Autumn colours make perfect Iceland vacation backdrop
If you are someone usually put off by autumn’s message of looming winter to follow, an autumnal visit to Iceland will change your mind and leave you captivated by autumn’s sheer beauty. So what about winter approaching anyway? It has its charm too, after all! Choose your clothing carefully and autumn can be a great…
Continue Reading...Central Reykjavik hotels the best way to live Iceland
The middle of Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city is renowned for its lively culture, its art and music and its energetic weekend nightlife. Before arrival, visitors to Iceland often forget how much better it is to stay downtown and not to get stuck in the middle of suburban nowhere. A group of Reykjavik hotels calling itself…
Continue Reading...Reykjavik Gay Pride a great success
Gay Pride has been an increasingly popular festival in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, for the past eleven years. The 2009 event took place this past weekend – but although there are twelve months to wait until the next party, gay rights in Iceland remain at the fore all year round. Some 80,000 residents and visitors flocked…
Continue Reading...Scottish Charity releases cover of David Bowie’s Heroes to raise funds for local arts centre
Mixing over 100 local music professionals with amateurs, from the Helensburgh area of West Scotland, a Charity has released a cover of the classic Bowie song ‘Heroes’ in an attempt to raise funds for a local arts and music centre.
Continue Reading...Enlivening Iceland on Culture Night
Reykjavik Culture Night is a massive and inclusive event which takes place late each August in Iceland’s capital city. But as the party lasts all day and all night, there are plenty of people who wonder at the accuracy of the name Culture Night, or Menningarnott in Icelandic. Tradition dictates that Culture Night should always…
Continue Reading...Reykjavik Gay Pride brightens all of Iceland
Every August the streets of Reykjavik come alive with all the colours of the rainbow and every type of person as the whole of Iceland get ready to celebrate Gay Pride with pride! Reykjavik Gay Pride is a pretty unique event by global standards. Its organisers describe it as ‘the biggest little Pride in the…
Continue Reading...Young London Dishes ‘The LowDowN’ by Inviting Readers to Tweet their Best of the Capital
Estate agency, Young London, is making use of Twitter, not only to inform house-hunters about new properties, but also to encourage readers to share their London favourites in a newly launched online e-zine, LowDowN. Readers are invited to Tweet their own London favourites to www.twitter.com/younglondon (whether they be pubs, parks, cafes, bars, restaurants, galleries, boutique…
Continue Reading...INDEPENDENT ARTIST, STEVE LARKMAN BAGS COVETED PUBLISHING DEAL
INDEPENDENT ARTIST, STEVE LARKMAN BAGS COVETED PUBLISHING DEAL Songwriter/solo artist Steve Larkman from Kingston-Upon-Hull has just signed a publishing deal with Conexion Media Group plc(CXM). CXM are major composers for film and TV music and they also have a track record of hits including No 1’s and have copyright for hits performed by top international…
Continue Reading...Leading educational activity provider comes to Kent
Kingswood Educational Activity Centres, one of the UK’s leading education activity providers, has received planning approval from Ashford Borough Council to develop Ashford’s Grosvenor Hall into a “top educational activity centre in Europe”, creating at least 150 jobs. Locate in Kent, the investment promotion agency for Kent and Medway and the South East England Development…
Continue Reading...The Third Mumm Explorer Experience: An extraordinary meal to celebrate the world’s beauty
• G.H.Mumm Partners Renowned Chef Mauro Colagreco To Create Gastronomic Dinner on sand bank • Launches Online Contest Where Winners Participate In The Next Mumm Explorer Experience In The Gobi Desert Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Undine Cay, 14th of July 2009 – Bastille Day The first journey took them to Greenland (in July 2008)…
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Why Do You Need To Choose Natural Skincare Products?
With the media and reviews that caution customers of the possibly toxic substances in lots of most commercial skin care products offered in good skin care products stores and shops, that is a complicated query to answer. Firstly, most of the commonly used skincare products contain artificial and synthetic ingredients that the body has troubles…
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“Kasta macka” (throw a sandwich) is something the Swedish PM does out in nature
Throwing sandwiches may sound like an odd thing to do, but not in Sweden. Over there, “kasta macka” or “throw a sandwich” is what Swedes call skipping stones on water. The many benefits and wonders of outdoor Sweden Recently, Mr. Stefan Löfven, the prime minister of Sweden was asked to list his top 5 things…
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Aspen the mountain pup and his love for 66°North
Aspen the mountain pup is the Instagram famous Golden Retriever with over 98,500 followers. When his owners, Hunter and Sarah Lawrence, visited Iceland for the first time on their honeymoon back in 2013, they fell in love with the landscape, the people and the fashion. As big fans of Icelandic outdoor clothing brand 66°North, they…
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Project Opal a great success: NORTH SAILING WINS AWARDS FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
North Sailing has been named Silver winner of the Best Innovation for Carbon Reduction category at the World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at World Travel Market in London. North Sailing won the silver at the prestigious World Responsible Tourism Awards 2015 at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, November 4th. This is the first…
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Swedes embrace online media streaming services
Media consumption in Sweden is increasingly characterized by online streaming services such as Spotify and Netflix. Three out of four 15-74-year-olds now use online streaming services to listen to music or watch video. Youtube, Spotify and Netflix are the most popular online streaming services used. Youtube is free of charge, whereas Spotify is offered both…
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Blue Car Rental: Insurance included in all car rentals in Iceland
Car rental firms in Iceland cover vehicles with third party insurance as standard, which includes personal accident insurance. This is Icelandic law for driving here. Blue Car Rental is one of Iceland’s main car rental companies and they do provide insurance as standard for most eventualities. This includes coverage from vehicle theft and gravel protection….