Akureyri is Iceland's second city. It's not Iceland's second largest city in terms of population – that honor goes to Kópavogur just south of Reyjkavík – but it is the country's second city in cultural terms. Akureyri may have just 18,000 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Five Exciting Things About Iceland's Second City
Akureyri is Iceland's second city. It's not Iceland's second largest city in terms of population – that honor goes to Kópavogur just south of Reyjkavík – but it is the country's second city in cultural terms. Akureyri may have just 18,000 ...10 best places to live for avoiding world conflict
Expatify.com asked the question, "Where would you be the safest if World War III broke out tomorrow?" The answers arrived in a post titled "10 Best Places to Live for Avoiding World Conflict." Irrelevant as it may seem to you, the claws of conflict affect a revolving roster ...Correspond with Iceland on Tumblr
Have you ever wished that specific places around the world had a voice of their own that could be used to tell tales, answer questions, and the like? We sort of have that now, thanks to a Tumblr user who has taken on the entirety of the voice of Iceland (Iceland on Tumblr). ...Iceland photo set
If you enjoy perusing well-shot destination-specific photography, you will enjoy this Iceland photo set without a doubt. Flickr user Vamitos, Carmen Marchena, excels in discovering and documenting magical landscapes and scenes within Iceland for this photo set, aptly named ...Video of the Day - Sermilik Ice Fjord
The Sermilik Fjord is a long, steep-walled waterway in southeast Greenland where hundreds of icebergs calve from Greenland's enormous ice sheets every year. Those looking to sail through the stunning fjord for a closer view of the icebergs depart from Ammassalik ...
Witness the hidden corners of Iceland in high definition
In this video, Pétur Kristján Guðmundsson of TrailerPark Studios films his home country of Iceland, focusing on the diverse and unique landscape as well as the culture. The overarching goal of the film, which is called Heild, or Totality, is to "present ...
10 best eco-friendly hostels in the world
While you can usually expect an inexpensive stay at a hostel, not all of these accommodations are alike when it comes to being sustainable and green. For your next trip, why not stay somewhere that will not only give you a social experience on a budget, but will also be good ...Video: One girl's solo hike through Iceland
In the summer of 2011, Austrian photographer and cinematographer Klara Harden hiked solo through Iceland. During the expedition she worked on a film project, documenting the entire journey and acting as her own film crew. The images are breathtaking as she shows varied ...
Labor Day island getaways from Wanderfly
Labor Day is fast approaching along with the official end of summer. If you haven't had enough sun yet, maybe it's time for one more weekend of lying on the beach, fruity cocktail and fun book in hand? We asked our friends at Wanderfly.com, a web travel tool that helps you ...Some German airports shut because of Iceland volcano
Ash from the Icelandic volcano Grimsvötn that caused hundreds of flight cancellations in the UK, Denmark, and Norway yesterday has now moved over Germany, shutting down airports in the north of the country.
Hamburg and Bremen airports are closed. Berlin airport will ...Iceland volcano cancels flights
Here we go again.
After last year's misery from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, now another Icelandic volcano, Grimsvötn, is causing a new round of worries.
More than 250 flights have already been canceled as a cloud of volcanic ash blows over Scotland. Most ...Photo of the day: Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
The Snaefellsnes Peninsula in Iceland is also referred to as "Iceland in Miniature", thanks to the large amount of national sights in the area. Sarah Landau, professional lighting designer and photographer, snapped this photo during a recent trip around Iceland's coast, ...Lost travel friends
Before Facebook--hell, before mobile telephones and email--it wasn't all that easy to keep in touch with people you might meet on the road.
You could exchange addresses and telephone numbers, of course, but by the time you were in a position to make a call or scribble a ...Top 20 least sexist countries in the world
Have you ever wondered which countries are the least sexist in the world?
The Global Gender Gap report calculates such a thing. The study chronicles gender disparities and progress for rights across the sexes in several countries. It essentially gauges the treatment ...Photo of the day - Icelandic lighthouse
Today's photo of the day, taken by Flickr user Samer Farha, depicts an Icelandic lighthouse. Nothing speaks to the isolation of the ocean like a lighthouse. This one, taken in the county of Gullbringusýsla in the west of Iceland, is weatherbeaten. And while its ...Photo of the day: Ring Road, Iceland
I wish I were in Iceland right now. I'm not. Instead, I'm sitting at home writing in Austin where, as far as I can tell, the only ice is in the freezer. (Ouch. Bad pun?) But my friend Sarah Landau just wrapped up an honestly epic journey in Iceland. Traveling hundreds and ...Video of the Day - Extreme kayaking around the world
Before watching this video, I was unaware that it's possible to intentionally be inverted or airborne in a kayak, let alone both at once.
If you love river sports and/or beautiful cinematography, then settle in for three and half pulse-raising minutes and check ...
Top 20 countries for life expectancy
"Old people" - we all hope to live long enough to earn this distinction. In some countries, the probability of living well into your eighties is much better than in others. The worldwide average for life expectancy is just a smidge over 67, with the highest and lowest ...Bizarre foods: European "delicacies," by country
What constitutes "food" is relative, depending upon what part of the world you call home. In Asia, pretty much anything on no (snakes), two, four, six, or eight legs is up for grabs. Europe, however, has its own culinary oddities, as detailed below. Got maggots?
...Top 20 travel destinations - The 2011 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report
Every couple of years, the World Economic Forum crunches a bunch of numbers and releases a list of the top countries in the world to visit. While ranking 139 countries, they measure aspects such as pricing, culture, environmental protection, safety, and infrastructure. For ...
