I Drank All Night On The Faroe Islands For The Price Of Just One Beer

​Karaoke Night at the Glitnir Irish Pub in Torshavn was a night to remember for all the right reasons.

Torshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands. All pictures courtesy of the author.

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You’ll Always Find An Irish Pub

​One of the most common features I have found in all my travels is that, wherever you go, however unlikely you might think you are to find one, there’s always an Irish Pub. Torshavn, the capital city of the remote and rugged Faroe Islands nestling in the North Atlantic halfway between Scotland and Iceland, is no exception. Here, the place is called Glitnir, named after a fabled court in Heaven, where every dispute is resolved. Quite an apt theme for a pub I thought as I wandered into the open bar downstairs.

Glitnir Irish Pub, Torshavn

Overall, the place is a bit of a complex. There’s a pub and restaurant upstairs where the main Irish theme prevailed…