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New Britain is stunning. PNG’s largest island, it has a bit of everything you’ve come to this country for – think colonial history, remarkable traditional cultures and pristine wilderness (despite areas where there are logging and mining). The pièce de résistance? Volcanoes. The whole region is a rumbling, billowing string of cones and craters cloaked with virgin tropical rainforest. Some are dormant and harmless while others are scrappy villains that periodically flex their muscles. In September 1994 Mt Tavurvur and Mt Vulcan erupted and destroyed most of Rabaul, one of PNG’s biggest and most alluring cities, in a furious rain of ash and rock.

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Queen Emma's Steps

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This poignant war cemetery contains the graves of over 1000 Allied war dead, many of them Indian slaves. The gardens are lovely. It’s 8km off the main…

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This website to ‘all things’ New Britain is designed to provide you with the full experience of our wonderful city and everything it has to offer! We have added even more places to explore, eat, and shop as we continuously grow our local business economy and community. One thing will become unmistakably clear as you scroll through the following pages: New Britain is a unique community, full of diverse and deeply-rooted cultures as well as, of course, wonderful people. Our economy, arts, food, and civic life all reflect our breadth of shared experiences and ethnicities that have made us a stronger and more vibrant community.

New Britain has long been known as “The Hardware City.” Throughout the 20th Century, our economy was anchored by large-scale manufacturing. Companies like The Stanley Works, American Hardware, Fafnir Bearing and Corbin-Russwin all called New Britain home. However, as times & technology changed, manufacturing began leaving the northeast. We are proud to retain a core aerospace and medical manufacturing base that keeps the industry buzzing here in New Britain.

Today, New Britain is a City in the midst of a metamorphosis with the multitude of innovative development projects in and around Downtown, with even more in the queue. The addition of infrastructure projects like the updated Plan of Conservation & Development as well as our award-winning Complete Streets Masterplan 2.0 has added elevated sustainability, livability and walkable elements that significantly improve quality of life for residents, visitors, and businesses. As you travel around the City, you will see the world-renowned New Britain Museum of American Art, a system of world class parks, exciting baseball at New Britain Stadium—home to the New Britain Bees. I encourage you to visit our culturally unique neighborhoods such as Little Poland—one of the nation’s most popular and thriving Polish communities.

There is simply not enough space here to recite all the good things that are going on in New Britain… you will just have to experience the NEW in New Britain for yourself.

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A city once dubbed the “Hardware Capital of the World”, New Britain in Hartford County remains the international headquarters of the tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker.

The forerunner for this company was founded here as the Stanley Works back in 1843. Another detail I love is that New Britain is the birthplace of the humble wire coat hanger. 

There’s a lot to admire about this city of 73,000. Take the large Polish-American contingent, an Olmsted-designed park, the classy New Britain Museum of American Art and the New Britain Bees baseball team, who play in the Atlantic League.

Travel a few minutes and you’ll be in rural Connecticut, sprinkled with protected nature and farms that invite you to pick your own apples in fall.

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1. New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA)

When this museum opened in 1903 it became the first in the country to be devoted solely to American Art. Over time the permanent collection has swelled to more than 8,300 pieces.

There’s a great inventory of colonial and federal portraits by the likes of John Trumbull, John Smibert, John Singleton Copley and Mather Brown. You’ve also got 19th-century still lifes and pieces by the Hudson River School, American Impressionists and the AshCan School.

Among the 20th-century luminaries are Georgia O’Keeffe and Thomas Hart Benton, represented by his mural series “The Arts of Life in America”. The NBMAA is also assembling a collection of post-contemporary art, with names like Stephanie Deshpande, Richard T. Scott and Patricia Watwood.

I was lucky enough to be here for Illuminations, a set of transformative installations by Pakistani-American artist Anila Quayyum Agha.

2. Walnut Hill Park

A marvelous park on the National Register of Historic Places, Walnut Hill Park was laid out by the famed Frederick Law Olmsted. That was in the 1860s, some years before his most famous project, Central Park was completed.

The park, mixing clumps of mature trees with ranging lawns, is a little under 100 acres and is draped on a once barren hillside sloping up to the east.

On a formal landscaped plateau the crowning feature is a nine-foot Art Deco obelisk for New Britain’s WWI troops. 

Accompanying the monument is a fountain, pergola and delightful rose garden. This is a truly romantic place to watch the sun go down. 

Also wonderful is the Darius Miller Bandshell, hosting concerts on Monday and Wednesday evenings in July and August. It’s my favorite place to be on a summer evening in New Britain.

