meet a farmer, tour the island, experience a living museum of farm life today, and sample local traditional cuisine. The farmer is part of a green certification program. If the numbers of cruise ships continue [...] destination involves such unquantifiables as aesthetics and cultural integrity, we decided the best measure is informed human judgment: a panel of 522 well-traveled experts in a variety of fields—ecology, sustainable [...] final stewardship scores. For a list of panelists, click here. The resulting Stewardship Index rating is an average of informed judgments about each place as a whole—all its many faces. Like the scores posted

though I was only there for a year, the country is still dear to my heart. When Jens Olsen thinks of the US, he thinks of his American family. And that is indeed one of the main goals of the student-exchange [...] weather allowing, today, October 1st, will be the first time the 42nd President of the United States – or any American President for that sake – puts his feet on Faroese ground. And Jens Olsen is hoping to get

seem to be emerging. Even if our country is small, the nation which resides here is strong. We have lived here for almost two and a half centuries. Our culture is vibrant and potent, deriving from the natural [...] Heartily welcome to our country. The fact, that you are visiting our country is an honour for all of us who reside here. We believe this is a very large gesture on your behalf to have accepted this invitation [...] visit on all accounts. Our country is small, if we judge this geographically, but if we include our territorial waters, our country becomes quite large. The ocean is decisive for our existence here. The

where a military career often is a gateway into the halls of political power. He was determined to rule what is the only empire of our days and yet he has smoked pot, is an excellent sax player and a sort [...] to grasp on our latitudes where the social safety net is supposed to catch everyone and ensure that we all get the same opportunities in life. This is not how the American system works. The fierce American [...] paid a few dollars for it, well then, but considering his laden wallet that petty change is probably not why he is visiting. He has a story to tell. And a man who has been sparring with Al Gore for eight

There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed a difficult climb. But we are a tenacious and gifted people, and, I truly believe, blessed with considerable talent. Now is the time [...] al collaboration is central as well. Education admittedly is key and we are keenly motivated to enhance our collaboration in this area by contributing in areas where our competence is strong and our experience [...] distinguished visitors is but another evidence of this remarkable and heartening trend. Our country has launched upon an ambitious program, which has come to be known as Vision 2015. The goal is to enable the Faroe

classics. Today this treasure is part of the collection of books in our national library. Personally, I have benefited from this donation all my life. Nowadays, our link to Swedish culture is being maintained [...] shall, for a couple of hours, be suspended. Swedish generosity Sweden to us in the Faroes is a cousin. And Swedish is, like the other branches of the Scandinavian language-tree, a sister-tongue. Older people [...] ears. On a still deeper level there is, of course, the common European heritage, the Greek ideals, the Hellenic cradle of democracy. Viewed in this perspective Europe is not first and foremost a finite a

years ago. Today this assembly, called Løgtingið, is the Faroese Parliament and it still meets in Tórshavn. I am proud to say that it is considered the world’s oldest parliament. Tórshavn is administered [...] of inhabitants low, Tórshavn is a modern city offering all the facilities any contemporary metropolis might boast. Tórshavn is the center of the Faroe Islands and this is where the first settlers convened [...] elected bodies, is divided into a majority and a minority, reflecting our citizens’ will and the possibilities for political agreements. There are 13 members on the Tórshavn city council, which is currently

the opportunity. This is the attitude that characterizes a great leader. ??The distance between the reddish brown house of Tinganes in Tórshavn and the White House in Washington is immense. Thousands of [...] Our ties are in reality a thousand years old. They broke and remained broken for a long time. But today they are reestablished. ??Mr. President! ??On behalf of Føroya Banki, one of the leading banks in [...] extend a warm welcome to Mr. Hans Blix from our sister nation Sweden. ??Your experience and knowledge is our learning and inspiration. ??

the seemingly intractable problems we face in the world today. The reason I am inviting you and your fellow Council members to the Faroe Islands is because of our strong belief that it would be an ideal [...] the Danish Embassy in Pretoria on the occasion of Nelson Mandela’s 85th Birthday in 2003. Sosialurin is taking the opportunity of Bill Clinton’s visit to the Faroe Islands to ask him to be the courier for [...] Nelson Mandela; a man who he greatly admires and counts as a personal friend. The text of the invitation is set out below: Dear Nelson Mandela On two previous occasions I have sent you a written invitation to

citizens, risks innocent lives and is applied unfairly, why retain it?  Amnesty International believes that the world is moving towards being execution-free. The question is when this will be achieved and [...] the world still disagree about whether it is legitimate to take the lives of those who have themselves taken life. To Amnesty International, the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading [...] Mr. Bill Clinton to bring back a message to Mrs. Clinton, who is running for President of the United States. A strong message that there is a need for change – a need for universal values and respect for