Traveling to the Faroe Islands? Cool, but don’t forget to turn off roaming on your phone. The Faroes are not in the EU or EEA, despite being a country under the rule of Denmark. These are your options for staying online while traveling in the Faroe Islands: eSIM, (expensive) physical SIM card, or the secret third option Contents1 How did we get here? The Faroe Islands are Danish, but not EU2 Option 1: Get a Faroese eSIM3 Option 2: Global eSIM (when you don’t need a lot of data)4 Option 3: Føroya Tele Physical SIM Card (How Retro!)4.1 Where toContinue reading
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Accommodation in the Faroe Islands: Vágar, Suðuroy, Tórshavn + Smyril Line
What to expect from accommodation in the Faroe Islands as a digital nomad? We booked these places during a nine an eight-day trip to this Atlantic archipelago. We were in the Faroes between the 9th and the 17th of October, 2025. Then we took the ferry from the Faroese capital Tórshavn to Hirtshals in Denmark and had a cabin aboard the Smyril Line. Here’s where we stayed on the islands of Vágar, Suðuroy, and Streymoy, plus tips on how to avoid the booking mistakes we made! Contents1 Miðvágur, Vágar: Wonderful Apartment Overlooking the Fjord ⭐2 Trongisvágur, Suðuroy: Cute Cozycore HouseContinue reading