Tag Archive | "visit iceland"
Posted on 19 August 2009. Tags: autumn, Iceland, tourism, travel, vacation, visit iceland
Autumn is the season whose rainbow of different shades heralds nature at her most colourful. It is also the perfect time to get out-and-about a bit in Iceland without getting caught up in crowds of summer tourists or getting too cold either. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Environment, Iceland, International, Travel
Posted on 11 August 2009. Tags: festival, gay pride, gay rights, Iceland, Politics, visit iceland
The eleventh annual Reykjavik Gay Pride parade and outdoor concert with Pall Oskar (probably Iceland’s biggest pop star) attracted about 80,000 people to the middle of Reykjavik on Saturday. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Travel
Posted on 10 August 2009. Tags: culture night, Iceland, Reykjavik, tourism, visit iceland
Culture Night (Menningarnott in Icelandic) is one of Reykjavik’s biggest annual events and totally engulfs a Saturday in late August every year. This year it is going ahead on 22 August, so if you plan to visit Iceland then, be excited! Read the full story
Posted in Culture, Iceland, International, MBL, Travel
Posted on 06 August 2009. Tags: gay pride, gay rights, Iceland, march, Reykjavik, tourism, visit iceland
Reykjavik Gay Pride is one of the biggest such celebrations in the world (per capita), despite its cosy size. It is often affectionately labelled ‘the biggest little Pride in the world’, and Saturday’s parade will attract as many as one-in-three of Iceland’s entire population to show support for LGBT rights. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, International, Lifestyle, MBL, Politics, Society, Travel
Posted on 31 July 2009. Tags: day trips, Iceland, iceland holidays, iceland travel, iceland vacation, jeep tour, visit iceland
Tourism in Iceland is booming and visitors find themselves with more spending power than ever due to the current exchange rates strongly favouring visitors and their foreign money. As a result, a whole new range of exciting activities are now practical options for most Iceland visitors. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Iceland, International, Travel
Posted on 28 July 2009. Tags: history, Iceland, leifur eiriksson, saga, tourism, viking, visit iceland
The Icelandic sagas are some of the most famous examples of literary history in Europe and have scholars and story lovers equally enthralled. Some of their embellishments and outright fiction are undeniable; but the sagas are nevertheless based firmly in reality, meaning many of the sites mentioned can still be seen. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Culture, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, International, Marketing and Consulting, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, Travel
Posted on 09 July 2009. Tags: adventure, high north, holiday, Iceland, tourism, vacation, visit iceland
Holidays in Iceland are as much about the country’s wild nature and rugged landscape as they are about its towns, culture and people; and the favourable exchange rate at the moment is allowing tourists the chance to take more and better trips into Iceland’s wide, beautiful nature. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Iceland, International, Travel
Posted on 07 July 2009. Tags: holiday, Iceland, summer, summer activities, tourism, vacation, visit iceland
Iceland’s renowned programme of summer parties, festivals and cultural events slows down in July, because that’s the month locals leave the towns in droves and head for the wild. As a result, there is no lack of options for people on holiday in Iceland and looking for ways to keep busy this month. Read the full story
Posted in Iceland, International, Marketing and Consulting, Sports, Travel
Posted on 02 July 2009. Tags: center hotels, hotels reykjavik, Iceland, tourism, visit iceland
Reykjavik Center Hotels is a popular group of five highly individual places to stay dotted all over the heart of jumping Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland. The weakened local currency and cheaper airfares are allowing more visitors to Iceland to choose all sorts of quality restaurants, hotels and private tours they may not have been able to just a year ago. Read the full story
Posted in Culture, General, Iceland, International, Travel
Posted on 29 June 2009. Tags: cheap hotels, hafnarfjordur, hafnarfjörður, hotel, Iceland, Reykjavik, visit iceland
Hotel Hafnarfjordur, Iceland’s new and welcoming apartment hotel in the Reykjavik area, today released details of a sale with large discounts on summer accommodation. Read the full story
Posted in Business, Iceland, International, MBL, Travel