off. Instead, we flew over them and off into the sunset. The was a great video, Steve. What a beautiful area. Cannot wait for part two!
I have had something similar happen.I was flying out of St. Louis (USA) the plane was in line to get on the runway when a bad storm came through, after the visibility had improved, we had to move to the other end of the runway to take off because the wind had shifted.
This one felt way too short. What a stunning gem of a place. Loved every image you captured, especially the cliffs we see on your planes approach. Wow!!
Think I flew once with Atlantic airways back from the Canaries as a replacement to the scheduled airline. The Faroes look a lot like a less crowded rural Wales. There is no excuse nowadays for a cancelled train. You were very unlucky. Very nice video though. Lots of ideas.
What a very treeless island! I think I would plant some to break up the landscape. 🌲🌴 Is there anything to see or do on the Faroes (apart from the horse)? That seemed an incredibly short stay!
Another enthralling video with superb narration, photography and music. My favourite line of yours in the Scottish accent....? (And I had to replay it!) 'There was a muuuurrder!!' Now I must learn more about the place. Until recently, I thought it was a part of Scotland! Doh! Thanks!
A buddy of mine used to collect air-sickness bags and I used to grab them for him. This was some years ago ( he got married and his wife put an end to this type of nonsense), but at the time he though that Finnair was a really exotic find. Great video, Steve.
Haha love the 'his wife put an end to this type of nonsense' comment - made me laugh :D I'll need to covertly send him the sick bag, I'm sure his hobby is still going strong underground
Thanks for the views! Change of runway direction during taxi does happen from time to time, but as a passenger, you are more likely to notice it on a small airport where the runway itself doubles as a taxiway.
Morin Steve was really anticipating this visit to the Faroe Islands island views epic can’t wait for any additional harbor exploration I want to read the mystery that drew you there ! Chocolate for Alicja good choice❤Take care see you soon 😘🌼🌸🐟
Another stunning place, and at least on evidence of this video the weather was fantastic. I guess we'll find out more next week. What incredible destinations you're treating us to lately. Definitely one of the week's highlights every week.
Appreciated Peter! Sitting down now to edit the concluding couple of videos and excited to share with you as some of the scenery up there is mind-blowing!
Looking forward to your next Vlog on the activities you fitted in to your brief visit. Its a pleasure to join you on your adventures and I'm slowly catching up on your earlier submission's bringing such a variety of travel destinations.
@@steve-marsh I'm heading for a sailing trip in the southern Baltic later this year. Original plan - fly direct to Copenhagen. Now Stanstead, Edinburgh, Faroes, Copenhagen to witness that spectacular Faroes scenery and make the most of 2023. Thanks for your review.
The insane terrain of the Faroe Islands is always a giveaway when I play GeoGuessr Battle Royale. Absolutely incredible! And the tunnel work they've done to tackle the terrain is just as incredible! Eysturoyartunnilin for example, which opened in December 2020, has a length of nearly 37,000 feet or 11,200 m. It connects the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturoy. It stands out among every other undersea tunnel because it has the world's first undersea ROUNDABOUT! Said roundabout even has ARTWORK installed by Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson. And after 2030, Suðuroyartunnilin will have a length of 25,000 m or 82,000 ft! For a remote archipelago in the Arctic, they know how to put themselves on the map! I'm glad you briefly mentioned that the airport was built by the British, because it's an interesting part of their history that the UK decided to occupy them to stop a potential German invasion. British control actually played a role in Faroese identity as the first time the Faroese flag was officially used was in 1940. The Faroese flag was designed in 1919 by Jens Oliver Lisberg and others while they were studying in Copenhagen. The first time it was raised was in June of that year in Fámjin on the occasion of a wedding, however it wasn't officially adopted until the British took over because they didn't want the same flag as German-occupied Denmark to be used. Denmark wouldn't recognize the flag until 1948 when the Home Rule Act passed.
Thanks so much for this! Oh on the roundabout - I had really hoped to go there and even bagged a front seat on the bus for it, but then, of course, the bus went a different, longer route and bypassed it completely! I think the longest tunnel I went through was on arrival into Klaksvík - that was a beauty as well but no Jellyfish Roundabout for me! :(
Were you only there for some 15 hours? The tunnels are all built and planned by Norwegian firms, denmark hardly has any tunnels, while Noray has thousands, and when they wanted to link island by tunnels, to replace ferries, like we did here in Norway, they contacted Norwegian firms. The blue light is supposed to keep drivers more alert, but the sad thing is, in the Faroes, as in Norway they don't line the tunnels with glassed tiles, which makes them lighter, and easier to clean. In America, theyv'e tiled their tunnels for 70 years.
@@perperald21 Well we have Long Tunnels built below the Storebælt, and also being flooded at a time, when the sea bottom collapsed and the sea from above flooded the tunnel (Luckily no men was lost by this, but managed to get out!)! Some stupid idiots had put a huge electrical cable through the water-tight door in front of the one tunnel drilling machine, so it couldn't be closed, when actually needed! But it is of course mostly drilling in soft ground, as also most of the new Subway below Copenhagen. And we Danes are now building an 18 km tunnel below the water to Germany, but with huge finished concrete tunnel elements to be sailed out and sunk into a ditch in the bottom!
Another great watch Steve. Thank you for taking us to the Faroe Islands. I always wondered what it was like there, stunning scenery from the plane. Looking forward to the next one 🥰
What a change in weather on departure day, lovely story of the horse. For health reasons I always book extra and have hotels near train/tube stations, but you’re much fitter than me but I couldn’t do with the stress. Very good and generous cabin crew and finally lovely views over Scotland at the end. Thanks
Excellent video Steve, just recently came across your work by watching your trip to Shetland and pod experience. I travel regularly on the Hrossey/Hjaltland but my days of sleeping on floors/benches/train corridors are definitely over, so its cabin or fly now. The pods get pretty negative reviews here, so yours was no surprise! Never made it to Faroe yet, sadly the Norrona no longer calls at Lerwick on her way up, the best we get is to see her sailing past. All the best.
