Vikingsson on August 2nd, 2008

An interesting series about Iceland is in the Freakonomics blog at the NY Times.
how-iceland-went-from-blood-feuds-to-geothermal
iceland-rocks-or-how-is-eating-whale-like-voting-for-president-a-guest-post

Continue reading about Blood to Steam

Vikingsson on February 11th, 2008

So nice to hear about these message in a bottle stories. Much nicer than gooey pollution and dead fish. An old fashioned and even romantic thing these stories.

Continue reading about Message in a Bottle

Vikingsson on December 26th, 2007

In the far north the mention of seasons would include the solar season. During summer the sun will linger into the late evening and rise again long before breakfast. The winter however is the realm of darkness. Around the winter solstice it will be dark until near lunchtime and then only daylight [...]

Continue reading about Fear not the darkness

Vikingsson on November 23rd, 2007

Happy Icelandic Language Day. Icelanders celebrate their unique and ancient language. Few people outside of Iceland can speak the language but it is the language of the Vikings and the sagas. Preserve your heritage.
Eygló states that the language can sound harsh to outsiders but I think it sounds fine and less harsh [...]

Continue reading about Language Day and the Icelandic Identity