The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » iceland http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:04:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When In Iceland, Go Swimming Inside http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article/when-in-iceland-go-swimming-inside/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article/when-in-iceland-go-swimming-inside/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:59 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19721 Swimming pool tourism? That’s right. You read it first here. Iceland is famous for its geothermal activity. Ingenuity has led to utilizing the environmentally sound geothermal energy for 99% of the county’s energy needs. But do you know the unsung hero of all this hot water? It also happens to [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article/when-in-iceland-go-swimming-inside/feed/ 0 My Encounter With Hákarl, The Worst Tasting Food On Earth http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/16/my-encounter-with-hakarl-the-worst-tasting-food-on-earth/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/16/my-encounter-with-hakarl-the-worst-tasting-food-on-earth/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:12:00 +0000 Jenna Blumenfeld http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11383 Dressed in his full-length overalls, Icelandic fisherman Asgeir leads my guide and me to the edge of the harbor where several shipping containers rest ominously far from the rusted whaling boats tied to the wharf. Asgeir peers back at us with a delighted grin and utters something jokingly in Icelandic. [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/16/my-encounter-with-hakarl-the-worst-tasting-food-on-earth/feed/ 5 Iceland Is Blowing Up http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/04/08/iceland-is-blowing-up/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/04/08/iceland-is-blowing-up/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:33:24 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=10589 April 14, 2011 marks the one year anniversary of the eruption of the Eyjallajökull volcano. Though it might be known more for the impressive ash cloud grounding flights and pissing off travelers around the world, Iceland is starting to see the silver lining with an eruption of tourism. Wanderlust reports [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/04/08/iceland-is-blowing-up/feed/ 2 Thank You For Not Smoking On This Flight http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/17/thank-you-for-not-smoking-on-this-flight/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/17/thank-you-for-not-smoking-on-this-flight/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:58:21 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6612 Wondering why your flight is canceled? A map of the ash cloud of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano courtesy of the NYT.

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/17/thank-you-for-not-smoking-on-this-flight/feed/ 0 Amazing Pictures Of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/16/amazing-pictures-of-eyjafjallajokull-volcano/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/16/amazing-pictures-of-eyjafjallajokull-volcano/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:53:50 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=6588 If you’ve caught any kind of news the last few days, you have seen the pictures of the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano, in Iceland, sending all kinds of ash 30,000 feet into the air, and creating more than a few headaches for travelers. The volcano, who’s name people aren’t even attempting to [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/04/16/amazing-pictures-of-eyjafjallajokull-volcano/feed/ 4 Strip And Scrub: The Iceland Way http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/09/23/strip-and-scrub-the-iceland-way/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/09/23/strip-and-scrub-the-iceland-way/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:23:59 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=3683 Iceland is green, and Greenland is ice. Yeah, yeah, yeah… we all learned that as a kid, and never thought too much of it since. What I failed to learn then, I’m catching up with now. Iceland is one of those mysterious, unique places I always see on a map, [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/09/23/strip-and-scrub-the-iceland-way/feed/ 1 Iceland: The World’s Hottest Destination? http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/04/24/iceland-the-worlds-hottest-destination/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/04/24/iceland-the-worlds-hottest-destination/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:45:44 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=2009 With the Icelandic krona nearly dropping by half to the dollar (44 percent to be exact), Iceland has been experiencing an unprecedented tourism boom since the economic disaster hit this tiny country of just 320,000. Employing an estimated 8,200 Icelanders, the country’s tourism sector hosted 70,000 Brits, 45,100 Germans, and [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/04/24/iceland-the-worlds-hottest-destination/feed/ 0 More Dispatches From Iceland http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/01/09/more-dispatches-from-iceland/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/01/09/more-dispatches-from-iceland/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:55:18 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/wordpress/?p=962 Not to be outdone by everyone else on the Iceland bandwagon, the NYT sent normally stodgy restaurant reviewer Frank Bruni to sample the city’s more-affordable-than-before reindeer and puffin delicacies and to check out the notoriously inebriated and long-lasting nightlife (where he managed to stay out almost past 1 a.m. to [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/01/09/more-dispatches-from-iceland/feed/ 0 Iceland’s Economic Collapse = Influx Of Visitors http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/01/07/icelands-economic-collapse-influx-of-visitors/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2009/01/07/icelands-economic-collapse-influx-of-visitors/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:38:15 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/wordpress/?p=943 It’s probably best not to be too vocal while your on the street about the fact that one of the main reasons you’re in a particular country is how cheap everything is and how your otherwise meager lifestyle is elevated to that of a swingin’ business mogul during your trip. [...]

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