Another exotic trip....if you're planning an Iceland trip, some tour companies up there do day trips to Kulusuk in Greenland. I did it 15 years ago, flying out of Reykjavik City airport. Apart from a few day trippers, the rest were expeditioners, so I felt under dressed and under equipped on my day out 🤣
@@steve-marsh If you are interested in the destination, you are *much* better off choosing Iceland or the Faroes. Greenland struck me as a bleak and desolate place and the people were mostly surly.
If your looking for a group of islands to visit you should head to the azores. Its a place I've always wanted to go. Specifically to sete cidades. It's a small town next to a lake which is all in a huge extinct volcano. Anyway great video as usual
Thank you for posting this Steve. I have visited the Scillies many times but never the Faroes. After seeing your video I will definitely add it to my wish list…
I can't see if anyone else has commented this already but the "N45SD" you saw arriving from Wick was a small Piper PA-32 that (some - not all) flight tracking websites show hopping its way from Paris to the US. It also stopped in Iceland, Greenland and Goose Bay in Canada. Funny that it showed up on the passenger information screens in the terminal! Looks like they spent the weekend there before resuming their journey. Looking forward to the next part, thanks for adding to my too-long list of places to go!
Thanks so much for all that info, so weird it was on the main screen indeed! That's a bit confusing, but fair to say I wouldn't mind being on that flight :)
Fascinating indeed, Steve! The Faroes have been on my 'bucket list' for ages and your wonderful video has renewed my determination to visit sooner rather than later! As a former professional in the aviation industry, I was most impressed by Atlantic Airways who have created an excellent reputation in the industry. Once again, many thanks indeed for this 'gem'.
Thanks Steve always wanted to visit the faroes, when Scotland first played them I thought they were are far enough away place, little did I realise how close it was. A shock start ended in a draw.
As a seasoned flier I can honestly say I've never experienced a turn-around on the runway, the only strange taxiing experience that springs to mind was a push back from the terminal using the planes jet engines in the USA - something you won't see today! Lovely video Steve.
Oh that's cool! I only have that on twin otters, but with jet engines no way! Yeah, it was a cool little anomaly to experience and add to the list on this one :)
It's known as a power-back. American Airlines used to use it at Dallas-Fort Worth - their calculation was that the reduction in engine life cost them less money than buying the aircraft tugs they would otherwise have needed. Using power-back meant they could also depart when ready, and never had to wait for a tug. Power-backs are no longer used due to a combination of green and safety rules.
@@hb1338 Hi yes that's correct it was at DFW that I experienced it in a 727. AAL also stopped it because of excessive engine wear due to foreign particle intake into the engine.
I had thought about going to the Faroes and iceland using the Smyril ferry from Denmark 🇩🇰 but hadnt realised how long it was going to take 😂 Another great vlog thanks Steve. .
Well done Steve. A few things, i can't believe how big the Faroes actually are, I imagined a place the size of Norfolk Island in Australia. 2ndly, how beautiful it is, more than impressed. And finally just love watching your truly different takes on travel. Not a single business/first class seat in sight (Virgin to Seattle notwithstanding) You travel as I do, with an eye for the different and a willingness to actually get a bit lost, because you never know what you might find. Not always good of course, but worth the effort. Keep them coming mate, I will be back in the UK in 2024 and raring to visit many of the places you recommend.
Hey really appreciate your comment mate, and wishing you many adventures on your UK trip next year! Enjoy all the planning as well, I love that bit (even though I still enjoy fitting in some time for getting completely lost) Aye, the Virgin flight was a lovely wee treat, but I know I don't belong up there, it's just not me, and I'd rather save some of that cash for the destination anyway :)
Stunning.... always wanted to go to the faroes. Thanks Steve for posting The architecture especially in the villages remind of Norway (obviously) but also Scotland
I really enjoyed this little trip and the glorious harbor in Tor..mumble. I’ve never had to change ends of the runway for the wind, nor had my plane pirouette 180° at one end! I also watch a flight attendant’s channel who informed me that as they’re welcoming you onto the plane they’re also scouting for ABPs, or able bodied persons, they can shove in the exit rows to assist with emergencies so, you’ve got that going for you!😂🎉 Looking forward to your time on the islands. Thanks for the video.
Loved it and really looking forward to next week. Brought back a lot of good memories, I finished most nights I had there in that pub, going to have to get a copy of that book. No mention of murders just great beers and snacks. I had managed to get a Airbnb that was about 2 minutes away. I did not know about the 4 day bus pass, that is a must on my next visit, especially since I loved using the ferries to explore. All the best Steve, appreciate all that editing, guessing you had a late night, till next week.
Was just thinking about visiting the Faroes, perfect timing! They recently had to extend the runway to fit those Airbuses in Vágar airport, Atlantic Airways used to use smaller British-built BAe 146's.
The runway at Vágar is fine for A318 and A319, but is marginal for A320. The extension was built in order to accommodate Atlantic's three A319 aircraft, which they leased as replacements for the 146s. A few years later, their success enabled them to buy their own A320, which can carry about 30 more passengers, but is bigger and heavier and needs a longer runway. They have to manage the A320 quite carefully in order to avoid exceeding their operational limits, but in my experience they do a very good job
I'm really/fanatically tuned off mainstream t.v. and news ... all terribly fake and propaganda and too politicised ... so it's a genuine pleasure watching videos like yours that are clam and relaxing. Greetings from Canada (what's left of it).
I’m Australian and only now watch the cycling from Europe ie the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, as well as the Paris Olympics. No news, no rubbish reality shows, no morning tv. Not appealing anymore.
Good memories! Visited in 2010 and the flights were the adventure. Dublin Copenhagen - Billund - Vagar. Only Atlantic could fly in as they had BAe146/RJ45s with STOL capability, things must have extended with the new terminal. Presiding memory on departure was the RJ getting to the end of the runway on taxi and we were practically turning the nosewheel on the gravel at the end, every inch was used!! Great trip, shame we went to see N. Ireland play and we only got a draw 😢
OmG Steve , every Sunday we wake up and watch you’re current video. Walking up this morning to this one , thank you so much for going here. We are heading there in a few weeks from Australia and touring around . So excited . Great video and insights as usual
Loved this one Steve, so well done right down to the A320 taking off from different perspectives, very professional! Hoping that you got to see the world famous “roundabout” too. This part of the world is simply spectacular…Thankfully you’ve given me a chance to see it as I don’t think I’ll ever make it in real life. That’s the wonder of your vlogs…so many new and exotic places to see. Cheers Mate👍
Thanks James! Ahhh unfortunately I didn't get to the Jellyfish Roundabout, I was so excited to see it and was sure we'd go there on the Tórshavn to Klakskík bus, but then the long way round, oh well!
