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Tag Archives: Iceland
Evil Icelanders :)
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
Posted in EN, Island/Iceland/Ísland
Tagged Iceland, Icelandic nature, Island/Iceland/Ísland
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Live from Iceland? Yep!
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
Cheeky
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
Star Wars in Old Icelandic
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
Posted in EN, Island/Iceland/Ísland
Tagged fun, Iceland, icelandic, norse, old icelandic
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The Icelandic deposit insurance
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
Posted in EN, Island/Iceland/Ísland, Thoughts
Tagged democracy, Iceland, IceSave, Island/Iceland/Ísland, Tryggingarsjóður
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Plebiscite in Iceland
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
Posted in Island/Iceland/Ísland, Thoughts
Tagged democracy, direct democracy, Iceland, IceSave, Island/Iceland/Ísland, Ólafur Grímsson, plebiscite
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