AFAR: The Faroe Islands unorthodox way of preventing overtourism
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How the Faroe Islands Turned a Voluntourism Project Into a Dream Vacation
Each spring, the Faroe Islands closes major sites, giving access only to select volunteers doing maintenance projects. With thousands applying to participate, the program has become harder to get into than Harvard.
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