The Iceland key to happiness
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Happy as happy can be. Icelanders mostly find happiness in pill form. PIC billygraham.org T oday´s media leaves much to be desired. We are bombarded…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 18, 2025
The absolute basics about the Northern lights in Iceland
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Should the skies be clear you can most often catch a glimpse of greatness in Iceland. PIC Emil Kopke N ot so long ago we…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 18, 2025
Stokkseyri
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The cemetery of Stokkseyri village in Iceland. This small place is worth a stop although you should not expect greatness in anything here. I t…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 18, 2025
What is this Iceland cuisine you keep hearing about?
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Water in your mouth yet? There is no such thing as local „delicacies“ in Iceland. PIC mulakaffi A sk an Icelander what local cuisine is…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 15, 2025
In Iceland, a family either horribly ugly or astoundingly handsome
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The old church at Borg and the town of Borgarnes in the background W e have said so before and good things bear repeating. Knowing…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 15, 2025
In Reykjavik Iceland the viking ship that is not a viking ship
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Pretty great art if you ask us. The Sun voyager sculpture near to downtown Reykjavik in Iceland. PIC Wandering Tripod D part from a couple…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 15, 2025
Washing crotch and crack is a requirement in Iceland for a reason
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Yes! Even here you NEED to wash your privates carefully before entering the pool. Show respect to the local customs even if it makes you…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 15, 2025
Blonduos
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The town of Blonduos has little to offer except nice cup of coffee whilst you stop on your way to someplace else. PIC ang21 T…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 15, 2025
The most stupidest thing you can do in Iceland
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In Iceland, apart from the area near Reykjavik you can drink all you want from most every body of water in the country. And you…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 10, 2025
Leisure fishing easy and cheap in Iceland
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Where else can you relax fishing but with a raging volcano in the background like nothing could be more natural? PIC Jesusisland L eam Total…
totalicelandstaffFebruary 10, 2025
Why is Iceland mosquito-free?
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In so many places in Iceland there are perfect grounds for the horrible mosquito fly. Amazingly there are none. PIC taivasalla I t is one…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 29, 2025
How long can you enjoy the midnight sun in Iceland?
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Here comes the sun and doesn´t leave. Midnight sun in Iceland in June. PIC Gudny Olafsdottir A s usual we´ll be honest. We have no…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 27, 2025
Siglufjordur
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Town authorities in Siglufjordur have managed to save quite a lot of the older buildings in town. A rarity in Iceland. PIC Bri T he…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 27, 2025
The least exciting part of Iceland
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A tranquil valley in Hunavatnssyslu Iceland. Certainly nice and even beautiful but on the scale of other things around here not very remarkable at all.…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 26, 2025
Why this obsession with sex in Iceland?
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Drawing conclusions when locals in Iceland speak about sex could get you in trouble. PIC Aapo Happonen A s is often the case in Iceland…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 26, 2025
A guide to distances from Reykjavik Iceland
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Narrow yes, straight no. Driving in Iceland will mean focus all the time. PIC Trey Ratliff O ne of the key things for any travel…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
Before you jump into the nearest hot spring in Iceland
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Turns out even the famous hot springs are taking a hit from huge numbers of tourists. PIC globetrotter_rodrigo T here is a good reason why…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
In Iceland, no such thing as Black Death spirit
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A party of "mostly" forgotten alcohol brands. I f we had a dime for every time we´ve come across some local tour enterprise offering foreigners…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
In Iceland, water like you have only dreamt of
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Few people make the effort to go right up to the Oxara waterfall in Thingvellir National Park. But this is very worth it. PIC dinoboy…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
Two examples of how the old Iceland Viking language was super progressive
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Gay Pride Festival in the center of Reykjavik tends to attract up to half of all folks living in the capital city Reykjavik. PIC Flickr.com/Matito…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
Why weather is such an important topic in Iceland
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One day you play football on the empty streets of Iceland and next day there is ten inches of snow. That is Iceland. PIC Helgi…
totalicelandstaffJanuary 25, 2025
Three mystic places in Iceland
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Healers and those spiritual minded have come together near the Snaefellsjokull glacier for decades. PIC Modes Rodriguez F or years music critics the world over…
totalicelandstaffDecember 4, 2024
When in Iceland do as the Icelanders
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F or decades now the favorite way to spend summer vacation for the majority of locals in Iceland has been to spend it in a…
totalicelandstaffDecember 4, 2024
What the hell is Hekla in Iceland and why you should care
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Tranquil in the morning light but looks can be deceiving. Hekla could be about to open up to people. PIC axelkr Y ou might know…
totalicelandstaffDecember 4, 2024