@@steve-marsh Thanks for your reply Steve…I’m sure you’ll be back in the Faroe Islands in the not too distant future. Their undersea tunnel links seem remarkable given the population there…I hope one day yourself and partner can visit Australia , a long way for sure but would be interesting to get your perspective on our country👌🏻
Hi Steve. I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and Alicja for this channel. It’s really cheered me up at a bit of a difficult time in my life. You have a really great warm personality that comes through in all videos which seem just really wholesome and good for the soul. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you again 🙂
I guessed you were in the Faroe Islands from your midweek sneak preview Steve, although I thought (hoped?) you had taken the epic Denmark - Faroe - Iceland ferry journey... I have always been curious in these places if you have to mow the grass on your roof, and your video Steve has prompted me to finally Google the answer - apparently yes!
This is stunning, Steve! Loved every minute of it! Just before I saw you were on, I saw a bit of the Devil's Pulpit right there in Scotland. It would be super at Halloween time. Just a thought! I can't wait for the next video in this series. Thank you for the trip! Merry Ann
This was a much more relaxing video to watch Steve, especially compared to the one where you ended up miles from anywhere in eastern Europe in freezing temperatures! In fact it looked rather cool. I hope Atlantic Airways don't drop the route and the low load factors on your flights are not common. They used to fly into Stansted but I see that is no longer on the route network.
Same mate, I really grabbed this one just incase the route gets dropped, but fingers crossed it stays for a while! Aye, this was a bit more relaxing for you AND me! :D
Wow! The Faroes have been on my bucket list for years, but I just haven't got around to it yet. It's interesting that Atlantic Airways only fly to Edinburgh these days, I'm sure at one time they continued that flight down to Stansted, back when they flew BAe 146s. 🤔 Looks like a fascinating place, maybe I need to bump it up the list a bit! I've been on a few flights from airports with no taxiways meaning the aircraft had to taxi along the runway. I think the most recent was last summer when I went to Skiathos, Greece. P.S. You HAVE to go to Svalbard. I went about 15 years ago, it was a wonderful trip!
Cheers Andy! Yeah, I think the EDI flight was under threat too so grabbed it while it's still there as who knows what'll happen in future. Oh Svalbard - funnily enough I was just pricing it up yesterday but it was still beyond my means. I can't believe I was all booked up and ready to go when Covid struck!
@@steve-marsh I did my Svalbard trip back in the very early days of Norwegian (so maybe it was a bit more than 15 years ago. 18-20 perhaps?) when their only UK route was OSL-STN. I got there via Oslo and Tromso (also well worth visiting). I remember the flights were ridiculously cheap at the time, so it sounds as though I picked the right time to go! To be honest, I'd never actually heard of Svalbard at the time, but I saw it on Norwegian's route map and thought, "Why not?"! So glad I did. 😊
Another great video Steve! Faroes looks beautiful(Definetly on my bucket list)! Just came back from my first flight in like 10 years, me and my friends went to Northern Ireland and it was truly lovely! You Brits are some of the nicest people I've met!
Loved this one. I didn't have to scream once! And I didn't get the bejabbers scared out of me either. The only thing I kind of had to ease into between the plane just taking off and Landing I don't like that. I did sneak peeks at the same rate as we were going by. Outstanding! What is the significance of the horse in the water at that Lake? Say hi to Alicja for me. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.
@@steve-marshhere's another example of my old brain. There's a UA-camr I follow call Cecilia Blomahll that lives on Svalbard. Lots of interesting info.
There's not much that I can add to the compliments already given - an excellent video that's so well presented. I was particularly impressed at the video editing surrounding the take-off where you apparently spliced in video of another flight, I assume taken by you previously from the ground but giving the viewer the impression that it was your flight. Excellent stuff! 👍
Hi Steve. Here's a thought for you, having flown to faroes by jet.
Nearly 70 years ago there used to be a pigeon race from the Faroes to England. My dad's cousin won it one year with one of his birds. I believe it's about 630 miles as the bird flies to his loft in Leicester. Even if the birds flew to the nearest mainland instead of a straight line home it was about 350 miles over the water. His bird never raced again having earned his retirement and was kept for breeding. He died overnight aged 25.
I love labradors
@@jjr1728my middle name isn’t Alan
Awww!
Pigeons really are amazing!
@Steveorton Oh, I see..the next day after being retired the 25 yr old bird croaked! That pigeon musta took racing to heart! LoL!
Your videos allow people to see places they never thought about visting. Look forward to part 2.
Thanks so much for coming along Derek, editing now, and it's looking like part 3 will be the true star for scenery, but hope you enjoy the next one too :)
Not sure the algorithm recommended me this but the place looks stunning. Respect from Malta 🇲🇹
Thank you so much! Yeah, the algorithm can be very random! Please come back to watch the next 2 episodes from the Islands too! :)
@@steve-marsh I might take you up on that mate!
It's the absence of trees that makes the scenery so distinctive.
Hey that's a good point, I hadn't thought of
And I thought the Outer Hebrides didn't have many trees but these islands are pretty bald!
Thank you, Callie, for mentioning that. I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it looked so different! 👍🏼
A huge thank you for visiting the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴! I am a huge fan of your channel and a Faroese myself
Hi there! Thanks so much!
Hands down the most beautiful place I have visited.
Hard to disagree - it's like nowhere else on earth in places!
I love how the landscape is so familiar. Similar to Northern England or Scotland. But the architrctire is so different. It's like home....but not quite.
So true! I sometimes wish we had the colourful wooden houses here, it would suit the landscape so much, but I guess it would be boring if we were all the same!
@@steve-marsh Aye, their coloured cladding has nothing on a bit of pebbledash! 😂
@@steve-marsh The turf roofs are also rather interesting, but must be a bit difficult to mow !
Oh my, the landscape is stunning!
