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What are the best recommendations for making a repeat visit to Iceland, the Land of Ice and Fire? How can you make your second holiday as exciting as your first, and wh
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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).
What are the best recommendations for making a repeat visit to Iceland, the Land of Ice and Fire? How can you make your second holiday as exciting as your first, and wh
How did Kaleo go on to become one of Iceland’s biggest known rock bands? How did they start, and how did they break the United States’ music scene? When are future rele
Photo by Mat RedingWhere does Iceland stand on the world’s political stage? How much influence does Iceland hold over its international counterparts, and what is the fu
How difficult is it for international students to study in Iceland? Are courses available in English, and how many higher education facilities are there in the country?
Did you know Iceland is one of the best destinations on earth for solo travellers? What are the advantages and disadvantages of solo travel in Iceland, and how do trave
Can you imagine flying over Iceland like a bird? How readily available are aerial sightseeing flights in Iceland? What attractions and regions do these flights visit? R
What are the most popular sightseeing spots for helicopter rides in Iceland? How long do helicopter flights last, and is it possible to make a landing during the tour?
Learn key facts and statistics about Iceland. Despite its small size, the country has many interesting characteristics. Learn about tourism in Iceland, the economy, the
Where are the most popular locations to partake in ATV and Buggy tours in Iceland? Do you need prior experience to ride, and how fast do the vehicles go? Are ATV and Bu
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-confide
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 W
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