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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WatchThe best wedding invitation ever?
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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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kryokats 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...