@@hb1338Nothing that a sheep can't take care of. ;-)
I am an old man fascinated by the wild North. I went to Svalbard by boat 60 years ago when those islands didn't have any airport. However, I never got around to visit Iceland or the Faroe Islands. Now it is too late for me. So I enjoy seing these places through the eyes of youtubers. Thank you for a nice relaxed video with a personal touch .👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Definitely a flight for a window seat on a clear day! Cannot wait for the rest of this trip!
So true! Oh I'm excited to share some more of this Country - especially the video that will come in a couple of weeks, the scenery was otherworldly!
My Dad was from Tórshavn originally, he lived there until he met my Mum in a Edinburgh in the 80s and never looked back 😂 Haven’t really been back since my Grandparents died but it’s a spectacular place. Really need to take advantage of flights from Edinburgh and not Aberdeen anymore! This video has given me the kick up the rear to go have a look at flights 😂
Thanks again, Steve.
Thanks so much! And that's so cool your Dad was from Tórshavn! Literally not many people can say that!
@@steve-marsh it is fairly cool to tell people. It’s not then cool having to explain where the Faroes are because they seem to think it’s a group of island off Argentina 🤔
Same name as the place my father born in, although the fielding is a little different, on account of having been born in Iceland. Þórshöfn in his case.
Oh wow I didn't know they used to fly from Aberdeen!
@@davidbrown5628 yeah. I think - I may be wrong - it moved to Edinburgh in 2015. I last flew up in 2014 and it wasn’t long after that it moved. Sure it’s still the same twice a week flight from Edinburgh as it was from Aberdeen at the time.
Faroe Islands fun facts: A considerable number of knitted Faroese sweaters have been exported with standing orders to the Danish army, specially during the Napoleonic wars, when several thousand sweaters were exported yearly. The agricultural policies of the Faroe Islands, have over the centuries divided the pasture into 463 different land lots. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway, which was in a personal union with Denmark from 1380. In 1814, the Treaty of Kiel transferred Norway to Sweden, whereas Denmark kept its Atlantic territories like the Faroe Islands.
The white on their flag symbolizes the foam of the sea and the pure and radiant sky of the Faroe Islands, while the blue and red colors are reminiscent of other Scandinavian and Nordic flags, representing the Faroe Islands' bonds with other Nordic places. The Faroese language is one of five languages descended from Old West Norse spoken in the Middle Ages, the others being Norwegian, Icelandic, and the extinct Norn and Greenlandic Norse. Faroese and Icelandic, its closest extant relative, are not mutually intelligible in speech, but the written languages resemble each other quite closely.
That is all super interesting, thanks so much for taking the time to share!
@@saturnfive3496 Walter Sutherland was the last known Norn speaker and he died in 1850. No one currently speaks Norn. The Shetlands have an Insular Scot dialect with Norn influence, but it's not actually Norn. Orkney also has their own Insular Scot dialect with Norn influence.
What great potted history. It certainly adds to the top quality video Steve put out about the place.
Thank you..I was confused on the language as I thought this was part of Scotland…..sorry live far away 👍
@@MeadowDay Like wise!
Yet another well edited film of a longed for destination of mine! I knew of a beautiful girl from the Faroe islands but I lost her to another. Never mind, we all find our own partner in time! So be encouraged!
I just get so in to these great videos and always truly grateful for the great commentary and content.
Your production not only maintains a high standard but also keeps reaching for new heights. A fantastic vlog! Thanks, Joe.
Thanks a lot Joe, I put a lot of work in so that’s really appreciated:)
Had no idea the Faroe Islands were so stunning. Thank you Steve for taking us on your travels that are always so informative and entertaining.
Just wow! What a fantastic video. Thank you for my 'mini-vacation' to a place that most of us will never get to!
Hey thanks so much for coming along!
I tend to imagine places like this to be 'remote' and very different. Yes, they are a bit different, but at the same time.. just people like us, living their lives, watching TV, going to the shops, driving their cars. The landscape is right up my street. Beautiful.
My word, your films are always such a joy!
Thank you!!!
I can smell that fresh, clear air!
enjoy your holiday there
I'd like to confess I am jealous of all these wonderful locales you go to. Also I just press 'like' as soon as the video starts as it's a foregone conclusion that it'll be good.👍👍
Oh I hope one day you're not scrambling to correct your early affirmation :D
Steve I've just come across your channel and I'm hooked. Very interesting, you seem to be able to make the most of your time in each place and your chat as you go along is great even saying hi to the animals... Keep it up and enjoy 😊
Quite happy with the algorithm showing me this channel
Thanks very much for watching! :)
One of the best recommendations I've had from UA-cam in a long while, looking forward to the next upload. Cheers mate 👍🏻
Thanks so much, appreciated! The concluding part of my Faroes trip will be out today at 10am :)
Another great adventure for Scotland’s Scandinavian tour guide. Looking forward to the other episodes of your Faroe Islands adventure.
Haha oops I just booked another Scandi-adventure yesterday :O
Spent four days in the Faroes in 2016 it is a lovely place and this film takes me back
Some place eh! Once visited never forgotten!
Another great video! I was thinking about the airport transfer. I can think of worse places to be a bus driver. You also hit the nail on the head regarding transport reliability. I always breath a sigh of relief when I leave UK airapace because transport becomes a little more reliable. If something goes seriously wrong, it's 99% of the time within our shores. Can't wait for the next video.
So true mate, I don't know what was going on when I landed back in Edinburgh but the rail network was in chaos. The queue at Waverley was huge and every single person was saying their train had been cancelled. You can tell it's getting serious when the managers come out as well and they were quickly swarmed by angry passengers :D
Scott, I would love to see you try one of your video formats in the Faroe Islands! I wonder how the timetable challenge would turn out, haha.
@@steve-marshI've been raging at Scotrail ever since buying an e ticket and being unable to download it. Thought I could sort it out Inverness Station ticket office only to be told "not our problem" so I missed the train I'd booked and had to buy another ticket.
@@colinmacdonald5732 Scotrail is weird in that it doesn't let you print tickets or even transfer them to your smartphone's wallet where they are easy to find, even if you are buying them through a third party like Trainline. They can only downloaded in app and have to be 'activated' before you get on the train. And then, if you are lucky, they might scan and open up the platform gate for you.
