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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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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…
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Summer Solstice In The Age Of Aquarius
From Hljómskálagarðurinn park, she takes me on a meditational walk around the pond. Our steps are perfectly in tandem and I feel separated from the rest of the world, jogging happily past us in the sun. She chooses a mantra about the…
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A Summer Blockbuster?
Fredrik Ólafsson, the man behind the Secret Solstice festival, is a tricky man to pin down. A short while before we’re due to meet at the festival HQ in Reykjavík 105, I get a phone call from the press officer offering to…