Background: Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Limited home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion are first-rate by world standards.
April 7th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík Hey all,
Today i just arrived back from iceland, it was probably the best place i have been to so far on my travels. We flew in late last wednesday night, and checked in to our little guest house, w ... [full story]
March 22nd 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík So. Iceland is crap. Now is a good time to come though, since the krona is at an all-time low! What that means for us on the skerry is higher prices - the US dollar is now at around 80 krona - a few w ... [full story]
March 19th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík Sé que algunos de vosotros ya sabéis sobre mi percance el pasado fin de semana, pero creo que éste se merece una entrada en el blog.
Y es que mi "particular" suerte con el tema de los hurtos me per ... 1 photos[full story]
March 9th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík Después de casi un mes en Islandia, me veo en posición de "fer cinc cčntims" de este país en forma de isla ancorada entre América y Europa tan desconocida por mucha gente...
Tiempo:
Uno piensa e ... 8 photos[full story]
March 7th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík This was THE day - snowmobiling on the Vatnajokull glacier outside Reykjavik. Again, this was something I had done the previous year and knew that it would be the highlight of Jo's trip. I wasn't wr ... 6 photos[full story]
March 8th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Grindavík Day 2 in Iceland was a trip to the Blue Lagoon outdoor geothermal spa. The first time I heard an outdoor pool in the near-Arctic conditions of Iceland I thought the idea was completely insane and was ... 2 photos[full story]
February 7th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík Jo and I took a trip to Iceland for 4 days/3nights at the start of February 2008. I have been before, the previous March, and found the place unlike anywhere I have been before, so decided Jo had to ... 1 photos[full story]
March 3rd 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík I just bought a ticket...and thus altered my original plan. I will now *gasp* skip Roskilde Festival. That's right, for the first time in six years I will miss Roskilde. I won't be going to Denmark at ... [full story]
February 24th 2008Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Grindavík Halló! Hvernig ert ţú?
Igual que la Tour Eiffel es para Francia o el Big Ben para Londres, el Blue Lagoon lo es para Islandia. Con todo lo bueno y malo que eso conlleva. Quizás no es el sitio más " ... 6 photos[full story]
August 17th 2006Europe » Iceland » Southwest » Reykjavík
We’re sitting somewhere in Europe amongst other backpackers. It doesn’t really matter where. It could be an internet cafe or a hostel bedroom waiting while I track down the sweet soapy ... 10 photos[full story]
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