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Ultimate Guide to River Rafting in Iceland
Find out how and when you can go river rafting in Iceland. Discover what you need and how to book a river rafting tour. Read on for more.
Michael Chapman
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Michael Chapman is a British travel writer living in Reykjavík. A former scuba and lava cave guide, he draws on firsthand experience to write about Iceland’s nature and culture. He’s also the author of Hidden Iceland (2020).
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Sigur Rós | 18 Seconds Before Sunrise
Sigur Ros is one of Iceland's most iconic bands, having redefined the genres of ambient/post-rock music. Read the full story of Sigur Ros' meteoric rise to fame.
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Moving to Iceland: A Complete Relocation Guide
Discover everything you need to know about moving to Iceland, from the immigration process to cultural habits, the benefits, and challenges in this guide.
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The Story of Icelandic Cinema
Read a complete guide to Icelandic cinema. Find out the story of film in Iceland from the first films to modern-day and more. Read on.
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Snowmobiling in Iceland: Everything You Need to Know
Find out everything you need to know about snowmobiling tours in Iceland. Discover where you can do snowmobile tours and what to expect. Find out more.
Michael Chapman
The Perfect Camping Tour Around Iceland
Iceland is the ideal destination for a long stay camping holiday, with a wide array of popular attractions, fantastical landscapes and the majestic midnight sun. To mak
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Skiing and Snowboarding in Iceland: The Best Spots and Tips
A complete guide to skiing and snowboarding in Iceland. Discover more about these winter activities available to tourists. Read more.
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Scuba Diving and Snorkelling in Iceland
Find all you need to know about scuba diving & snorkelling in Iceland. DIscover where you can do it, what you need and how you can book a tour. Read more.
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Gender Equality in Iceland: A Story of Strength and Solidarity
Learn how Iceland became the most equal country on Earth, and why it continues to inspire the world. Read more!
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Reykjavik Folk Festival 2017
Given my longstanding soft-spot for unruly hairstyles, corduroy trousers and acoustic instruments, I was understandably excited to attend the final evening of 2017’s Reykjavik Folk Festival. Photograph above: RuGl performing Reykjavik Folk Festival 2017. Photo by Owen Fiene (2017) Privately, I hoped that I might, for one reason or another, be adopted into this ragtag group of musicians, artists and performers; my mind was filled with images of on-the-bar jigging, dusty worn fedoras, thin french cigarettes, ashed carelessly inside. What I found instead was a very dignified, self-confid
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Flights of Fancy: Norðurflug's Reykjavik Summit Tour
It was with a mild, yet very real apprehension that I learnt my brother (and fellow GTI writer) Richard and I were being sent to cover a helicopter tour, midway through a rather routine day at work. Our dalliances with the whirlybird had, until now, largely been restricted to a solitary experience in childhood, flying prepubescent and barefaced over Floridian marshland. That was in the early 90s. Since then, our only connection had been watching Apache crashes on YouTube. Neither experience had done much in the way of convincing us to go near a helicopter, let alone fly in one, but it was
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