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The Long Crossing: Hirtshals To Seyðisfjörður On The Last Norræna Sailing Of The Year
“Do you see that big rock over there?” the hotel reception manager gestured out into the remarkably sunny day on the northern tip of Denmark. “That’s where the bus normally stops.” I nodded to indicate my understanding — my eyesight being what…
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Island Life: Explosives Wash Up, Ferry Crash, Wheelbarrow Travel
There’s a lot going on out there in the sleepy Icelandic countryside. To keep you up to date with the rural news, here’s another episode of Island Life. A mysterious steel box marked EXPLOSIVES washed up on the shores of Berufjörður, east…
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Hundreds Of Tourists ‘Trapped’ Out East
Hundreds of tourists traveling with the Smyril Line Norræna ferry are stuck in Seyðisfjörður after the mountain road leading out of small town was closed due to bad weather and road conditions, reports RÚV. Sound familiar? Eerily similar to the start of popular…
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Golf In The Westman Islands: Being Angry and Frustrated In A Beautiful Place
“I’m going to tell you something, ok? What shot do you really think you can do? Do you think you’re going to make that long difficult shot? Probably not. You want to be a better golfer? Make better decisions,” said Howard Glassman,…
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The Westman Islands Are Alive (Even In The Wintertime)
Hrefna and I stumble onto Strætó’s 53 bus at precisely 5:43 in the morning. Behind us, the Mjódd bus station looks as if it belongs in a ‘CSI’ murder scene. The bus driver breaks the morning silence with a booming exclamation: “Where…
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Mystery Of Weed-Stuffed “Dildo” Solved
The owner of the weed-filled “dildo” found by customs last month got in touch with the Grapevine to give us the full story on what really happened and why (read her full letter at the bottom of this post). As reported last month, customs…
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Weed-Stuffed Dildo Confiscated From Norræna Ferry
Customs officials in the northeast village of Seyðisfjörður confiscated a mysterious dildo filled with marijuana, which they have since handed over to police. Árni Elísson, a customs official in the village where the Norræna Ferry from Denmark and the Faroe Islands docks,…