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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Something for February:
The You Don’t Mess with Spring Edition

A round-up of things to do in Iceland this February, as prepared by your sickly-white editors. Tell darkness to “smell it… smell it… NOW TAKE IT!” 7-9 February at the Winter Lights Festival. Bring a flashlight. Fight racism with hip-hop at Gauk á Stöng 1 February. Don’t expect to see many Spanish football loyalists. The Iceland [...]

31 January 2008 – 15:23 | By Erik | Posted in Adventure in Iceland, Festivals, iceland, Iceland Symphony Orchestra | Comments (0)

The Most Depressing Day of the Year

Restricted Icelandic daylight hours could make the whole of our winter pretty depressing if we let it, but the 21st of January has been and gone — and your editors are still alive to tell the tale. According to alleged university professor Dr Cliff Arnall, Monday the 21st of January is officially the most depressing [...]

22 January 2008 – 9:49 | By Annie | Posted in iceland, life lessons, northern lights, wellness | Comments (1)

Because Nerds are Cool in Iceland

A laptop in Reykjavik is like a guitar-case on the continent: it doesn’t matter what you’re doing with it, just carrying one around increases your chances of getting lucky. Imagine using your computer in a pub back home; everybody would look at you like you’re barmy… before turning back to the television that’s blaring away [...]

18 January 2008 – 8:02 | By Annie | Posted in 101, Bars in Iceland, iceland, life lessons | Comments (4)

London, Copenhagen, and Berlin – Oh My!

Fly to Iceland from London, Copenhagen, or Berlin from just ₤52! Iceland in the winter?! Of course! The weather is mild (really), there is plenty to do (glacier tour anyone?), and the nightlife never takes a season off (it’s always hot in the clubs). Travel Period: 15 January to 15 March 2008 Booking Period: 14 to 16 January 2008 (noon GMT both [...]

14 January 2008 – 8:07 | By Erik | Posted in iceland, london | Comments (2)

Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir: Keeping Iceland Beautiful, One Picture at a Time

Stunning. Inspiring. Slightly wild… and the photos aren’t bad either. In this second instalment of our continuing look at amazingly talented, attractive, self-taught female Icelandic photographers (yes, there’s more than one), we sat down with Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir, who has dominated Flickr by presenting Iceland, and herself, as art. Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir is a bit uneasy about her success. She started taking pictures two [...]

8 January 2008 – 12:19 | By Erik | Posted in iceland, nature, people, photography, Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir | Comments (8)