Sometimes you go to a place and immediately feel at home. You feel energy flowing into your body, your mind, your soul, rather than taking it away. You feel yourself instantly calming down and recharging. The Faroe Islands are that for me. These islands in the North Atlantic combine many of the things I love about the North. Rough weather, high cliffs, mountains & the sea, waterfalls and wide grassy valleys. I have met friendly, open-minded people who have provided me with an endless supply of cake, good conversation and a place I can truly call home. And that's all I need.

My first trip there was a solo journey of discovery. I stayed in a cozy bed and breakfast tucked away in a small coastal village on Streymoy, the island that houses the capital. Each morning, I'd wake to the sound of waves crashing against the rocky shore and set out with my rental car to explore whichever island called to me that day.

What captivated me most was the raw, uncompromising nature of these islands. The Faroes don't try to charm you with gentle beauty – they hit you with something far more powerful. Brutal Atlantic storms can sweep across the landscape in minutes, transforming serene valleys into dramatic theaters of wind and rain. Yet within this harshness lies some of the most stunning scenery I've ever witnessed: emerald grass carpeting impossibly steep mountainsides, waterfalls plunging directly into the ocean, and cliffs that seem to scrape the belly of storm clouds.

The contrast is intoxicating – one moment you're battling fierce winds on an exposed mountain pass, the next you're sheltered in a peaceful village where locals invite you in for coffee and homemade cake, sharing stories as if you've been neighbors for years.

That first trip hooked me completely. I've returned several times since, each visit deepening my connection to these remarkable islands and their people. The Faroe Islands have become more than a destination – they're a refuge for my soul.

Dark, mist-covered island with gentle hills surrounded by calm, deep blue water under a heavy, overcast sky, taken on the Faroe Islands
A small village nestled in a valley between rolling brown hills, leading down to a calm body of water under a dramatic sky with thick clouds and patches of blue, taken on the Faroe Islands
Two small, black, dome-shaped houses with grass-covered roofs sit on a grassy plain surrounded by rolling brown hills under a cloudy sky with patches of blue, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A person wearing a bright yellow jacket stands on a large rock beside a small cascading stream flowing through a narrow, rocky gorge with steep dark cliffs covered in patches of moss, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A dark, cloudy sky hangs over a calm sea with several distant islands, framed by shadowed hills on either side and circular fish farming pens visible in the water, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Steep, dark cliffs drop sharply into a deep blue, choppy sea with distant islands visible under a gray, overcast sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A towering dark cliff rises sharply from a choppy sea under a pale, overcast sky, with a tiny figure standing at the cliff’s edge, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A dramatic cliff with steep, dark rock faces and a grassy top extends into a deep blue sea, with a calm lake and rolling brown hills behind it under a cloudy gray sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A group of small, rocky islands with steep, brown cliffs rises from a calm, dark sea under a pale, overcast sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Remote coastal cliff with a tall waterfall plunging into a dark blue ocean, topped by a small village under a cloudy, misty sky, taken on the Faroe Islands
Raindrops streak down a windowpane, blurring the view of an indistinct, gray, and overcast landscape beyond.
View through a window overlooking a small coastal village with colorful houses perched on rocky shores beside a turbulent sea, with misty hills in the background, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Strong rain and waves crash against a rocky shoreline with houses perched on a steep hill under a gray, stormy sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Waves crash against a coastal house with a green roof under a dark, stormy sky, while a misty island looms in the background, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Sunlight breaks through dramatic dark clouds, casting rays over a calm sea framed by distant hills, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A wet road stretches straight ahead between dark hills and a body of water under a heavy, gray sky with raindrops on the camera lens, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A misty scene with a small white house near a winding road beside a flowing stream, set against a steep, fog-covered hillside, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A lone sheep stands on dark rocky ground with a misty, gray sky in the background, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A solitary white church stands in a misty valley between steep hills with a waterfall cascading into a lake, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A white church sits in a sunlit valley surrounded by steep hills with waterfalls under a partly cloudy blue sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A small white pot holds a bouquet of dried pink roses behind a weathered window frame with peeling white paint, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Sunlight breaks through dark clouds to illuminate snow-capped mountain peaks above a shadowed lake, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A small village with colorful houses nestles in a valley between steep hills leading to a narrow sea inlet under a cloudy sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A narrow stream cuts through steep, grassy hills under a heavy, overcast sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Heavy rain falls over steep, brown cliffs beside a dark sea under a stormy gray sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Waves crash against a rugged cliff jutting into a dark sea beneath a dramatic sky of heavy clouds and patches of blue, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Waves crash against rocky cliffs along a rugged coastline with scattered houses under a cloudy, gray sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
Dark storm clouds gather over a snow-capped mountain island surrounded by a turbulent sea, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A fjord winds between steep, grassy mountains with small villages along the shore under a partly cloudy blue sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A snow-dusted, pyramid-shaped mountain overlooks a blue sea and distant islands under a partly cloudy sky, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A large, layered mountain partially obscured by thick fog rises above a dark body of water, taken on the Faroe Islands.
A vast, dark ocean stretches under a heavy, gray sky with fog obscuring the horizon, taken on the Faroe Islands.