Tagged With "Iceland"
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A journey around Iceland: 2) The Golden Circle
(Rainbow over Thingvellir National Park, Iceland) The most popular day trip from Reykjavik is to the “Golden Circle” — three beautiful natural attractions which aren't golden or even vaguely circular. The first of...
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WOW Air: U.S.-to-Europe bargains for light packers
WOW Air, an Iceland-based discount carrier, has added year-round flights between Boston and Reykjavik and seasonal flights from Baltimore, connecting with its flights onward to 20 European cities. The fares are bargain-basement, as low as $228...
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Iceland's tourism numbers are booming!
Tourism is up, it seems in most of the world; France and the U.S. are both preparing for 100 million visitor years soon. And Iceland, while far behind in total visitors, is among the most-rapidly-growing destinations. Iceland had 970,000...
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Icelandair adds new route to Montreal
Icelandair continues its route expansion with new service betweeen Keflavik airport in Iceland and Trudeau airport in Montreal. The service will be seasonal starting May 16, 2016 through November 8, 2016, and will operate 4...
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WOW cranks up the wow! to add California
WOW Air, the Icelandic discounter that got big publicity earlier this year by offering $99 fares from the U.S. to Europe via its homebase in Reykjavik is now planning to add Los Angeles and San Francisco to its network. The 4-day-week LA...
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Delta adds a Second Flight to Iceland
Skógafoss, Iceland- Photo by DrFumblefinger Delta is the only U.S. airline that goes to Iceland and they fly...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 19, 2014. Reykjavik, Iceland
TravelGumbo is a big fan of Iceland as a travel destination! Now is an especially good time of year to go because the days are already very long, the weather mild (although never warm) and the main tourists crowds of summer have not yet...
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Iceland's Elves Worry about Road Work, not Working for Santa!
Elves are an important part of Icelandic tradition; surveys show perhaps 60% of the population believes in them or in the possibility. While some say "elf" is from "alfar" or ancestor spirit, many believe in the little people. Now the Icelandic...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day. March 17, 2014: Snaefellsjokull volcano, Iceland
Anyone who is a fan of SciFi will remember this volcano as the place Jules Verne's Professor and his team began their Journey to the Center of the Earth (which was reached from the volcano via a series of lava tubes). ...
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Iceland's Secret Life as a Film Star (Really!)
The new Ben Stiller film, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty, has focused new attention on Iceland as a venue for film-making. It's a surprising country with a wide variety of scenery...but up to now it has mostly played "somewhere else" in the movies....
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A journey around Iceland: 3) South Iceland
(Black sand beach in Vik, Iceland) Many think South Iceland offers the island’s most spectacular scenery. It’s hard to argue with this except to say that we found all of Iceland to be filled with...
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Fjorubordid restaurant, Stokkseyr, Iceland
(Langoustine -- small Icelandic lobster --served in a delicious garlic butter sauce) I wanted to share our best dining experience in Iceland with those who might be interested. In the past few decades Iceland has...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, April 30, 2015: Icelandic horses
I've a great fondness for Icelandic horses. Besides having the greatest haircuts of any animal on the planet, these smallish equines are friendly, curious, and add a lot of color to Iceland's already dramatic landscapes. There are...
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A journey around Iceland: 4) North Iceland
(Godafoss waterfall, northern Iceland) Our journey around the Ring Road continued as we headed north on the eastern shore of the island towards northern Iceland. (I've again chosen to describe our experiences here in sequential...
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A journey around Iceland: 5) Snaefellsnes Peninsula
(Ingjaldscholl church and Snaefellsjokull glacier, Iceland) The last full day of our Icelandic trip was spent off the Ring Road in West Iceland on the charming Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Anyone who is a fan of Sci-Fi will...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 29: Reflections on Reykjavik's Tjornin
Winter skies create dramatic reflections on Reykjavik’s Tjornin (the name means “lake” or “pond.") Tjornin is in the center of Reykjavik’s history and development with many government buildings around it, as well as...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 26, 2013: Icelandic horses, Husavik, Iceland
I've still got a pretty thick head of hair but nothing compares to the lush wind-blown mane of these Icelandic horses! V-e-r-y cool looking animals! Their hair is the envy of every 1960s Rock'n'Roll band I really enjoy seeing...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 23, 2013: Iceland's Black Sand Beach
Dramatic light and landscape mark the beach at Vik, Iceland, famous for its black sand, which is composed of basalt, worn down over centuries from volcanic lava. The day of our visit, fog moved in and out, shrouding the beach in fog and turning the...
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Harpa, Reykjavik, Iceland. Where Gumbo Was #62
Congratulations to Roderick Simpson for correctly identifying Reykjavik Harbor in Iceland and specifically Harpa, the building from which this harbor was photographed! Dominating Reykjavik’s waterfront, Harpa is the...
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Heads Up for Travelers: Iceland's Volcanoes May Disrupt Travel Again
Don't panic, but keep alert if you have trans-Atlantic travel plans in the next few weeks. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has reported a sudden flurry of small earthquakes that could be a prelude to an eruption of Bardarbunga, one of the...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 26, 2014: Dritvik - Djupalonssandur, Iceland
Dritvik - Djupalonssandur is a beautiful and dramatic black sand and pebble beach with amazing volcanic rocks rising high above the ground. Situated on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in the southwest of Iceland, and having the...
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Iceland: 'No we're not Disneyland'
Iceland's either enjoying or suffering a huge boom in tourism, depending on your point of view.
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Icelandair selling tickets via Facebook Messenger
Iceland's flag carrier is inviting passengers to skip their website and use Facebook Messenger to book flights and Reykjavik stopovers.
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WOW! NY to Europe for under $300 round trip!
Iceland's WOW Air is adding flights to the NYC area, with tempting $99 one-way to Iceland and $149 to Europe limited fares.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 13, 2014: Jokulsarlon, Iceland
Jökulsárlón (which literally means "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökul l ...
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Viking ship follows trail of Leif Eriksson
On a quest to follow the route of Leif Eriksson to North America, the world's largest modern Viking ship sets sail this week.
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Icelandair adds Montreal as 5th Canadian city
Icelandair adds 4-a-week service to Canada's 2nd-largest city, opening not only access to Iceland, but a new gateway to Europe for Canadians.
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April 11, 2016: Rainbow over Thingvellir National Park
Thingvellir National Park is a great example of a rift valley, and was where the Icelandic people held their first parliament during Viking times. Today we're featuring it because it's a great backdrop for some memorable rainbows.
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WOW kicks off $99 West Coast to Iceland flights
Icelandic discounter WOW air starts service from Los Angeles and San Francisco with low promo fares.
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Re: April 11, 2016: Rainbow over Thingvellir National Park
Exactly my experience with Icelandic weather too.
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Re: April 11, 2016: Rainbow over Thingvellir National Park
So peaceful, serene and beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!
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Icelandic Horses: How to see Them and Where to ride them
If you love riding horses, the experience of riding an Icelandic horse in Iceland is hard to beat (sponsored content)
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Dennis Bonnen Shares 5 Mistakes Tourists Make When Planning An Iceland Itinerary
Dennis B shares some of the most common problems travelers have to Iceland, and how to rectify them. (Sponsored content)
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Glacial Caves in Iceland
(Photo courtesy of Ryan Newburn) I like to share interesting photo collections I come across on the web. Here is a post on glacial caves in Iceland . One of the most unique landscapes on the planet.