@@egpx Last year I purchased e-tickets on LNER with no problem, and this year Southestern have started selling e-tickets, I buy all the rail tickets for the office, the emails come in less than a minute after payment, try using them instead, any train company can sell tickets for anywhere in the country.
Come to Estonia and try the ferry cruise from Tallinn to Stockholm you get 7 hours there!
I will do it sometime :)
Wow Steve what a stunning place. What's interesting are the grass roof houses, I wonder if that was for insulation during winter. Thanks for another great video.
Yeah, they are cool eh? Whatever it's for it makes a great photo :)
Apparently they are cool in summer as well.
Your production standards continue to get better and better - loved the exterior shots cut into the take off sequence. Thank you for all the hard work to keep me happily entertained.
Really appreciate that David! You'll see me capturing those exterior shots in the next video, it wasn't actually until I was back home editing that I thought hmmm...maybe I can use those clips!
@@steve-marsh I thought you had a really long stick on your GoPro 😜
Great video matey!
@@russellgray1426 I thought that Alicja had really gone with him and stayed behind to get those shots. Looks like a great place to visit.
@@steve-marsh Don't ruin the magic of television Steve! 😄
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What a stunningly beautiful place. Just radiates a peaceful calm..
Just lovely.
And it's funny you mention getting a lift from the pizza driver. I used to work for Dominos pizza when I was in college and have actually done that a couple of times (as long as the tip was a good one...)
Haha so it WOULD have worked!? :D
Steve, this actually happened to me on a flight leaving St Maarten in the Caribbean. We started down the runway rather slowly, turned around at the end and disappointed all the people standing by waiting to be blown back by the engines as we took off. Instead, we flew over them and off into the sunset. The was a great video, Steve. What a beautiful area. Cannot wait for part two!
Wow I would love to fly there (a bit of an avgeek bucket list item eg?) Thanks so much for coming along today :)
Me too.
that's called a back-track.
I have had something similar happen.I was flying out of St. Louis (USA) the plane was in line to get on the runway when a bad storm came through, after the visibility had improved, we had to move to the other end of the runway to take off because the wind had shifted.
Eivor one of my fav singers from faroes
This one felt way too short. What a stunning gem of a place. Loved every image you captured, especially the cliffs we see on your planes approach. Wow!!
The landscape is like another world up there! More to come next week :)
Was lucky enough to stop off & visit Torshaven in the Faroes during a cruise
Think I flew once with Atlantic airways back from the Canaries as a replacement to the scheduled airline. The Faroes look a lot like a less crowded rural Wales. There is no excuse nowadays for a cancelled train. You were very unlucky. Very nice video though. Lots of ideas.
What a very treeless island! I think I would plant some to break up the landscape. 🌲🌴
Is there anything to see or do on the Faroes (apart from the horse)? That seemed an incredibly short stay!
Wow! Spectacular scenery in the Faroe Islands. I look forward keenly to next week and seeing more of this wonderful place.
Thank you. I was there on a repositioning cruise a number of years ago. Wonderful memories
I would LOVE to be on a cruise approaching the Faroe Islands, would be magical!
I listened to just under a minute of this broadcast... and hit Subscribe.
And now I will watch the rest.
Thank you.
That's an absolute honour! Thanks so much for the sub and kind words!
Another enthralling video with superb narration, photography and music. My favourite line of yours in the Scottish accent....? (And I had to replay it!) 'There was a muuuurrder!!' Now I must learn more about the place. Until recently, I thought it was a part of Scotland! Doh! Thanks!
I want to see if I can find that book, on Amazon maybe.
Another very enjoyable trip Steve 👌
Amazing place and video
Cheers Murray!
A buddy of mine used to collect air-sickness bags and I used to grab them for him. This was some years ago ( he got married and his wife put an end to this type of nonsense), but at the time he though that Finnair was a really exotic find. Great video, Steve.
Haha love the 'his wife put an end to this type of nonsense' comment - made me laugh :D I'll need to covertly send him the sick bag, I'm sure his hobby is still going strong underground
The wife part makes sense 🤣🤣🤣
Excellent. Thank you Steve.
WOW! What a gorgeous place! The cliffs/mountains remind me a bit of Hawaii. thanks for sharing these trips!
Great comparison, obviously not as lush but very very beautiful just like Hawaii :)
Absolutely stunning, the footage of the arrival was majestic, certainly one for the bucket list, many thanks and stay safe and well, cheers.
Thanks so much Simon, really appreciate it!
Thanks for the views! Change of runway direction during taxi does happen from time to time, but as a passenger, you are more likely to notice it on a small airport where the runway itself doubles as a taxiway.
Ah good point!
Morin Steve was really anticipating this visit to the Faroe Islands island views epic can’t wait for any additional harbor exploration I want to read the mystery that drew you there ! Chocolate for Alicja good choice❤Take care see you soon 😘🌼🌸🐟
It's a great read Linda, might dig it out again soon, really sums up the feel of the place (despite the murder!) :D
Another stunning place, and at least on evidence of this video the weather was fantastic. I guess we'll find out more next week. What incredible destinations you're treating us to lately. Definitely one of the week's highlights every week.
Appreciated Peter! Sitting down now to edit the concluding couple of videos and excited to share with you as some of the scenery up there is mind-blowing!
Looking forward to your next Vlog on the activities you fitted in to your brief visit. Its a pleasure to join you on your adventures and I'm slowly catching up on your earlier submission's bringing such a variety of travel destinations.
Editing the next ones as we speak :) I took SO many clips on this trip, it was just too beautiful, I hope I can do the place justice I really do!
@@steve-marsh I'm heading for a sailing trip in the southern Baltic later this year. Original plan - fly direct to Copenhagen. Now Stanstead, Edinburgh, Faroes, Copenhagen to witness that spectacular Faroes scenery and make the most of 2023. Thanks for your review.
I have a friend who moved to the Faroe Islands, but I have yet to visit myself! Thanks for the video!
Oh you need to use their spare room! Accommodation can be pretty pricey!
Thanks Steve, a highly interesting if only a little insight into the Faroes. Thoroughly enjoyed the accompanying music and your presentational manner.
The grass on the roofs is so cool… definitely want to visit the Faroes
It makes for very attractive little towns (and full SD cards on my camera!)
Not mincing my words - another excellent video 👍
Appreciate that John!
