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February 2012
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“In Iceland there are four seasons: Morning, afternoon, evening and night.”
– Helgi Christensen, an Icelandic ice climber explaining how the Icelandic weather drastically changes throughout the day despite being relatively stable in over the year to a journalist of Rock and Ice Magazine in 1998.
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WatchRemember back in October when Icelanders began inviting foreigners to their homes? Not only did the President of Iceland invite people over for waffles, Reykjavík’s mayor Jón Gnarr offer Sushi in Höfði, but people all over the country invited guests into their homes or daily activities.
Now a few months later, Rupert Murray has put together this film documenting some of the experiences. If...
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Newlyweds invited to Iceland
Last week a British couple got married in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. While the ceremony took place, their home was broken into and the bride’s engagement ring, the groom’s passport and the money for their honeymoon in Iceland was stolen. This was picked up by the Icelandic news, prompting Iceland Express to help them out. The airline will pay their flights as soon as they sort out the...
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arieux asked: hi, what can you tell us about Surtsey? and is it true that Iceland is splitting apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
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Hallgrímskirkja church lit up for Reykjavík Winter...
Reykjavík makes use of the dark winter nights every year to put on the Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival or Vetrarhátíð in Icelandic. During an entire weekend the center of the city is filled with art, performances and happenings. All of the museums open their doors and offer free entrance throughout the day and evening with all sorts of special exhibitions. I predict that pictures from the opening...
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I lost a follower. Can somebody please help find...
Anonymous asked: Hello! I was wondering what the word "samskeyti" means. It is a song by Sigur Ros & a lot of sources claim it means "attachment" but other translations say "joints." So confusing!
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“The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny”
– Björk on why she travels by train and not airplane.
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exorjizmmm asked: Iceland is so beautiful! I cannot wait to visit!!
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Anonymous asked: Hello! My name is Alex, I am from the United States and I am 19. This May I am traveling to Iceland for 9 days by myself. My question to you is: Is Iceland a good place for a young traveler to go alone? Are the people friendly and approachable, and will I encounter too many language barriers?
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Vestmannaeyjar
Just off the southern coast of Iceland lies a small archipelago called Vestmannaeyjar. Since I’ve been out skiing for the past week and neglecting the site, i’ll give you a good post today. Vestmannaeyjar is one of the most interesting places in Iceland and often overlooked, since you either need to fly or take the ferry.
The archipelago consists of 15 islands and around 30 islets....
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WatchPresident of Iceland, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson speaks at the annual PopTech conference. Explains how Iceland is bouncing back through reform and new thinking. Pretty well said actually.
The next PopTech conference will be in Reykjavík’s new concert hall, Harpan: PopTech Iceland 2012.
If you want to discuss some of these issues with Ólafur, why not stop by his house for some waffles?
l-o-m-o asked: Amazing pictures!
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Anonymous asked: Hae! May I ask you to tell me that is the word áttavitar related with the number 8? btw tuttugu is a funny number but níutíu is almost as töff Takk Fyrir!
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Anonymous asked: Hi there, I don't have any specific questions right now, just wanted to say thanks for sharing your beautiful photos of Iceland and the information coming with them. I will be travelling to Iceland in October, together with my son. Flights are booked, now I'm looking for nice accomodations and the best way to get around. I've been wanting to travel to Iceland for ages - now...
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“Blindur er bóklaus maður.
[Blind is a man without a book.]”
– Icelandic Proverb (via nicelandic)
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Iceland ranks No. 1 on gender-equality list (3rd... →
Anonymous asked: How big is the island?
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abarbariansperspective asked: Hi, I just wanted to say that your pictures are awesome! I have an assignment for my German class and I'm doing Iceland as a place to travel to. Would you have any pictures that I could use as examples of the fine Iceland cuisine? Takk fyrir!
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WatchHalldór Helgason
Even if this crash compilation might not indicate it, Halldór is currently Iceland’s brightest sports star. He won a gold at the 2010 Winter X Games and has a good chance this year.
Currently he is in the finals in an online voting competition on ESPN Winter X Games. He is head to head against, Louis-Felix Paradis after previous rounds and needs your vote to win. Check out...
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