Category Archives: Travel
Shop Til You Drop
As the sun in Iceland rises later and later each day, so, too, do we. After hauling ourselves out of the hotel at 10:30, we headed for Kaffi Hljómalind and had a modest breakfast of toast and macchiato. Eloïse played … Continue reading
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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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