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Arcadian Arts: A Night In Skagaströnd
A trip to the northern town of Skagaströnd raises questions about Iceland’s identity. Iceland was, until recently, essentially rural. Rapid urbanisation after 1900 changed the country forever and despite Iceland being revered for its beautiful landscape, 94% of the population lives in…
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Island Life: Borgarfjörður Road Fixed! Salmon! Scrapie Outbreak!
At long last, the people of Borgarfjörður eystri will finally get the road to their village fixed. The Icelandic Road Administration will begin the task of paving and repairing the road this autumn. Residents there got considerable attention earlier this year by…
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Best Of North Iceland 2018: Best Road Trip
A five-hour drive away from the capital area, the North’s spectacular sights and vast unspoiled nature will amaze the most seasoned of travellers. Drive towards its coastline where the sun never sets and enjoy everything the North has to offer—from its many…
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Land’s End: The Villages, Cliffs & Windswept Islands Of Skagafjörður
We’re just north of Bifröst when the night falls hard. After a blustery three hour road trip up the western coast of Iceland, the richly coloured autumn landscape is plunged into an eerie, enveloping darkness. Without the comfort of highway lamps, distant…
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Finding True Iceland Up North: The Sagas Of Skagafjörður, A Siglufjörður Gold Rush, Húsavík Whales
There are many ways to get to the North from dear old Reykjavík. One entails flying, which provides an impressive view of the mountains as you close in on Eyjafjörður. Another way would be renting a car, which might be the cheapest…
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Live From Skagafjörður, It’s Sheep Giving Birth!
Viewers will be treated to 24 hours of sheep giving birth to lambs, on live television, and farmers will be fielding your questions through Twitter. RÚV has announced that the event begins this Thursday at noon, lasting until noon the next day.…
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Ruptures Form At Popular Icelandic Tourist Site
Dangerous cracks have formed in the earth at the popular tourist site Ketubjörg overlooking Skagafjörður cliffs, increasing the risk for rock slides, reports RÚV. The earth at the tourist lookout point has cracked open and it is feared that a large chunk…
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A Bucolic Brew
While the drive through the north of Iceland may not offer as diverse an array of neck-craning scenery as the south, its serenity is unparalleled. This much was obvious on the Saturday evening that I set off for Skagafjörður, in search of…
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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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The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
The title and blurb of this book leads you to think it’s about Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir, the wife of Þorfinnur Karlsefni and mother of Snorri Þorfinnsson, the first European child to be born on the North American continent. But in fact, The Far…