3. New Britain Downtown District

If you appreciate grand historic architecture, New Britain’s historic center deserves a walking tour. Maybe it’s reductive to say that everything you see was funded by planers and coat hangers, but I don’t think it’s far off.

A highlight for me is the City Hall Complex (1885), centered on a beautiful Italianate former hotel.

Something else to appreciate about downtown is the work that has gone into its regeneration over decades. Even when I wrote this article there were projects to improve the streetscape and make the center more walkable.

For now, the district stands out as a place to eat and drink, whether you’re in the mood for Thai, fast food classics, Puerto Rican cuisine, or ice cream. A veteran here is Capitol Lunch (510 Main St), a hot dog joint on the scene since the 1920s.

4. Little Poland Festival

North of downtown there’s another vibrant commercial district along Broad Street. This area has been officially designated Little Poland since the 2000s, and boasts more than 100 small businesses, from bakeries to galleries and restaurants.

Meanwhile, the history of New Britain’s Polish community goes back to the early 20th century. This is celebrated every June with one of Connecticut’s most unique street festivals. Now more than a decade old, the Little Poland Festival brings up to 40,000 people to Broad Street.

When I was here I saw folk dancing, arts and crafts vendors, costumed characters, carnival rides, and authentic Polish food, from pierogis to kielbasa.

5. New Britain Stadium

The New Britain Bees, founded in 2015, compete in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. This wood-bat league is made up of eight teams around New England. 

The Bees play their home games at the 6,146-seater New Britain Stadium. They took over from the defunct Minor League team, the New Britain Rock Cats (1983-2015), which moved to Hartford.

The Bees have a big community following, and if you’re a baseball aficionado you’ll be sure to see some young talent bound for the big leagues. 

There isn’t a bad seat in the stadium, New Britain’s own Alvarium Beer is served at the “Rooftop Beehive” and there’s a play area for younger baseball fans. 

I’d also recommend checking the calendar for one of the regular food truck festivals held in the parking lot.

6. New Britain Industrial Museum

Compact but necessary, the New Britain Industrial Museum lifts the lid on New Britain’s manufacturing past. Exhibits here hark back to the time when the city was known as the “Hardware Capital of the World” in the early 20th century.

Big hardware manufacturers like The Stanley Works (now Stanley Black & Decker), Landers, Frary & Clark (LF&C), the P&F Corbin Company (renamed Corbin Locks later) and North & Judd were all headquartered in New Britain.

Open Wednesday to Saturday, the museum has collections from these companies. I had the time of my life here, browsing a massive cache of locally-relevant hardware. 

On show are planes, antique locks, hinges, vintage signage, scales, coffee pots, meat grinders, an alcohol stove and a wealth of photographs and documents.

7. Alvarium Beer Company

Right in New Britain’s industrial zone there’s a brewery and taproom open long hours from Wednesday through Sunday.

On tap you can quaff a range of New England IPAs, a coffee stout, a Mexican lager, a fruited sour, a brown ale and a pair of powerful Russian imperial stouts.

The taproom at Alvarium is a cozy space, where everything you see has been made by hand by Alvarium’s small team. There’s honeycomb lighting and a bar crafted from solid steel I-beams and reclaimed red oak.

Also here is an outdoor patio, foosball, shuffleboard and a great sound system to boot. A rotation of food trucks pulls up outside, and there’s also great local kielbasa—this is “New Britski” after all.

8. Stanley Quarter Park

This peaceful tract of woods and water is another good pick if you need to stretch your legs or get some more strenuous exercise. You’ll find Stanley Quarter Park by the Central Connecticut State University campus.

You can hit the 10-station fit trail around the lake, or make the most of the tennis courts (six). There’s also a basketball court, baseball diamond, softball diamonds, skate park and soccer fields (two). 

Littler family members have got a playground, and a fishing pond designed especially for children. In warm weather an ice cream truck pulls up when kids get out of school, and is ever-present during the summer break.

I’d try to be around for the “Great American Boom”. This 4th of July fireworks display is a full half-hour show, dubbed one of the best fireworks experiences in Central Connecticut.

9. Dinosaur State Park & Museum

One of the largest dinosaur track sites in the United States is minutes east of New Britain in Rocky Hill.

These fossilized tracks are embedded in Jurassic-era sandstone and were laid some 200 million years ago.

Around 500 tracks are visible in a geodesic dome. These were created at the sandy shore of a lake by a carnivore resembling a dilophosaurus.

