Wives wanted in the Faroe Islands

Definitely a contrast of islands:-

There's a shortage of women in the Faroe Islands. So local men are increasingly seeking wives from further afield - Thailand and the Philippines in particular. But what's it like for the brides who swap the tropics for this windswept archipelago?

When Athaya Slaetalid first moved from Thailand to the Faroe Islands, where winter lasts six months, she would sit next to the heater all day:

"People told me to go outside because the sun was shining but I just said: 'No! Leave me alone, I'm very cold.'"

Moving here six years ago was tough for Athaya at first, she admits. She'd met her husband Jan when he was working with a Faroese friend who had started a business in Thailand.

Jan knew in advance that bringing his wife to this very different culture, weather and landscape would be challenging.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39703486

That would be a challenge but of course 'love conquers all'.

I have been to Inverness august last year and its still cold despite the 'summer' weather and its not even the northern most area of the UK.

So just imagine living in Faroe island

my wife loves the UK climate. she hated the 40 degree heat in her part of the filis---and the typhoons--electrical blackouts for days...

I nearly went to the Faroe Islands last year to do some work, I had to Google where the hell it was, middle of bloody nowhere is where it is , still I bet it would be a good experience to go there as long as it was for a short time only

Its a Danish dependency so I'm guessing the people are friendly and welcoming.

it fascinates me reading of your globe trotting career. i wonder who is the farthest travelled person on here ?

Yea I guess it would be like living on Shetland or thereabouts brrrr.

My money is on @Dave_E Though @Timmers gets it about a bit.

I don't travel as much now but I did 25 years working overseas in total, the work I do now was not supposed to include foreign travel but I had 8 overseas trips last year to crap African countries mainly, I only do a maximum of two weeks at a time whereas before I used to travel to a country for months at a time.

Last time I counted I have worked in 80 countries, I would like to get to 100, but to honest I'm just happy to stay in the UK.

I worked abroad for over 20 years, always ensuring that I had a few months off for travel every year.

By the end I was aiming to increase the ratio of travel to work, then my last "rolling contract" stopped rolling. Problem solved.

Need to max out on travel whilst I am still young.

I am currently half way through a two month break in Mexico. After this a week in Istanbul. Then for my next proper trip I fly to Kuala Lumpur, six days later I backtrack to Luxor in Egypt staying there for a month. From Luxor I fly back to the UK via the Philippines, Cambodia, and Thailand.

It's a crazy world!

Wow! Very exotic places!

Say my hello to istanbul's tulips.

I never knew that Istanbul was famous for tulips, always thought that Amsterdam was the big place for those.

Unfortunately I will be a bit too late, the Istanbul Tulip Festival is in March and April, I will be there at the end of May.

Maybe next year.

Yes a vast difference it would surely be. Cracking pictures

You're right, travel while you are a young lad, I was 26 when I first started travelling and it was fantastic with wine, women and song all the way, now its a bit of a chore as most of the excitement has gone.

Yes I think even at those higher latitudes it must make a difference to ones resilience when once living a life in the tropics.

Okay on the snow! I stayed in a lovely little house just one row back from Stromness harbour in October 2011.

I guess the brisk walking helped to keep you warm

Mexico is a bit warmer.

A couple of photos I took in Tlaquepaque last year:

My view of Orkney