of course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we must know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily [...] director of the organisation. Unspoiled Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean [...] landscapes. So why not make that the attraction. I think we have been promoting the wrong image of our country. No doubt about it, this is a beautiful country, and most of the people who come here know it. But

Advantage Indeed, the Faroese have a very rich culture and history. We all share a profound love for our country and our heritage. But we have not been so proud of having what we think is probably the worst [...] Creative Businesses We do have some success stories in creative business that have inspired others. I am referring to successful musicians like Teitur and Eivør – you may have heard of them – and fashion [...] July and August. •… have a land area of 1399 km2 (545.3 square miles). •… have a population of 48,164 (December 2005). •… capital is Tórshavn with a population of 19,282 (2004). •... have their own language:

World. With John in place as an ?Ambassador? there is a sense that the Faroese have finally achieved the same status as other nationalities who have an Embassy as a link with their homeland and a base for [...] of the mechanics of Oil exploration and exactly what progress has been made in Faroese waters. And one can only be impressed by the preparations that have already been made. To take one example the achievement [...] Although you might have your own circle of friends there was no Foroyingafelag to bring everyone together. It would be difficult to talk of there being a Faroese community in any meaningful sense. After the event

modest farmhouse, Danny, now 75, added: »You'll notice that I'm still farming.« »I would have been extremely wealthy today if we didn't have a Labour Government - which meant high taxes - at the time.« »I [...] directing Local Hero,« he said. »There are so many parallels between what happens in the film and what actually occurred on Flotta and the sense of humour that comes across is very Orcadian.« [...] to give Orkney a gift - and what better than a piano. Today, as the islands prepare to look back on 25 years of living with the oil industry, that Steinway grand piano is still being played. It?s not known

Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland have reaped huge benefits from the oil and gas industry but there have been downsides. House prices have escalated, as have retail prices. Unemployment is the lowest [...] less dramatic, has arrived, the promises have been kept and great care has been taken this time to try to avoid any more boom to burst scenarios. Companies have expanded their horizons and diversified so [...] prophetic and it was he who was called to douse the flames on what was left of Occidental?s Piper Alpha platform. It was a tragedy which was to have a world wide impact on safety. Even before Lord Cullen issued

if that ever happens. However, it is far too early to know what the real potential is, though figures like 1 billion barrels of crude have been bandied about ? manna to the Faroese business community [...] side-tracked. Again, it fell to Elttur to break the apparently disappointing news. ?Once again we have to state that the drilling operation did not yield the expected result. The Svinoy exploration well [...] the find is commercial. Challenging tasks lie ahead for all license holders on the Faroe Shelf ...? What the Marjun find achieved more than anything else was to remove all doubt about the existence of a

leaves with the best impressions of the host country. They will be wined and dined and strenuous efforts will be made to meet whatever individual wishes they have with regard to sightseeing and meeting eminent [...] way, the then Danish Foreign Minister, Uffe Elleman-Jensen observed that this encroachment would have enabled the inhabitants of Suðuroy (the southernmost of the Faroe Islands) to spit into British waters [...] an economic boycott who routinely smeared Faroese people as bloodthirsty barbarians. Yet they were still able to get representation on official UK delegations to the International Whaling Congress. As part