There are also life-sized dioramas of plants and creatures, and a discovery room in the dome.  Here you’ll find more tracks from the Connecticut Valley and live exhibits with Madagascar hissing cockroaches and lizards.

I love the primordial feel of the arboretum outside, growing more than 250 species and cultivars of conifers. These are combined with ginkgoes, magnolias and other plant families that were around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

10. Rogers Orchards

Connecticut’s largest apple grower is just next door to New Britain in Southington. In 250 acres Rogers Orchards harvests an amazing 20 apple varieties. Also growing on the property are nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums earlier in the season and pumpkins in fall.

The company is now in its eighth generation and has a history that can be traced back to 1809. 

As well as fresh fruit you can call in for all sorts of homemade treats like honey, syrup, apple-smoked bacon, preserves, cheese, baked goods (I’m addicted to the cider donuts), as well as flowers and cider.

From early September to late October you can visit Rogers Orchards to pick your own apples, Friday to Sunday, weather permitting.

11. Ragged Mountain

Something that gets me about New Britain is how easily you can escape to nature. This has much to do with the 100-mile Metacomet Ridge, which passes the city to the west. 

On the ridge is Ragged Mountain (761 feet), which like the rest of the ridge is composed of volcanic basalt. The views over the lakes from the cliff tops are more than worth the hike. 

The good news is that there’s a trailhead barely five minutes from downtown New Britain, at 437 West Lane in Berlin. My one tip is to set off early in the day as there are limited parking spaces at the trailhead.

12. New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park

Unassuming from the outside, what this children’s museum lacks in scale and technology it makes up for in charm and imagination.

The New Britain Youth Museum is composed of one long hall broken up into various areas for drawing, crafting and educational play.

Activities include preparing something in the kitchen, putting on a puppet show, solving puzzles, playing in an ice cream parlor and enjoying a bit of story time.

At the back is an indoor terrarium and aviary with reptiles, amphibians and birds. Children can meet many of these animals, in the presence of an experienced handler.

A lovely addition is the animal barnyard outside. Here youngsters can meet rabbits, an owl, a cow, geese, a peacock, llama and goats. There’s a second location at 30 High Street, set indoors and without animals.

13. A.W. Stanley Park

This gorgeous public park completed a long-term makeover shortly before I visited. A.W. Stanley Park is a valued community space, especially in summer when families flock to the swimming and wading pools.

To go with these there’s a fishing pond, two baseball diamonds, a pondside nature trail, ping pong table, playscape and picnic areas with a grill.

The public Stanley Golf Course is just next door. This facility offers 27 holes, a 19-station driving range and a teaching academy, all rounded off by the Back Nine tavern restaurant.

14. Karabin Farms

The seasons seem to merge together at this cherished working farm. Karabin Farms produces spring flowers, farm-raised meats, maple syrup, apples, pumpkins, vegetables and Christmas trees, all sold on-site.

For me, it’s a wholesome autumn day out from mid-August to October, when the apple orchards are ready for a pick-your-own visit.

Children will love the free wagon ride to get to these trees. On the way you might get to spot wild turkey and deer. As for the apples, there are Zestar, Ginger Gold, Macoun, Yellow Delicious, Gala, Red Delicious, Mutsu, Snow Sweet and many more.

Stop by the shop for bacon, chops, sausages, turkeys and various beef cuts, from ribeye to filet mignon.

15. Connecticut Theatre Company

If you like to support local arts, I’d look no further than the non-profit Connecticut Theatre Company.

This community theater group puts on five performances a year, with an emphasis on Broadway musicals. For instance, Spring Awakening and the Drowsy Chaperone were on the calendar when I went to press. 

The venue has hosted performances since 1955, when the Norden Street Lodge was acquired by the current company’s predecessor. 

Each production by the Connecticut Theatre Company is a labor of love made possible by donations and passionate volunteers.

15 Best Things to Do in New Britain (CT):

• New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA)
• Walnut Hill Park
• New Britain Downtown District
• Little Poland Festival
• New Britain Stadium
• New Britain Industrial Museum
• Alvarium Beer Company
• Stanley Quarter Park
• Dinosaur State Park & Museum
• Rogers Orchards
• Ragged Mountain
• New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
• A.W. Stanley Park
• Karabin Farms
• Connecticut Theatre Company

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New Britain is a large island region in Papua New Guinea .

Administratively, New Britain is divided up into two of Papua New Guinea's provinces, East New Britain and West New Britain.

