Iceland in Pictures: Archive

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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.

Feb 29th

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Remember 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...

Feb 28th

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Feb 27th

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Feb 26th

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Feb 25th

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The best wedding invitation ever?

Feb 24th

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Feb 23rd

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Feb 22nd

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Feb 21st

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Feb 20th

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Feb 19th

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Feb 18th

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Feb 17th

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Feb 16th

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Feb 15th

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Feb 14th

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Feb 13th

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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...

Feb 12th

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kryokats asked: hi, what can you tell us about Surtsey? and is it true that Iceland is splitting apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?

Feb 12th

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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...

Feb 11th

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Feb 11th

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I lost a follower. Can somebody please help find...

Feb 10th

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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!

Feb 10th

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“The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny”

– Björk on why she travels by train and not airplane.

Feb 10th

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exorjjizmmm asked: Iceland is so beautiful! I cannot wait to visit!!

Feb 9th

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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?

Feb 9th

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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....

Feb 9th

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Feb 8th

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Feb 8th

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President 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?

Feb 7th

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l-o-m-o asked: Amazing pictures!

Feb 6th

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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!

Feb 6th

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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...

Feb 6th

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