The insane terrain of the Faroe Islands is always a giveaway when I play GeoGuessr Battle Royale. Absolutely incredible! And the tunnel work they've done to tackle the terrain is just as incredible! Eysturoyartunnilin for example, which opened in December 2020, has a length of nearly 37,000 feet or 11,200 m. It connects the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturoy. It stands out among every other undersea tunnel because it has the world's first undersea ROUNDABOUT! Said roundabout even has ARTWORK installed by Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson. And after 2030, Suðuroyartunnilin will have a length of 25,000 m or 82,000 ft! For a remote archipelago in the Arctic, they know how to put themselves on the map!
I'm glad you briefly mentioned that the airport was built by the British, because it's an interesting part of their history that the UK decided to occupy them to stop a potential German invasion. British control actually played a role in Faroese identity as the first time the Faroese flag was officially used was in 1940. The Faroese flag was designed in 1919 by Jens Oliver Lisberg and others while they were studying in Copenhagen. The first time it was raised was in June of that year in Fámjin on the occasion of a wedding, however it wasn't officially adopted until the British took over because they didn't want the same flag as German-occupied Denmark to be used. Denmark wouldn't recognize the flag until 1948 when the Home Rule Act passed.
Thanks so much for this! Oh on the roundabout - I had really hoped to go there and even bagged a front seat on the bus for it, but then, of course, the bus went a different, longer route and bypassed it completely! I think the longest tunnel I went through was on arrival into Klaksvík - that was a beauty as well but no Jellyfish Roundabout for me! :(
Very interesting information. Thank you.
Were you only there for some 15 hours?
The tunnels are all built and planned by Norwegian firms, denmark hardly has any tunnels, while Noray has thousands, and when they wanted to link island by tunnels, to replace ferries, like we did here in Norway, they contacted Norwegian firms. The blue light is supposed to keep drivers more alert, but the sad thing is, in the Faroes, as in Norway they don't line the tunnels with glassed tiles, which makes them lighter, and easier to clean.
In America, theyv'e tiled their tunnels for 70 years.
@@perperald21 Well we have Long Tunnels built below the Storebælt, and also being flooded at a time, when the sea bottom collapsed and the sea from above flooded the tunnel (Luckily no men was lost by this, but managed to get out!)! Some stupid idiots had put a huge electrical cable through the water-tight door in front of the one tunnel drilling machine, so it couldn't be closed, when actually needed! But it is of course mostly drilling in soft ground, as also most of the new Subway below Copenhagen.
And we Danes are now building an 18 km tunnel below the water to Germany, but with huge finished concrete tunnel elements to be sailed out and sunk into a ditch in the bottom!
Very cool! I had no idea how beautiful it is - I am going!!
Another great watch Steve. Thank you for taking us to the Faroe Islands. I always wondered what it was like there, stunning scenery from the plane. Looking forward to the next one 🥰
Thank you for coming along :) The landscape there is stunning, looking forward to sharing a couple more videos from here
@@steve-marsh wouldn’t have missed it for all the tea in China 🥰
What a change in weather on departure day, lovely story of the horse. For health reasons I always book extra and have hotels near train/tube stations, but you’re much fitter than me but I couldn’t do with the stress. Very good and generous cabin crew and finally lovely views over Scotland at the end. Thanks
Thanks John! A very enjoyable wee trip
Went there once years ago, like late 50s. So very different & modern! Cheers Steve, from Oz.
Wow! I'd love to see the contrast from 50 years ago. I was last there 8 years ago and even that seems like a different age!
What an incredible place, looks almost similar to the Scottish Highlands
Yeah, it's like a mix between Scotland and Iceland (which I guess makes sense considering where it is eh!) :)
Excellent video Steve, just recently came across your work by watching your trip to Shetland and pod experience. I travel regularly on the Hrossey/Hjaltland but my days of sleeping on floors/benches/train corridors are definitely over, so its cabin or fly now. The pods get pretty negative reviews here, so yours was no surprise! Never made it to Faroe yet, sadly the Norrona no longer calls at Lerwick on her way up, the best we get is to see her sailing past. All the best.
Another exotic trip....if you're planning an Iceland trip, some tour companies up there do day trips to Kulusuk in Greenland. I did it 15 years ago, flying out of Reykjavik City airport. Apart from a few day trippers, the rest were expeditioners, so I felt under dressed and under equipped on my day out 🤣
Oh you wouldn't believe how much time I spend trying to find a cheap flight to Greenland! :D Haha sounds like my kinda trip!
@@steve-marsh If you are interested in the destination, you are *much* better off choosing Iceland or the Faroes. Greenland struck me as a bleak and desolate place and the people were mostly surly.
Fantastic majestic presentation.from Russia with love 😂😅
Thanks Steve. Very enjoyable to join you on your travels as always.
Thanks so much!
If your looking for a group of islands to visit you should head to the azores. Its a place I've always wanted to go. Specifically to sete cidades. It's a small town next to a lake which is all in a huge extinct volcano. Anyway great video as usual
Oh you are reading my mind! I'm often checking flights there, with easyJet so not too difficult, NEED to make it happen!
Azores is AMAZING
Thank you for posting this Steve. I have visited the Scillies many times but never the Faroes. After seeing your video I will definitely add it to my wish list…
A cracker of a Vidéo fantastic views from the air ✈️ it looks just brilliant well done on the contrast 👍👍👍
Thanks so much Michael!
Thank you Steve.., love Saturday morning journeys with you and Alicia when she comes along 👍
Thanks for coming along! I wish I could say Alicja would pop up in this one, but not to be :(
Another inspiring video. I definitely want to visit the Faroe Islands.
Thanks for coming along with me :)
Nice landscape and I wasn't expecting the side coach planels to open while it was moving 😮
I can't see if anyone else has commented this already but the "N45SD" you saw arriving from Wick was a small Piper PA-32 that (some - not all) flight tracking websites show hopping its way from Paris to the US. It also stopped in Iceland, Greenland and Goose Bay in Canada. Funny that it showed up on the passenger information screens in the terminal! Looks like they spent the weekend there before resuming their journey. Looking forward to the next part, thanks for adding to my too-long list of places to go!