• East New Britain. This province covers a total land area of around 16,000 square kilometres. The population is close to 250,000. Sixteen languages are spoken in this province, with the dominant tribe being the Tolai. Its former capital, Rabaul, was arguably the most beautiful city in PNG before it was devastated by a volcanic eruption in 1994. After the eruption the capital was moved to nearby Kokopo.
• West New Britain. The province has an area of 21,000 km², and there are around 200,000 inhabitants. Compared with much of the rest of PNG the economy is relatively thriving, in part as a result of logging and oil palm production. There are seven major tribes speaking about 25 languages. The capital is Kimbe.

• -4.198056 152.168056 1 Rabaul — the capital city of East New Britain province. Destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1994 and still slowly getting back to normal. Many ruins from the Japanese wartime occupation and great diving to see wrecks, and amazing coral and fish.
• -5.5575 150.155 2 Kimbe - a thriving port, capital city of West New Britain province and an important dive centre.

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• Tribal Duk-Duk language: An easy-to-learn and fascinating language with a rich and colourful history.

Both Rabaul and Kimbe (Hoskins airport) are served with regular flights by Air Niugini connecting them with the nation's capital, Port Moresby and other major cities such as Lae and Kavieng .

Do note though, that there are no roads connecting New Britain with anywhere else.

Although there are good roads in the immediate vicinity of both Rabaul and Kimbe, most of the island's coastline has no roads. It is not possible to drive between the two main cities. Passenger accommodation is available on some coastal shipping between Kimbe and Rabaul.

• Diving. There is good diving around both Kimbe and Rabaul and dive companies to support you. Apart from the excellent marine life, there are numerous wrecks from World War II to explore.
• War relics. New Britain was occupied by the Japanese in World War II. Particularly in the Rabaul area there are still visible many reminders of this occupation, including numerous tunnels built into the rocks.

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• If you’re looking for a cheap hotel in New Britain, you should consider visiting during the low season. You'll find cheaper hotels in New Britain in February and April.
• Hotel room prices vary depending on many factors but you’ll most likely find the best hotel deals in New Britain if you stay on a Sunday. The opposite is true for, Friday, which is usually the most expensive day.
• The cheapest 3-star hotel room in New Britain found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $127, while the most expensive was $257.
• How long should you stay? KAYAK users usually book their hotel in New Britain for 3 days.
• The Holiday Inn Express Hartford South, an IHG Hotel, is ideally situated in New Britain's business district, making it an excellent choice for business travelers visiting the town. A 24-hour business center, rapid check-in and check-out, free Wi-Fi, and an on-site ATM are some outstanding amenities at this hotel.
• If you enjoy art and want to see art galleries while visiting New Britain, you should consider staying at the Farmington Inn & Suites. This hotel is located conveniently close to Charles Tersolo Fine Art, the Art League of New Britain Inc., and the New Britain Museum of American Art. You'll adore the facilities at this hotel which include a gym, a bar, and a wellness center.
• The Homewood Suites by Hilton Hartford Farmington is one of the hotels you should consider if you're seeking accommodations close to Bradley International Airport. At this hotel, you will enjoy a wake-up service and access to a first aid kit, meeting spaces, and a free airport shuttle service. It also has an indoor pool.
• If you're in town for the weekend and searching for a cheap hotel, stay at the Red Roof Inn Hartford, New Britain. The hotel includes a private entrance, daily housekeeping, pet-friendly policies, trash cans, and wheelchair accessibility. It's worth noting that while staying at this hotel, you will get to visit nearby attractions such as Tephereth Israel Synagogue and the Masonic Temple.
• Staying at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Rocky Hill is a good idea if you want to explore the natural areas in New Britain. Its proximity to Mill Woods Park, Sunset Rock State Park, Stanley Quarter Park, Hungerford Nature Center, and Sunset Rock State Park makes it the perfect hotel for adventurers. A safety deposit box, beverage and snack vending machines, and beautiful outdoor views are just a few of the hotel's amenities.

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Extended Stay America Suites Hartford Farmington is an excellent destination for families traveling with small kids. This hotel is close to family-friendly destinations such as The XL Centre, Copper Creek Mini Golf at Nature's Art Village, and Walnut Hill Park. Family rooms with carpeting, an alarm clock, laundry facilities, and private parking are some of the notable amenities available at this hotel.

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If you'd like to enjoy skiing and ice skating at Mount Southington, Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, and Winding Trails, you should consider staying at the Days Inn by Wyndham Berlin Meriden. You can utilize the TV, outdoor pool, daily housekeeping, and multilingual pool while you're here.

Which hotels in New Britain are suggested for quick access to the city's top tourist destinations?

