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Geysir

Strokkur in slow-mo

July 16, 2010

Someone posted this video to the Reykjavík Excursions Facebook page — it’s the geyser Strokkur erupting in slow motion. Pretty cool! And while we’re on the subject, just a quick recap: our Golden Circle tour from a couple of weeks ago. Alas, my rudimentary video is not nearly as good as the one above!

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Our superfabulous snorkeling adventure!

July 8, 2010

Right. So I left off yesterday at the part where AAH and I were dropped off at Þingvellir National Park to go snorkeling in the ravine Silfra, which has some of the most amazingly clear water you will ever see. I’ve wanted to see the underwater world in Silfra for a very long time … [...]

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Our superfabulous Golden Circle excursion

July 7, 2010

Summer in Iceland is such a special time — the light is so amazing, and touring this country is a total adventure. I sometimes marvel at the fact that people come from far and away to see the things that we have in our own backyard, and too often take for granted. Last Sunday, AAH [...]

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Gullfoss and Geysir and not much else

February 9, 2010

An idea is currently being tossed around about setting up a casino in the Hotel Nordica. Casinos and most forms of gambling are illegal here in the Land of the Nice — well, except for slot machines, which bizzarely are used to finance SÁÁ – the alcohol treatment centre, the University of Iceland, and various [...]

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