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A Scavenger Hunt Via GPS: Geocaching In Skagafjörður
On Friday evening we set off toward Skagafjörður where we would spend the weekend exploring. It wouldn’t be like anything we had done before; Bragi Jónsson, an Icelander who certainly knows his way around the island, would be taking us geocaching. This…
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Réttir Went Smooth As Beer
Fall means it’s time for the annual gathering of sheep, the “réttir”—an important event for rural Icelanders that has been growing in popularity with tourists as of late. That’s no wonder—it is a unique and interesting ritual. The round-up goes like this:…
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Exploring Borgarfjörður Eystri: Where Elves And Puffins Play Hide And Seek
Upon arriving in Egilsstaðir, I am greeted by Magnfríður Ólöf Pétursdóttir, better known as Magga, who promises to take me on a tour to discover elves, puffins and perhaps even some reindeer that are hiding in the area. We head east on…
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Husavík: Tales Of Whales And Birds
“Welcome to Húsavík, there is lots to see here,” our pilot announced after touching down on Húsavík airport’s single landing strip. After a 45-minute flight from Reykjavík it is only a fifteen-minute drive from the airport to Húsavík, a small town on…
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Exploring Icelandic Coffee Culture
It’s hard to miss that Icelanders are big coffee drinkers. They drink a lot of coffee. In fact, the average Icelander consumes 8.3 kilograms of coffee beans per year, which makes them the world’s fourth largest coffee consumers per capita. With Iceland’s…
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A Day Tour Of Langjökull: Floating On A Sea Of Snow
Our driver and guide for the day Stefán Gunnarsson surrendered to the glacier at an altitude of 800 metres, just a few hundred metres from the top. He had already deflated the car’s tyres twice to increase their surface area and minimize…
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Today Is Beer Day!
Yes, today is Iceland’s beer day! It was only on March 1, 1989 that beer became legal in Iceland. While the prohibition of most strong alcohol ended in 1935, the vote did not include the legalization of beer because it is cheaper…
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“Carlos & Brandi 2” In The Editing Room
This past fall Icelander Ragnhildur Magnúsdóttir Thordarson, who goes by Ragga, and her brother, Peter Gutter, an Oakland based musician and sketch actor, launched their debut project, “Carlos & Brandi” under their production crew, Icelandic Poniez. This first sketch featured on the American…
