The Mantis Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Just done a new blog post, great place for a trip and direct flights from Edinburgh . Moving the Goalposts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Oops sorry. Duff link. Try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris. Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Or this, which actually works. Edit: I'll give it a little read later on, sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 10 minutes ago, Max Power. said: Or this, which actually works. Edit: I'll give it a little read later on, sounds interesting. Cheers bud have a greenie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Good read. Looking forward to the next part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 11 hours ago, Allan Jacobsen said: Good read. Faroe Islands seem to be mildly expensive eh?! It's pricey OK but a bit better than Iceland. Like Iceland there are some things actually cheaper than UK, like fuel. Some things the same, like pizzas and burgers and coffee. But alcohol...oh dear. Lamb, fish dishes...oh dear. I got a car from the airport at a weekend rate which was DK1100 (or 900 after August). This is about £130, but covered Friday 10.00 to Monday 9.00. When I said I didn't want to spend Monday hanging about the airport they said OK, just keep the car till 5.00. However they have DK300 for airport parking charges which seems unfair, and DK100 for the tunnel if you want to go anywhere... but public transport in Faroe is cheap (including the helicopters!) and some Tórshavn buses are free. BTW if anybody's going to Iceland, use Sadcars I got a 12 year old Toyota which had 330000km on the clock but it was well serviced and cost about £230 for a whole week. The usual suspects like Hertz cost a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIII Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 I've always wanted a Faroes fitba top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 cracking read. I wondered if you've seen this magazine: http://www.glorymag.co.uk/. I must visit Faroes one day.Also enjoyed your piece on Lewis and Harris. I've visited Harris twice, passing the ground in Tarbert often during my stay. Never coinciding with a game. I'd wondered if Leverburgh / South Harris would be able to maintain a team. There's a ground of sorts near the petrol station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Great read, always fascinated with island life and how sustainable football teams are in these far flung places.I also enjoyed your piece on Harris and Lewis, I had no idea there was so many amateur teams kicking about in the Hebrides.I was on Coll last month for a week, and a little bit beyond the cottage we had hired was a football pitch, with goals and nets in place too. Given it has a population of somewhere in the region of 150, I don't imagine they will be sending a Coll XI to play in Lewis anytime soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 First time i went to the Faroes it was really strange,there didint seem to be anybody between the ages of 16 and 60,basically what was happening was they had to go to demark for uni and when they seen the bright lights they wouldnt return until it was retirement time,so it was a real drain on the population so they opened a uni to keep the kids on the islands Great place though,love going into the brewery for a carry out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 22, 2016 Author Share Posted August 22, 2016 4 hours ago, Le Tout P'ti FC said: cracking read. I wondered if you've seen this magazine: http://www.glorymag.co.uk/. I must visit Faroes one day. Also enjoyed your piece on Lewis and Harris. I've visited Harris twice, passing the ground in Tarbert often during my stay. Never coinciding with a game. I'd wondered if Leverburgh / South Harris would be able to maintain a team. There's a ground of sorts near the petrol station. Thanks for the link. I saw one or two blogs before I went but never saw this. I've ordered it anyway just for the photos. Nice touch. Not Glory - Gløry p.s. sneak preview. I met Jens Martin Knudsen when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 49 minutes ago, The Mantis said: p.s. sneak preview. I met Jens Martin Knudsen when I was there. I live on Jens Martin Knudsens vej. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 On 22 August 2016 at 14:20, Le Tout P'ti FC said: cracking read. I wondered if you've seen this magazine: http://www.glorymag.co.uk/. I must visit Faroes one day. Also enjoyed your piece on Lewis and Harris. I've visited Harris twice, passing the ground in Tarbert often during my stay. Never coinciding with a game. I'd wondered if Leverburgh / South Harris would be able to maintain a team. There's a ground of sorts near the petrol station. The Gløry Mag arrived today. Very impressive. A bit pricey but super quality paper and photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted August 29, 2016 Author Share Posted August 29, 2016 Coming back later for more Faroes stuff. Did a nice wee blog on Alloa for my 20th post HERE . Think I managed to get the link right this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 The Gløry Mag arrived today. Very impressive. A bit pricey but super quality paper and photos. Excellent. Issue 2 coming in December. No word yet on where they're off to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Faroes Part 2 is now up. Link below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 3 hours ago, The Mantis said: Faroes Part 2 is now up. Link below: I'm told the link doesn't show up on a phone as its in my sig https://scottishfootballgroundswordpresscom.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Faroe Islands Part 3 now up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 ...and Part 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 4 hours ago, ThatBoyRonaldo said: How are you getting to the Faroes when you go over? I was thinking about making a wee trip. Also are you hiring a car out there or is public transport doable? I've only been the once, I'm just dragging it out I got a fairly decent weekend deal on a car from the airport from Unicar. It was Friday morning to Monday morning but they let me keep it till Monday afternoon as my flight was 1740. I never actually met anyone, they just left the keys inside. Atlantic Airways from Edinburgh. Public transport is pretty good and cheap but I wanted to see 3 or 4 games over a weekend so a car was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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