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The '''Faeroe Faroe Islands''' are situated in [[Northern Europe]], roughly equidistant between [[Iceland]], [[Scotland]], and [[Norway]].They're officially part of [[Denmark]] and consist of 18 islands, 17 of which are inhabited. Of these, I travelled/hitched through: The major islands are Streymoy, Eysturoy, Borðoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, ViðoyVágar, Suðuroy and VágoySandoy. Each island is different and has its own "feel" to it.
== General Tips ==
== Transportation in the Faroes ==
There are cars, buses, and ferries. Buses go to lots of places and they're cheap, they their price depends on factor such as going through the underwater tunnels or not etc. Check out timetables at www.ssl.fo . They can come in handy, especially in remote places that may have 2 buses coming and going per day, but maybe not even a single car (see info on Trøllanes below under the Kalsoy section). '''All red buses in the capital Tórshavn are free of charge'''. In many other places, you might find out after a long wait at a bus stop that you have to call the bus company several hours before, if you want to take the bus!
You can't hitch on the ferries of course − you pay. It's not expensive.
There are also many tunnels connecting towns and islands. Except for the newest ones, they are generally one lane and without lights. They are very scary and dangerous to walk through − avoid at all costs!!
I only went to Viðareiði, and it was really easy to get there from outside Klaksvik. It's a "big" town, of around 300+ people. Getting out of Viðareiði could be a challenge, but I got lucky and met a Norwegian couple on vacation.
=== Vágoy Vágar ==='''VágoyVágar''' is incredibly easy to hitch to and within; there's a lot of traffic. But if it's a nice day have someone let you off before the Streymoy-Vágoy tunnel and walk 5 minutes to the Leynar beach − it's spectacular!Vágoy Vágar is where the Faroes' only airport is.
[[File:HHForoya.JPG|270px|thumb|right|[[User:Gutuater|Gutuater]] hitched a ride with two local girls in Suðuroy.]]