Thanks so much for all that info, so weird it was on the main screen indeed! That's a bit confusing, but fair to say I wouldn't mind being on that flight :)
That's possible because Wick is the airport that most of the small planes crossing the Atlantic use in Scotland
What a treat. Thanks for joining your adventure.
Fascinating indeed, Steve! The Faroes have been on my 'bucket list' for ages and your wonderful video has renewed my determination to visit sooner rather than later! As a former professional in the aviation industry, I was most impressed by Atlantic Airways who have created an excellent reputation in the industry. Once again, many thanks indeed for this 'gem'.
Ah interesting to hear Kieron! I was well impressed by them from one of the seats down the back for sure!
There’s just one thing that must stop before tourists can come🎉 we all know what and why🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Steve always wanted to visit the faroes, when Scotland first played them I thought they were are far enough away place, little did I realise how close it was. A shock start ended in a draw.
We'd be winning that game now :D
Probably one of the best airline videos on YT I have seen. Thank you Steve.
That is incredibly kind, thank You!
As a seasoned flier I can honestly say I've never experienced a turn-around on the runway, the only strange taxiing experience that springs to mind was a push back from the terminal using the planes jet engines in the USA - something you won't see today! Lovely video Steve.
Oh that's cool! I only have that on twin otters, but with jet engines no way! Yeah, it was a cool little anomaly to experience and add to the list on this one :)
I have turned round at Florence😊
It's known as a power-back. American Airlines used to use it at Dallas-Fort Worth - their calculation was that the reduction in engine life cost them less money than buying the aircraft tugs they would otherwise have needed. Using power-back meant they could also depart when ready, and never had to wait for a tug. Power-backs are no longer used due to a combination of green and safety rules.
@@hb1338 Hi yes that's correct it was at DFW that I experienced it in a 727. AAL also stopped it because of excessive engine wear due to foreign particle intake into the engine.
I thought that was normal. But I've been used to landing in Greenland. It's smaller than this one.
What a beautiful video. Nice, quiet place. Ideal for a few days of relax. And those views from the sky❤
Yeah it was so relaxing (and the weather sure helped with that) :)
I had thought about going to the Faroes and iceland using the Smyril ferry from Denmark 🇩🇰 but hadnt realised how long it was going to take 😂 Another great vlog thanks Steve. .
This is the most beautiful half an hour video I have watched in a while. The scenery, the flight, the commentary ... you have inspired me Steve.
Well done Steve. A few things, i can't believe how big the Faroes actually are, I imagined a place the size of Norfolk Island in Australia. 2ndly, how beautiful it is, more than impressed. And finally just love watching your truly different takes on travel. Not a single business/first class seat in sight (Virgin to Seattle notwithstanding) You travel as I do, with an eye for the different and a willingness to actually get a bit lost, because you never know what you might find. Not always good of course, but worth the effort. Keep them coming mate, I will be back in the UK in 2024 and raring to visit many of the places you recommend.
Hey really appreciate your comment mate, and wishing you many adventures on your UK trip next year! Enjoy all the planning as well, I love that bit (even though I still enjoy fitting in some time for getting completely lost) Aye, the Virgin flight was a lovely wee treat, but I know I don't belong up there, it's just not me, and I'd rather save some of that cash for the destination anyway :)
recently found your video - by accident- ive binged them all loving the content
Thanks so much Tracy!
Stunning.... always wanted to go to the faroes. Thanks Steve for posting
The architecture especially in the villages remind of Norway (obviously) but also Scotland
Oh more to come as well! Sometimes wish we had the colourful wooden houses!
Thanks for inviting us along. Prompted me to educate myself on history, geology, language, politics, economy, etc
I really enjoyed this little trip and the glorious harbor in Tor..mumble. I’ve never had to change ends of the runway for the wind, nor had my plane pirouette 180° at one end! I also watch a flight attendant’s channel who informed me that as they’re welcoming you onto the plane they’re also scouting for ABPs, or able bodied persons, they can shove in the exit rows to assist with emergencies so, you’ve got that going for you!😂🎉 Looking forward to your time on the islands. Thanks for the video.
Haha if only they knew how weak and feeble I really was :D
They also need to ensure that everybody in the exit rows understands the relevant language(s) and is properly briefed.
Loved it and really looking forward to next week. Brought back a lot of good memories, I finished most nights I had there in that pub, going to have to get a copy of that book. No mention of murders just great beers and snacks. I had managed to get a Airbnb that was about 2 minutes away. I did not know about the 4 day bus pass, that is a must on my next visit, especially since I loved using the ferries to explore. All the best Steve, appreciate all that editing, guessing you had a late night, till next week.
Ah brilliant, glad you've had the pleasure! I had a couple of dark lagers in there the last time but didn't get the chance on this visit!
Was just thinking about visiting the Faroes, perfect timing!
They recently had to extend the runway to fit those Airbuses in Vágar airport, Atlantic Airways used to use smaller British-built BAe 146's.
Ahhh cheers for the info!
The runway at Vágar is fine for A318 and A319, but is marginal for A320. The extension was built in order to accommodate Atlantic's three A319 aircraft, which they leased as replacements for the 146s. A few years later, their success enabled them to buy their own A320, which can carry about 30 more passengers, but is bigger and heavier and needs a longer runway. They have to manage the A320 quite carefully in order to avoid exceeding their operational limits, but in my experience they do a very good job
@@hb1338 Do you fly into FAE?
@@roblancs I have done so in a PC-12 (Pilatus), but I don't have a transport licence so have never done it in anything bigger, except as a passenger.
I'm really/fanatically tuned off mainstream t.v. and news ... all terribly fake and propaganda and too politicised ... so it's a genuine pleasure watching videos like yours that are clam and relaxing. Greetings from Canada (what's left of it).
I’m Australian and only now watch the cycling from Europe ie the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France, as well as the Paris Olympics. No news, no rubbish reality shows, no morning tv. Not appealing anymore.
Good memories! Visited in 2010 and the flights were the adventure. Dublin Copenhagen - Billund - Vagar. Only Atlantic could fly in as they had BAe146/RJ45s with STOL capability, things must have extended with the new terminal. Presiding memory on departure was the RJ getting to the end of the runway on taxi and we were practically turning the nosewheel on the gravel at the end, every inch was used!! Great trip, shame we went to see N. Ireland play and we only got a draw 😢
What an experience! Love this, thanks so much for sharing!
