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Finding Peace On The Water This Solstice
Connecting with nature on a voyage with North Sailing There is plenty of lore swirling around the annual solstices in Iceland. While the winter solstice is marked by Jól and is welcomed by many as the point at which we can start…
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RVK Newscast 192: Summer Solstice in Iceland!
Happy summer solstice! On this rainy midsummer Valur Grettisson, editor in chief of The Reykjavík Grapevine, is in Hellisgerði in Hafnarfjörður to talk about all the latest Icelandic news: the sale of a famous Icelandic canyon, solstice traditions, rising Covid numbers and…
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An Island Unto Themselves: A Solstice Adventure On Grímsey
The island of Grímsey is the only place in Iceland that’s in the Arctic Circle. Getting there was quite the journey. We left Reykjavik at 2:30am to arrive in Dalvík in time for the 9am ferry, which arrived at Grímsey at noon.…
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Grímsey: The Best Place In The World To Experience The Summer Solstice
One of the best places to watch and experience the summer solstice is Grímsey, a little-known, tiny Icelandic island, located North of the Icelandic mainland. Grímsey is known for being the only place in Iceland where one can cross the Arctic Circle.…
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No Way In Hell Is This Country On Planet Earth
Having heard horrifying (yet somewhat amusing) stories about tourists getting stuck in the mountains in their little VW Beetles, my friends and I decided to rent a four-wheel drive for a road trip on a recent summer’s day. We packed up some…
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Holy Solstice, Please Let Us Sleep
Iceland is known for its midnight sun—as early as May and as late as August, Iceland’s nights are as bright as its days. But beyond the initial shock of nearly 24 hours of daylight, there are some surprising sides of the solstice…