Given that it is close to Elizabeth Park, Lake Compounce, the Mark Twain House, and the University of Hartford, Hampton Inn and Suites Hartford/Farmington is a fantastic choice of accommodation for tourists visiting New Britain for its attractions. The amenities include a safe, an elevator, a modified bathroom, fresh linens, and an elevated toilet.

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Visitors who enjoy shopping are recommended to book a room at Best Western Plus, given that it is adjacent to city hubs and malls such as Clinton Premium Outlets, West Farms, Columbus Plaza Shopping Center, and Four Star Plaza. You will have access to features like complimentary toiletries, a concierge, a fireplace, connected rooms, a closet, a golf course, and a garden while staying here.

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Travelers who like staying near Shuttle Meadow County Club recommend Red Roof Inn Hartford - New Britain .

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$97 is the average price for a double room in New Britain, but our users have found rooms for as cheap as $78 in the last 3 days.

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To unlock the true potential of tourism for East New Britain’s provincial growth and prosperity, a focused and substantial investment is imperative for both the ENB Tourism Authority and ENB Tourism Board. Their role should encompass robust identification, development, and promotion of key tourism products, as well as the creation of essential tourism facilities and infrastructure within the province.

In order to effectively execute their initiatives, it is vital that the restructured Authority receives full financial backing. This support will empower officials to implement programs efficiently. Additionally, the ENB Tourism Authority must consistently update its tourism database to facilitate informed planning. Accurate and dependable data is paramount for comprehending the sector’s impact. This information is indispensable for administrators, policymakers, and stakeholders to shape the industry’s trajectory.

Data-driven assessments will enable the formulation of effective policies that guide the sector’s future and developmental progress. This knowledge will play a pivotal role in making prudent and sustainable investments in tourism, fostering growth.

The path ahead should prioritize collaboration, inclusivity, consultation, evidence-based benchmarks, a people-centric approach, and sustainability. The objective is to position tourism as an alternative socio-economic activity that can bolster the local economy, elevate living standards, and alleviate poverty, all while preserving the rich cultural and environmental heritage of East New Britain Province.

To achieve this, alignment with pertinent sector legislation and policies is crucial. Programs should be scrutinized and validated to ensure they are effectively realizing their intended strategies. The evolving international tourism landscape presents both allure and challenges, with emerging obstacles in the global business sphere. This underscores the need for continuous enhancement of sector programs to fuel growth. Anticipating positive outcomes from foreign partnerships and bilateral agreements, such as the South Sea Horizon agreement, is a beacon of hope.

Over the upcoming five years, the ENBTA envisions their enterprises embracing greater globalization and automation, propelled by increased integration with various economic sectors.

In this light, the potential impact of tourism on East New Britain’s economic and social advancement is substantial. It can serve as a catalyst for business expansion, trade, capital influx, job creation, and entrepreneurship, all while safeguarding the region’s heritage and cultural essence.

In a time of uncertain policy dynamics and divergent opinions on tourism, the sector’s trajectory towards improvement hinges on forging strong global business alliances and venturing into the international tourism arena through well-established and expanded bilateral ties.

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N EW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) – Staropolska Restaurant owners announced Tuesday they will not reopen their doors after a fire damaged the restaurant’s basement last year.

“It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that after 30 wonderful years of culinary creativity, we have decided to not re-open Staropolska Restaurant,” they said in a Facebook post .

Restaurant owners said they did not own the building and weren’t able to come to an agreement with the property owner to have the building “properly” restored after a fire in the basement last September caused minimal damage to the restaurant.

“This decision did not come easy. After thinking long and hard and weighing out all our options – after 30 wonderful years – it is time to retire,” the post read .

The owners said they will forever will grateful to their customers who became friends and family over the years.

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Famous for its hot springs, the world’s first-known geyser and its proximity to the Northern Lights , Iceland is a popular travel bucket list destination.

However, it’s also renowned for its extortionate prices and relatively high tourism rates, receiving a record-breaking 2.2 million visitors in 2023 alone.

An alternative answer lies in the Faroe Islands, hailed as the ‘new Iceland’ with similarly dramatic landscapes and completely ethereal vibes.

The archipelago of 18 volcanic islands, which sit between Iceland, Norway and Scotland , offer a unique blend of Highlands majesty and Scandi charm. And getting there just got so much easier.

Between June 1 and August 31, Atlantic Airways will be operating flights from London Gatwick to Vagar Airport.

Flying on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the journey takes just two hours and 10 minutes from London, whereas previously you would have had to stop over in either Copenhagen or Edinburgh.

