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Monthly Archives: April 2008

The Little Gay Viking

There once was a little gay Viking. This friendly but misunderstood fellow spent all his time braiding horses’ manes and knitting colorful scarves. The village people liked him, until one day he got drunk on chocolate choo-choos at the summer festival and tried to kiss Thor, the blacksmith. Thor was really embarrassed and angry because he was more aroused than disgusted, so [...]

28 April 2008 – 14:45 | By Erik | Posted in clubs, concerts, events, gay pride, iceland, life lessons | Comments (3)

What to Name Your
Icelandic Baby

After that first blissful night in an Icelandic nightclub, the next thing you’ll want to do is have an Icelandic baby. This is perfectly understandable, but be warned: you’ll have to give it an Icelandic name. It’s the law. You might frown at a rule dictating what you may or may not name your child, muttering something [...]

18 April 2008 – 14:32 | By Annie | Posted in iceland, life lessons | Comments (14)

Insert Your Own Bad Spring Pun Here

We’re at it again! Miss out on the concert giveaway last week? Have no fear – the Icebreaker’s here! Travel From: London, Copenhagen, Berlin, Barcelona, and Alicante Travel Period: 17 April – 14 May 2008 Booking Period: 16 April (noon GMT!) - midnight 17 April 2008 One-way fares, including taxes and charges, from: ₤56 €70 535 DKK 669 [...]

16 April 2008 – 8:49 | By Erik | Posted in cheap flights to iceland, iceland | Comments (0)

Follow the Light

The first 100 people to book this Icebreaker deal will get free concert tickets, but everyone gets return tickets for ₤154! The Þráður (Thread) music festival next weekend features some of Iceland’s hottest bands (see below), and we want to give you a free ticket. The first 100 people to book one of these special city break deals will [...]

11 April 2008 – 18:43 | By Erik | Posted in concerts, DJs, GusGus, iceland, iceland socks, nasa | Comments (1)

Why Iceland Sucks Socks

Our new employees don’t sock around — they tell it like it is. Need to say something to someone about Iceland but don’t dare do it in person? Let our new employees do your dirty work for you. The Iceland Socks are a rag-tag bunch of loudmouth sock puppets with questionable taste in clothing. They [...]

8 April 2008 – 7:31 | By Erik | Posted in iceland, iceland socks, nature | Comments (3)

Something for April: The Make Your Own Edition

A roundup of things to do in Iceland this month, as prepared by your always-ready-to-satisfy-themselves editors. As far as official events go, April is a dead month. Spring is in the air and nobody wants to commit to being anywhere, at any time (except, perhaps, the pool — let’s say Saturday at noon?). So here [...]

3 April 2008 – 14:20 | By Erik | Posted in Adventure in Iceland, hiking, iceland | Comments (2)