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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Something for the Weekend: The Foreign Influences Edition

A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your under-the easy-to-influence editors. Tonight and tomorrow, The Good Company Theatre Group makes fun of Vikings and Jews at the Hafnarfjörður Theatre. Don’t worry, it’s probably all very politically correct. For your weekly (and free) fix of origami, karate, haiku, manga, otaku, karaoke, [...]

25 January 2007 – 17:14 | By Alex | Posted in 101, hafnarfjörður, iceland, nordic house, president bongo | Comments (0)

Diving in Silfra: Probably the closest you’ll get to space-walking

Warning: diving in Silfra will give you several moments of clarity. Iceland may not be the first country to enter your mind when you think about snorkeling or scuba diving — as we’re sure you do, like, all the time. It’s cold and the underwater life hardly rates high on the Attenborough-scale. Still, there are [...]

24 January 2007 – 17:44 | By Margrét | Posted in Adventure in Iceland, iceland, nature, nudity, scuba diving, Silfra, southern iceland, thingvellir | Comments (1)

Hello. Is it you we’re looking for?

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to look for a new editor for our non-Icelandic websites. The job involves the following: Editing this blog Writing our email newsletter in English Writing and editing content for icelandexpress.com, including booking confirmations and reminder emails Maintaining and overseeing translations for our other international sites in Danish, German, Swedish, [...]

23 January 2007 – 11:28 | By valgeir | Posted in iceland, Jobs with Iceland Express | Comments (7)

Something for the Weekend: The Fleeting Moments Edition

A roundup of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, prepared by your now-you-see-them-now-you-don’t editors. Right. “The world’s most exciting techno band,” Booka Shade, take the stage at Gaukur á Stöng Friday evening. Also on the bill: some people (we think) called Jack Schidt, Djuna Barnes, Miss Lori, Darren C, Hairdoctor and Fm Belfast. The [...]

18 January 2007 – 17:41 | By Alex | Posted in 101, clubs, concerts, hairdoctor, iceland, music, nightlife, Reykjavík Art Museum, reykjavik, Visual Arts | Comments (2)

Cultural Learnings of Iceland, Part 3: Lýsi

There’s something fishy about the taste. Are you getting enough PUFAs? If you take lýsi every day, you probably are. Lýsi is the Icelandic word for cod liver oil; and it’s extremely popular here in Iceland. PUFAs, on the other hand, are polyunsaturated fatty acids, and anything with a name that long and scientific-sounding just [...]

16 January 2007 – 19:01 | By Alex | Posted in food, iceland, lýsi, wellness | Comments (2)

Something for the Weekend: Family Edition

A round-up of things to do in Reykjavík this weekend, as prepared by your family friendly editors Wake up early Friday morning, since this will be the last day to see the McNaught Comet, visible between the horizon and the moon around twilight. Too fab to just call it a sale, the concept/design store Kron [...]

11 January 2007 – 18:33 | By Margrét | Posted in 101, events, iceland, Icelandic clothes, kron kron, nature, reykjavik, shopping | Comments (2)

Special Offer on Flights with a Four-Year-Old

Iceland Express celebrates its fourth anniversary by offering lots and lots of seats to and from Iceland, from £45 / €65 / DKK 519, one-way, including taxes and charges. Open for Sale: From Wednesday 10 January, 13.00 CET (that’s 12 o’clock British Time). Travel Period: 10 January to 30 March 2007. Routes: To Iceland and [...]

9 January 2007 – 15:21 | By valgeir | Posted in iceland | Comments (7)

And a happy new year to you, too

Did you just miss the biggest fireworks display in the world? According to Iceland Review, Icelanders just blew up one thousands tons of fireworks this New Year’s Eve, worth about €16 million. In case you missed it, check this out. More fireworks videos here, here and here. Also lots of great fireworks photos on Flickr

3 January 2007 – 18:38 | By valgeir | Posted in fireworks, iceland, new year's eve, reykjavik | Comments (5)