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Mesh WLAN

Iceland is an extremely civilised country, its whaling policy notwithstanding. Reykjavík is the hub of that civilisation. Unlike Amsterdam, Reykjavík has a mesh of random cafés and bookshops that offer free, open 802.11b/g WLAN access. The net effect is that … Continue reading

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Grapevine

I must give a quick plug to Grapevine, the excellent free English language newspaper for people interested in what’s going on in Reykjavík. I always read Grapevine when I’m in Iceland. It used to be published only over the summer … Continue reading

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Back In Smokey Bay

It’s been a busy couple of days. On Saturday, we rose bright and early for the first of our two driving days. In order to get an early start, we forwent a formal breakfast, packed the suitcases into the car … Continue reading

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Dodging The Rain

The rúntur is firmly underway as I write this and beautiful Icelandic girls (and presumably handsome Icelandic men, although I don’t notice them as much) are roaming the streets. We made it out of the hotel today just in time … Continue reading

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Home From Home

Well, here we are in Iceland again, our fourth time here and the second this year alone. The plane touched down late and it took a long time to get into town, so we didn’t roll into our hotel until … Continue reading

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