What language is being spoken?
OmG Steve , every Sunday we wake up and watch you’re current video. Walking up this morning to this one , thank you so much for going here. We are heading there in a few weeks from Australia and touring around . So excited . Great video and insights as usual
Oh I'm so happy you are going here! A couple more videos to come in this series, hopefully it will help a bit with planning :)
@@steve-marsh Yes looking forward to the videos. Heading to the Outer Hebrides first then Faroe.
@@helenwallis5914Luskentyre Beach (Harris)is the place for Ozzies/Kiwis!
Loved this one Steve, so well done right down to the A320 taking off from different perspectives, very professional! Hoping that you got to see the world famous “roundabout” too.
This part of the world is simply spectacular…Thankfully you’ve given me a chance to see it as I don’t think I’ll ever make it in real life. That’s the wonder of your vlogs…so many new and exotic places to see. Cheers Mate👍
Thanks James! Ahhh unfortunately I didn't get to the Jellyfish Roundabout, I was so excited to see it and was sure we'd go there on the Tórshavn to Klakskík bus, but then the long way round, oh well!
@@steve-marsh Thanks for your reply Steve…I’m sure you’ll be back in the Faroe Islands in the not too distant future. Their undersea tunnel links seem remarkable given the population there…I hope one day yourself and partner can visit Australia , a long way for sure but would be interesting to get your perspective on our country👌🏻
Hi Steve. I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and Alicja for this channel. It’s really cheered me up at a bit of a difficult time in my life. You have a really great warm personality that comes through in all videos which seem just really wholesome and good for the soul. Keep up the fantastic work, and thank you again 🙂
This is why I subscribe. Always less travelled journeys and well edited.
Love the channel Steve!
Cheers Steve! Really appreciate it mate, makes all the hard work worthwhile, seriously!
The fact that you can travel to see Ireland beat Scotland in 2 hours is just amazing. Stunning. Well done! 😂
Love yer vidz man. Keep her lit!
I guessed you were in the Faroe Islands from your midweek sneak preview Steve, although I thought (hoped?) you had taken the epic Denmark - Faroe - Iceland ferry journey... I have always been curious in these places if you have to mow the grass on your roof, and your video Steve has prompted me to finally Google the answer - apparently yes!
I've long wanted to do that voyage but the price (and availability!) has always been the problem
Fabulous looking place the Capital reminded me a lot of Reykjavik
Very similar, yes, just a bit smaller :)
This is stunning, Steve! Loved every minute of it! Just before I saw you were on, I saw a bit of the Devil's Pulpit right there in Scotland. It would be super at Halloween time. Just a thought! I can't wait for the next video in this series. Thank you for the trip! Merry Ann
What a fantastic idea!!! Thank you :)
Another terrific one Steve. Great Airline. Cheers.
This was a much more relaxing video to watch Steve, especially compared to the one where you ended up miles from anywhere in eastern Europe in freezing temperatures! In fact it looked rather cool. I hope Atlantic Airways don't drop the route and the low load factors on your flights are not common. They used to fly into Stansted but I see that is no longer on the route network.
Same mate, I really grabbed this one just incase the route gets dropped, but fingers crossed it stays for a while! Aye, this was a bit more relaxing for you AND me! :D
@@steve-marsh hell yes, that one was scary as! Looking forward to seeing what you got up to when you were there.
Another very enjoyable video Steve, really looking forward tp part 2
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much!
Wow! The Faroes have been on my bucket list for years, but I just haven't got around to it yet. It's interesting that Atlantic Airways only fly to Edinburgh these days, I'm sure at one time they continued that flight down to Stansted, back when they flew BAe 146s. 🤔
Looks like a fascinating place, maybe I need to bump it up the list a bit!
I've been on a few flights from airports with no taxiways meaning the aircraft had to taxi along the runway. I think the most recent was last summer when I went to Skiathos, Greece.
P.S. You HAVE to go to Svalbard. I went about 15 years ago, it was a wonderful trip!
Cheers Andy! Yeah, I think the EDI flight was under threat too so grabbed it while it's still there as who knows what'll happen in future. Oh Svalbard - funnily enough I was just pricing it up yesterday but it was still beyond my means. I can't believe I was all booked up and ready to go when Covid struck!
@@steve-marsh I did my Svalbard trip back in the very early days of Norwegian (so maybe it was a bit more than 15 years ago. 18-20 perhaps?) when their only UK route was OSL-STN. I got there via Oslo and Tromso (also well worth visiting). I remember the flights were ridiculously cheap at the time, so it sounds as though I picked the right time to go! To be honest, I'd never actually heard of Svalbard at the time, but I saw it on Norwegian's route map and thought, "Why not?"! So glad I did. 😊
Another great video Steve! Faroes looks beautiful(Definetly on my bucket list)! Just came back from my first flight in like 10 years, me and my friends went to Northern Ireland and it was truly lovely! You Brits are some of the nicest people I've met!
I'm so glad to hear that! We are not really going though a great time in recent years, but the people always make for a great welcome :)
Loved this one. I didn't have to scream once! And I didn't get the bejabbers scared out of me either. The only thing I kind of had to ease into between the plane just taking off and Landing I don't like that. I did sneak peeks at the same rate as we were going by. Outstanding! What is the significance of the horse in the water at that Lake? Say hi to Alicja for me. Be well, stay safe, love from Texas.
Thanks Kate! I think they have a lot of myth and legend in those parts :)
@@steve-marshhere's another example of my old brain. There's a UA-camr I follow call Cecilia Blomahll that lives on Svalbard. Lots of interesting info.
Thanks Steve, that was brilliant! Great location choice, take care and stay safe.
Thanks so much mate!
There's not much that I can add to the compliments already given - an excellent video that's so well presented. I was particularly impressed at the video editing surrounding the take-off where you apparently spliced in video of another flight, I assume taken by you previously from the ground but giving the viewer the impression that it was your flight. Excellent stuff! 👍
Thanks so much! Aye, you'll see me capturing the takeoff in next week's video :)
Great film Steve
This video has 5 x as many views as there are inhabitants in the Faroes.
Yes This is Exciting..Cant Waite..Got a Cup of Coffee Ready...Thanks
Haha enjoy, and thanks!