June 2012
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Anonymous asked: While this may seem like a frivolous or controversial question, I'm genuinely curious. I live in the USA and I've heard that American women are rather socially liberal, for lack of a better way to put it, compared to women in other countries. What are women's general attitude toward men in Iceland, and how are the relations between the sexes?
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electrictreee asked: Hi! The blog is looking super fantastic. Thanks to your help I have managed to track down a studio apartment (Fiskislóð, 101) for my move to your glorious land! Although I have not signed any lease/contract yet. Please, if you see any "FOR RENT" signs in a window near the city centre let me know. I will buy you many beers. Cheers friend.
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Expedition into the Grímsvötn volcano
A group of scientists and amateurs in the Icelandic Glaciology Society drove up onto the Vatnajökull glacier and into the Grímsvötn crater which erupted last year. The Grímsvötn volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world with recent eruptions in 1996, 1998, 2004 and 2011. What makes it particularly interesting is that it sits below the mighty Vatnajökull glacier, Europe’s...
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Anonymous asked: What's the general view on American's in Iceland?
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May 2012
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Anonymous asked: Hi, I'm not from any Nordic country and I really want to go to college in Iceland, the thing is I live in Brazil and my school system is very different from Iceland's. I've read about applications everywhere and I still have doubts about it, like, should I start college here and then go there or can I go straight from here to there? That if, of course, they accept me. If you...
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Anonymous asked: Absolutely love the blog, it's fantastic! I'm not sure if you're still taking questions, but I have one regarding hiking in Iceland. I've seen some info on the "traditional" hikes - the ones around the Golden Circle, Landmannalaugar, and Thorsmork. But beyond those two, it's difficult or next to impossible to get details on other interesting car-accessible...
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Anonymous asked: When traveling about Iceland, how much can one expect to pay for food and drink?
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electrictreee asked: Hallo! I'm happy to see you answering questions, because I'm moving to Iceland from Toronto Canada this August and it's so hard finding housing sites for a flat. Going to school in Reykjavik and need a 1 bdrm or studio. What's The Best Way To Find Rent!? Thanks.
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Anonymous asked: I'm looking to travel to Iceland in the summer of 2013 and one of my main concerns is not speaking the language. I speak English and German and have some foundation level Polish, but hailing from Australia I have no exposure to any of the scandinavian tongues. If I want to travel independently will this be a problem? Should I put in the time to learning some Icelandic, or after just one year...
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epicdoubletap asked: for the person that asked about buses during Airwaves...I was visited Iceland in 2006 for Airwaves and it was by far the best vacation of my life. There we stayed in the middle of downtown Reykjavik, which made for easy walking to all the venues. We, bought bus passes for the week we were there to get around the rest of the city. Many of the tour companies came to pick us up and dropped us back at...
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Anonymous asked: whats the general attitude towards religion iceland? or is it a mostly atheist country? basically what do most icelandic people think about the concept of a god and an afterlife?
