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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Something for December: The Insane Holiday Traditions Edition

A roundup of things to do in Iceland this December, as prepared by your door-slamming editors. It sounds cliché, but Christmas in Iceland is really a magical time.  Maybe it’s the reindeer and snow, or Icelander’s willingness to throw themselves head-first into any and all celebrations. Whatever the reason, there is little doubt that a Holiday Season spent [...]

30 November 2007 – 15:52 | By Erik | Posted in Christmas in Iceland, events, fireworks, food, hafnarfjörður, iceland, new year's eve | Comments (4)

Iceland’s “Troop” Withdrawls from Iraq

Ok, we mean for this to serve more as a way to keep you updated on Iceland’s role in geopolitics than a statement of anti-war sentiment. Oh, and ignore the “other” airline’s plane at the end – Iceland Express doesn’t fly to Baghdad. The Loneliest Icelander:

21 November 2007 – 11:21 | By Erik | Posted in iceland, life lessons | Comments (0)

No Icelandic Word for Please

45 different ways to say the word “green,” but if you want a beer just say “I want beer.” As one Icelandic language teacher told her foreign students: “F#%& the grammar! You’ll never get it right, so let’s just talk.” Hmm, encouraging. But when you consider that there are 45 different ways just to say [...]

12 November 2007 – 12:40 | By Annie | Posted in iceland, life lessons | Comments (16)

How to Vacation Like an Icelandic Wage Slave

Here in Iceland, there’s a groovy system in place for wage slaves: labour unions buy cottages all over the country and rent them out to their members on the cheap. This means that virtually every Icelander has access to a cottage, as it’s mandatory for salaried employees in Iceland to join a labour union. Consequently, cottage culture is deeply ingrained [...]

7 November 2007 – 16:22 | By Alda | Posted in iceland | Comments (0)