Komdu Saell, Hello in Icelandic!
Bonjour! …wait, wrong language… Ni hao! damn, still wrong… Komdu saell! let’s hope this is right ;) I have finally arrived to Isafjordur…a town that literally can be tucked away in Memorial Stadium and...
View ArticleFirst Days in Isafjordur
What I find ironic is that to enter Iceland via Keflavik airport, one must go through security. To travel domestically, via the Reykjavik airport, the security screens are not present. No checks, no...
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Isafjordur: A buccolic city in the West Fjords
Isafjordur, Iceland…a tiny tiny town. 4000 people, one post office, two gas stations, two bakeries. Yet, amazing to live in the fjords. Tall, unwavering, impressive mountains carved in zig-zags....
View ArticleViking Poison Strikes: Icelandic Brennivin
It started with innocuous questions about the cuisine. Two minutes later, the rather good looking Icelander came back from the kitchen with a small frozen jar filled with white chunks. He then searches...
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Tjoruhusid: Isafjordur’s Amazing Fish Restaurant
We finally visited the local Icelandic fish restaurant, Tjöruhúsið. Local meaning, a log cabin, a tiny kitchen, and the husband cooking fish on a moving stove. There were three choices: fish soup,...
View ArticleLast Days in Isafjordur
To think by this time next week I will be in the US living the mundane life is depressing. I cannot fathom leaving Iceland and returning to the US. But first, my adventures of the last 24 hours. I...
View ArticleWhat we do in Sweden during the winter
The very kind gentleman I was staying with explained what the Swedes do doing the winter. I thought, that I and everyone else on Earth already knew of Swedish winter pastimes. Dead wrong we were. What...
View ArticleTaking Risks
It is interesting how every person decides what risks to take and how far to go; while at the same time, taking no risks in certain parts of their life. Case in point: My friend, LO, told me on the...
View ArticleWhy KLM is [maybe] the Worst Airline
Update: 06/27/2009 I told my whole story to our friend Marcus at KLM and he escalated the letter to someone else. Let’s see what happens. Nothing happened. What a surprise, no one from KLM bothered to...
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Iceland: A Trip around the Ring Road
In spring 2005 I visited Iceland for the first time. I won an auction for two tickets and two nights at the IcelandAir flagship hotel for $1000 from the Cal Alumni Assoc. Being naturally crazy, I...
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