Fun facts about Iceland
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The Land of Fire and Ice has become a tourism attraction in the past couple of years. For good reason, Iceland is an incredible country with features that you won‘t find anywhere else in the world. Iceland is full of surprises and unique in so many ways. An incredibly cool country with endless places and things to explore.
Covid-19 – Keep calm and wash your hands
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It’s very important for us that our customers are in a safe environment and therefor we keep everything clean and disinfected before customers enter our facilities for Snowmobile tours in Iceland.
Formula Off-Road
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Mountaineers of Iceland are a proud supporter of the Icelandic formula off-road team, Guttinn Reborn.
Verslunarmannahelgi
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Prepare for the Merchant’s Weekend!
Old traditional festivities
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Next week we have festivities here in Iceland from Monday – Wednesday. It is an old tradition in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. However, it happens to have different shapes and forms within each country. In Iceland these festivities are for three days in a row and their common features are that […]
5 ways to experience Reykjavík like a local
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What does Reykjavík got to offer?
The Icelandic Version of Religious Tolerance
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During the 9th and 10th Centuries, Iceland was settled by Norse people.
8 Icelandic phrases to learn
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Icelandic is one of the Nordic languages and most closely resembles Faroese even though it also has some strong similarities to Norwegian and Danish. Icelanders make a great deal of keeping the language intact even though words such as LOL and OMG may have slipped in. And remarkably, the Icelandic spoken today has not changed much from […]
Kickin’ it with Kaleo
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We’re located on Langjökull, Europe’s second largest glacier.