What to do on the Faroe Islands

A nature-lover’s dream, the Faroe Islands is home to cruises, hiking trips and fishing opportunities galore.

Some of the top-rated activities on TripAdvisor include a historic walking tour in Tinganes, exploring the Mulafossur Waterfall and Cleft of Gjogv (stunning cliffs, ideal for birdwatchers).

The impressive landscape recently made it to the big screen, with the most recent James Bond film, No Time to Die, being shot on Kalsoy Island. Fans can even book a tour to explore the filming locations.

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You can also opt for boat tours to the wild Vestmanna bird cliffs of northwestern Streymoy, and if the weather permits, you can sail from Vestmanna along the west coast of Streymoy to witness mountainous cliffs and sea stacks.

There are lighthouses, castles, cathedrals and fortresses available to explore too.

Visitors have hailed it as even better than Iceland, with one Reddit user attesting to the Faroes’ other-worldly atmosphere.

‘We visited Iceland before Faroe. IMO, Faroe landscapes took my breath away…more than they did in Iceland…[they were like] something out of the wildest story book,’ @hotspicyaloo penned, labelling it ‘one of the most beautiful and peculiar countries’ they’d ever visited.

‘If you want calm and quiet then the Faroe Islands will have that in spades, even more so than Iceland,’ @NutsForDeath added.

‘Just be prepared/cautious when hiking alone though, even though it’s a small place you can end up isolated pretty damn quickly, and there’s no shelter from the elements once you’re out there.’

How to get around the Faroe Islands

The infrastructure in the Faroe Islands is excellent. There is a good network of highways, tunnels, and mountain roads.

Bus and car rental is easy and even taxi drivers are popular guides for smaller groups.

The network of ferries between the islands is excellent and different boats and vessels are ready to take smaller and larger groups on boat tours for fishing, bird watching, diving and grotto concerts.

Even helicopters can take you between the islands or high upon mountain tops.

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How to get to the Faroe Islands

Atlantic Airways will be running their direct services from Gatwick from Tuesdays and Saturdays between June 1 and August 31.

If you fly from London Heathrow with SAS, you will change planes in Copenhagen and reach the Faroe Islands in around 6 hours.

You can also fly from London Gatwick with easyJet or from London Stansted with Ryanair in 5-6 hours. Both of these routes also involve layovers in Denmark.

You can also fly from Birmingham Airport with SAS in around 10 hours.

Flights to the Faroe Islands

Flights directly to Faroe Islands will cost from upwards of £96 with Atlantic Airways, depending on when you book.

You can get non-direct flights with SAS for £215 in June, with the journey taking five hours.

KLM and Atlantic Airways also offer a two-stop journey for £175.

British Airways offers a 6h45 journey to the Faroes, stopping at Copenhagen for two hours, for £316.

Where to stay in the Faroe Islands

Accommodation in the Faroe Islands varies, ranging from luxury 4-star hotels to comfortable and simple lodgings.

The capital, Tórshavn, has some higher end spa  hotels . Those travelling on a budget can stay in hostels, hotels and guesthouses found outside the capital on islands across the country. And if you want to sleep in nature, there are also camping options.

B&B,  Booklocal.fo , and AirBnB houses are also a popular form of accommodation and are found on most islands.

This guesthouse in Skálavík is the top rated accommodation on Booking.com. Mølin Guesthouse features a garden, terrace, a restaurant and bar in Skálavík. Guests can enjoy sea views.

The Gøtugjógv Log House is the second highest rated accommodation on the island. Situated in Gøtugjógv and only less than 1 km from Gotusandur Beach, Gøtugjógv Log House features sea views, free WiFi and free private parking. The property has mountain views, an outdoor fireplace and spa facilities.

There is also Tórshavn Apartment in the centre of the capital which offers family- friendly rooms, with views of mountains and the sea.

What the weather is like on the Faroe Islands

Despite the islands’ northern latitude location, summers are cool with an average temperature of 13°C, and winters are mild, with an average temperature of 3°C.

December, January, and February are the coldest and most windy months in the Faroe Islands. 

The average maximum temperature is usually around 5°C  throughout the winter. There will be an average of 8-10 days with frost. The mountain peaks are likely to be covered in snow.

