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Denmark
Fly from Copenhagen or Edinburgh into an airport the British built on the wrong island in WWII — the drive in sets the tone.
A turf-roofed guesthouse in a village of eleven people, or an Airbnb in Tórshavn.
Vertical green islands in a violent sea: a lake hanging above the ocean, puffin cliffs, undersea roundabouts, grass roofs, and weather with a personality disorder.
Hike to the Kallur lighthouse on Kalsoy on a clear morning — then eat at a heimablídni, dinner hosted in a family's home.
May to August
Takk fyri — thank you, in Faroese.
The Old Man and His Sons by Heðin Brú — the Faroese classic of a world changing.
Mykines island — the puffin colony at the end of the ferry line, weather permitting.
Some trails now charge landowner fees and fog cancels plans routinely — build flexible days.