bits and pieces from the northern island.
One of the hottest topics right now concerns the future of energy. As Lybia’s crisis revealed itself after the latest developments as another oil dispute among nations and post-Tohoku earthquake Japan is still struggling against nuclear dangers at Fukushima’s Daiichi, the public opinion is pressing for clear answers regarding present and future alternatives of energy … Read the full article →
The announced karaoke marathon for Icelandic natural resources is taking place as programmed at the Nordic House. It opened today and it will be going till January 8, 2011. Despite all the early mediatic hype, the karaoke so far appeared to be an initiative far from any mindless sensationalism. Admirable as ever, Icelanders seem to … Read the full article →
Tomorrow will be Threttándinn, officially the last day of Christmas festive period in Iceland. Something worth knowing, especially if you’re around these parts, is the Nordic House will be holding a karaoke marathon promoted by none other than singer Björk, in an attempt to win back Iceland’s ownership of its own natural resources. The specific … Read the full article →
As I said in my previous post on the Golden Circle, last time we had to temporarily leave the national Park of Þingvellir out of our tour because the weather was awful. I think in the end we were wise to do so, as we found out Þingvellir requires some time to be truly appreciated, as … Read the full article →
We’ve been living in Iceland for more than six months now and in all this time we couldn’t really find the time, for a reason or another, to take part in more touristy activities, like going around to explore the country. The only serious travelling we did in Iceland was going from Seydisfjordur to Reykjavík … Read the full article →