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This New Book Is Reframing How We Think About Tourism

By Nora Biette-Timmons

The sun was finally peaking through the storm clouds when I cracked open The New Tourist on a train headed out of Amsterdam . I’d absolutely loved the city, even in pouring rain—canals around every corner, beautiful public parks, some of the most charming architecture I’d ever encountered. But I’d also spent the vast majority of my time outside the inner ring, venturing into the historic, heavily touristed city center just once, to hop on a boat tour. I’d wanted to avoid being part of the overcrowding that much of Amsterdam has experienced due to a surge in tourism in recent years. (In 2010, there were 5.3 million overnight hotel stays in the city. Last year, there were 9.4 million . Complaining about tourism is now a frequent refrain among locals and visitors alike.) Put less charitably, I wanted to avoid any possibility of being mistaken for a “tourist” in the most pejorative sense.

Right away in the introduction to The New Tourist , Paige McClanahan gently told me off. “A lot of people are uncomfortable with the word ‘tourist,’ at least when it’s aimed in their direction,” she writes. “It irks me that some people insist on a distinction between ‘travelers’ and ‘tourists,’ where the former are explorer types […] while the latter are philistines who are content with cliched, mass-market experiences.”

The New Tourist , by Paige McClanahan, reminds readers of the powers and perils of travel.

This nuanced approach to tourism is baked into the premise of The New Tourist, a new book perfectly summarized by its subtitle: “waking up to the power and perils of travel.” A “new tourist,” argues McClanahan, engages with the people who live in the place they’re visiting, and ideally does activities on locals’ terms, not those of corporate chains or extractive behemoths. A “new tourist” is also aware of the tourism industry’s impact on climate change (historically, at least 8% of greenhouse gas emissions come from tourism, a percentage that’s likely increased significantly in recent years), and how certain activities impact local ecosystems in places like Hawaii , Iceland, and the Alps.

McClanahan also considers the forces that drive us and our fellow tourists to head to a certain location (a government’s effective tourism campaign, for example, or our colleagues’ Instagram posts), in one chapter describing the policy choices that led Amsterdam to becoming the heavily-touristed, famed party city it is today—and recent attempts to reverse that reputation, including a campaign to tell bachelor parties to stay away.

Yet McClanahan remains unwavering in her belief that tourism can be a net good—for individual travelers, for destinations, and for the world. In her last chapter, she cites the British writer G. K. Chesterton, who wrote of the joy of “friendship between nations that is actually founded on differences,” in his 1922 book, What I Saw in America . Though it was published over 100 years ago, McClanahan says this idea perfectly illustrates her conception of a “new tourist.”

I sat down with the author to talk about the motivations behind this concept, her own traveling experiences, reporting visits to Kerala , Liverpool, Saudi Arabia, and Disneyland Paris, and how our attitudes towards tourism are slowly shifting.

A “new tourist,” argues McClanahan, engages with the people who live in the place they’re visiting, and ideally does activities on locals’ terms, not those of corporate chains or extractive behemoths.

There’s so much interesting reporting in The New Tourist , but I’m always very curious about what authors couldn’t fit in the book. What darlings did you have to kill?

I wrote two whole chapters that are nowhere in the book. The very first trip I took for the book was to Israel and Palestine. I had heard about a tour company that really tries to use tourism as a force for peace, and I wanted to go see this in action. I spent eight or nine days in Israel and Palestine; I joined a group trip that was really transformational, and I watched the people in this group—mostly American Jews visiting Palestine for the first time—have these really eye opening moments and it was super powerful. Then of course, the war broke out.

I also wrote a whole chapter on Pompeii , focusing on UNESCO heritage sites, and the political power of UNESCO—and also the kind of complex effects of UNESCO listing, because it's not always necessarily a good thing for a place. I ended up weaving a bit about UNESCO into the Liverpool chapter, and how [that city] walked away from the UNESCO listing. But I wanted to keep the book pretty tight and readable, and really whet people's appetites for these topics, so Pompeii also ended up on the cutting room floor.

You make the point that travel and tourism, which are so baked into the global economy, and obviously various global forces—whether economic or political or what have you—are changing on a regular basis. How did you approach these live issues?

I was really nervous going to Saudi Arabia first of all—and then to write about Saudi Arabia. I included in the book an example of a reader that was pushing back on [my article about tourism in Saudi Arabia for the New York Times ]. I was nervous to write about it in what's objectively a pretty positive light for all the reasons that you can imagine. I was kind of torn, thinking like, “Okay, this is a country that's known for its horrific human rights record, and I'm gonna go and write something positive.” But my guiding light in all of my writing and all my journalism is to give an accurate portrayal of what I experienced, or if I'm interviewing someone, give an accurate portrayal of that person's voice. And so the resulting chapter is what happened to me; this is the truth of my experience.

