Tag Archives: Iceland

Evil Icelanders :)

Posted on 2014-09-03 by Oliver

They always set off those volcanos with names hard to pronounce for international journalists. This time Bárðarbunga, which indeed has nothing at all to do with Silvio Berlusconi. Why can’t they set off Hekla or Katla? Those are relatively easy … Continue reading →

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Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Posted on 2014-08-01 by Oliver

Check out the Icelandic Viking metal band Skälmöld (roughly “sword age”) and their DVD/CD “Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands” (Skálmöld and the Icelandic Symphonic Orchestra) recorded last year in the Eldborg hall inside Harpa. It features the band plus three full … Continue reading →

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Live from Iceland? Yep!

Posted on 2014-07-23 by Oliver

Turns out the webcam at Jökulsárlón is indeed live. Here am I yesterday around half past five in the afternoon: (click to see full size) … in my lime shirt with the “Free Shrugs …” motto and brown corduroys. // … Continue reading →

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Cheeky

Posted on 2013-08-26 by Oliver

So on July 15th I went to DHL here in Reykjavík to check what it would cost to send back a defective item received through DHL in the first place. After I was almost through the whole process, I saw … Continue reading →

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Star Wars in Old Icelandic

Posted on 2010-03-03 by Oliver

A hilarious “treatise” about the old Icelandic saga of the people from the Tattooine river valley. The English introduction should be fun to read for almost anyone. Check it out on tattuinardoelasaga.wordpress.com. Thanks to the author. I had to laugh … Continue reading →

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The Icelandic deposit insurance

Posted on 2010-01-06 by Oliver

Yesterday I wrote about the veto of the Icelandic president concerning the reimbursement of IceSave depositors. After the Icelandic (and global) banksters privatized the profits, the societies of countries like Iceland are left with the – now socialized – losses. … Continue reading →

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Plebiscite in Iceland

Posted on 2010-01-05 by Oliver

The decision of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson to veto an updated resolution of the Alþingi to reimburse IceSave depositors has sparked a bit of a controversy here on Iceland. Strangely enough the majority of Icelanders I talked to would … Continue reading →

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