The fourth in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Tag Archive | "travel"
The Living in Copenhagen Diary entry number four: Parli Italiano?
Posted on 22 March 2012.
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Vikings Explore Hudson Bay
Posted on 28 January 2012.
Viking exploration of Hudson Bay will continue in 2013 when descendants of the first Viking voyagers to reach North America 1,000 years ago sail into the Arctic from Churchill, Manitoba.
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Will higher safety standards lead to fewer domestic flights in Iceland?
Posted on 20 January 2012.
The head of the organisation which runs Iceland’s airports says that increased safety requirements will quite likely lead to two or three domestic flight destinations being cancelled and the number of flights to others decreasing.
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Record breaking 2011 for Icelandic aviation
Posted on 15 January 2012.
Around 21,000 foreign tourists left Iceland through Keflavík International Airport in December; which is about 11 percent more than in December 2010.
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Danish unions in action against Icelandic-owned airline
Posted on 13 January 2012.
The Danish flight crews’ union has decided to assist the country’s federation of labour unions in its action against Primera Air, which is a Danish charter airline under Icelandic ownership. The federation of unions aims to begin its campaign on 1st February.
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Travel warning: dangerous weather today puts halt on Iceland thaw
Posted on 10 January 2012.
Despite yesterday’s news that Iceland was experiencing a mid-winter thaw, a storm hitting the country today is causing widespread disruption and all unnecessary travel is strongly discouraged. Many cars are stuck and at least one electricity cable is down.
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Iceland experiencing big thaw
Posted on 09 January 2012.
The Ice and snow which have covered Iceland for an uncommonly long time began to melt this weekend, causing extremely slippery conditions and danger for pedestrians and drivers alike.
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Finland-Russia border sees record traffic in 2011
Posted on 08 January 2012.
The border of southeastern Finland and Russia saw a record number of crossings over the past year.
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