It’s Sunday, right? Time to show you this lovely clip about what to expect when dating viking women. Veggies, please do not watch this
Disclaimer: Yes, even Germans have some kind of humour.
Archive for the ‘Iceland’ tag
Iceland is dangerous
Or not. Due to the ongoing airtraffic disruptions caused by the eruption of the volcano on the Eyjafjallajökull-glacier, the public image conveyed by the traditional press and TV is that of a nation who switched on a volcano to ground all flights in Europe because it can. As if there would be some kind of switch for a volcano. This does however have a significant influence on tourism in Iceland: for example, Icelandic airlines, Icelandair and Iceland Express, are looking at a 75 percent drop in bookings compared to what the situation usually is at this time of year.
But as we here at Sonic Iceland are declared fans of Iceland (ha!), we have now started our own PR-campaign to help Iceland: Only stupid people think Iceland is a dangerous place.
This is our call to all arms for all Icelanders and friends of Iceland. Please head over to our new group on Facebook and post a picture of Iceland that shows how nice and well everything is there in reality. There is no dangerous hot ash or pyroclastic flows around the Blue Lagoon, Iceland is “just” an island full of nice people and breathtaking scenery north of Scotland. Spread the word.
Photocredit: Hekla
The world is your oyster
The web makes so many things and information accessible, it sometimes feels as if the world has become a smaller place – and not in a bad way. That’s why I really enjoy writing for Pocketcultures, a group blog / cultural magazine with the aim to provide a guide to world cultures.
“We aim to be a place to find out about different countries and world cultures: personal observations and accounts of daily life, articles and interesting projects related to countries and cultures of the world. A place to understand how people of other places and cultures live, how do they dress, what do they eat, what music do they listen to, what do they think. All this not intermediated, but in a single interactive place and directly from the writers.”