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Over the course of the week I was in Saudi Arabia, I had five or six really powerful interactions with women, very unexpectedly: one woman I was sitting next to train; another sort of like, a colleague of the guy who was sitting next to me on the flight as I was coming in to Jeddah. The story with Fatima [a female tour guide who showed me around Riyadh and told me, among other things, about her intent to divorce her husband, which a recent rule changed allowed her to do] wasn't that unique, really. So I thought, okay, this felt representative of other things I had experienced too. But I was nervous to put that in there. We'll see what the broader reactions are.

You share similar behind-the-scenes anecdotes throughout the book, and I really appreciate these peeks into your thought process and how editors and readers respond. It gives a very clear picture of what actually went on in the making of this book, and there's no omniscient “great white man” voice, which has often plagued travel writing.

That’s kind of what I wanted to say right out front in the introduction: Hey, I don't have the answers here . This is something that I really discussed with my agent and my book editor; should we have some prescriptive stuff at the end, a list of do's and don'ts? But like, who am I to tell people what to do? I really don't have the answers, but what I can do is encourage people to explore with a certain mindset and with a certain level of humility. I make bad decisions just like everybody else, but let's all try, right? Why don't you come along with me while I try? And let's see where that leads us together. I really want to invite the reader to come with me, and that's kind of why I wanted to show some of the behind the scenes stuff.

Your source in Barcelona used the word “gentrification” to describe how the city has become more and more unlivable for local residents. But then in Riyadh, you describe scenes very similar to what you experienced in Barcelona—“We're eating eggs Benedict, and I can get all the toiletries I want”—yet the locals you met there don’t take issue with these changes brought on by Westernization or gentrification. As a visitor, how did you experience this difference, or was there much difference at all?

Riyadh is at the earliest stages [of its tourism industry] and Barcelona’s at the overdone kind of stage [according to Butler's Tourism Area Life Cycle ]. So how do we know that Riyadh isn't going to turn into Barcelona in 20, 30 years from now? Or that we’re not going to be writing about the problem of over-tourism, or gentrification, or that locals can no longer live the way they want to live?

I wanted to show places at different points on that tourism spectrum [and treat them] as a sort of a cautionary tale. It’s the “yes, and…” Yes, there's huge opportunity: It can give a place an enormous amount of income, which can translate into reputation and power and control over the vision of a city and how it's going to develop. At the same time there are all these pitfalls, you know, and Amsterdam and Barcelona both went hard on tourism and then oversold and ended up with the consequences. As [worldwide] tourism is expected to just grow and grow faster than the global economy over the next several years, more places need to be paying very close attention to what's happening or what has happened in Amsterdam and Barcelona and Venice, places like that, so they can ride the high of that early promise of tourism without overdoing it.

A point I wanted to make in the book is that these are really policy challenges in the end. Something that bothers me is when I see media that seems to be blaming travelers for tourism challenges. Of course we're all implicated, and we all have agency, we all need to make informed decisions—but every single tourist who visited Barcelona and Amsterdam at the height of their popularity was doing exactly what the local government had paid an enormous amount of money to have them do. It’s that “yes, and” again: Yes, we should be careful and, governments, really, the buck stops with you.

Yes! We’re not pawns, but we exist within a system that points us within certain directions. That argument was one of the many sections in this book that spoke to things I’ve thought about a lot but never really looked into.

I can't tell you how many times in the last five, six years where I meet somebody at a party, or a parent at my kids’ school, and they ask what I do. And when I say, “I’m a journalist, I write about tourism,” people are automatically like, “Oh my god, I try to take the train whenever.” Or when I say I’m writing a book about tourism, they're like, “I always look for little boutique hotels.”

People are really thinking critically about their own travels in a way that I don't think many of us were five or 10 years ago. I think the pandemic—that pause and then restart—and [the increasing number of] headlines about the problems of tourism means a lot of us feel kind of implicated and maybe have a sense of shame or confusion about it. We're looking for guidance. I feel like my reader for this book is somebody who wants to travel, who loves to explore, and who has a little nagging voice in their head, like, “Oh god, did I make a bad decision that one time, or am I going about it the right way?” That's my reader. I feel like there are so many of us now who are in that position.

On that note, are there any other books you’d recommend for people who finish yours and want to read more about thoughtful tourism?

The Last Resort , by Sarah Stodola, about the history and the evolution of the beach resort. That’s one of the only other books I’ve seen that takes a sort of journalistic lens [on the travel industry], but she really focuses on beaches.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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