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Catastrophic floods in Iceland. Posted by hulda on Oct 1, 2015
Living in a volcanic country is never predictable. When we’re talking about volcanoes and the dangers they bring along many people would probably get a very Pompeiian idea of what that means, but actually the real threat is not fire at all. It’s water. Many of Iceland’s volcanoes are situated under glaciers, and when they…
Iceland in deep poop – literally. Posted by hulda on Jul 9, 2015
Since the boom in tourism began Iceland is now facing a new, growing problem – tourists littering, and worse. I have addressed the problems before in The Iceaboo but let’s repeat: the cleanness of the Icelandic nature is due to people not throwing trash around. There are no cleaning ladies sweeping through the scenery every morning…
Iceland’s PM blackmailed Posted by hulda on Jun 4, 2015
The scandal of this week has been all about the prime minister Sigmundur Davíd Gunnlaugsson and two sisters, Malín Brand and Hlín Einarsdóttir, who attempted to blackmail him worth 8.000.000ISK (that’s about 55.000E). That on its own is interesting enough, especially for a country as small and peaceful as Iceland, but wait – it gets even…
From hand-leg to leg-throat. Posted by hulda on May 7, 2015
Broadening your vocabulary is best started with themes, and I’m going to suggest body parts as a good first option! This is especially because you’ll find some dangers therein and some fairly interesting words as well, words that really make you wonder why and how do they even exist. Did the Icelanders of old just…
Extreme Iceland experience. Posted by hulda on Feb 5, 2015
Though the winter is still here some people are already hard at work preparing for the oncoming summer and the Iceland-journeyers it will bring along. If you’re planning a trip here this year and want to see something you could never see anywhere else in the world I’ve got some tips for you on things you should…
It happened – the volcano erupted! Posted by hulda on Aug 29, 2014
Good morning everyone, it’s currently around eight in the morning in Iceland and the news about the volcano are everywhere. There’s been an eruption to the north of Dyngjujökull (which is a name for one part of Vatnajökull on the north side) – see the English news about it here. And naturally… er eldgosið? Check…
Bárðarbunga eruption just hours away? Posted by hulda on Aug 18, 2014
Bárðarbunga volcano woke up on the night of the 16th August and by six in the afternoon it had had over 300 earthquakes. Today there’s been more than 1200 of them, the strongest one that happened last night being strong enough to be felt all the way to Akureyri. Icelanders are keeping a careful eye on the…