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Bathing in Iceland's Blue Lagoon
The temperature in Iceland from October through April sinks below the freezing mark, but don't be discouraged from experiencing the warm, soothing Blue Lagoon waters.
iceland • blue lagoon • sauna • hot springs • mineral springs

Iceland Insider
For a small country Iceland overflows with natural beauty and history. Often overwhelmed visitors miss many of the nuances surrounding them. Now a guided tour helps all.
iceland • icelandair • kronar • laugavegur • así art museum

Iceland's Mystical Beings
With Iceland's contrasting and extreme landscapes even a skeptic will wonder about the possibilities of another world's existence
iceland's hidden people • elves • trolls • odin • ymir and the middle earth

North Iceland's Maritime Marvels
Journeying to the North of Iceland this summer? Be sure to tack these attractions featuring whales, herring and seals into your itinerary. They will astound!
iceland • arctic circle • husavik • siglufjördur • down the vatnsnes peninsula

Iceland's 13 Christmas Lads
With names like Pot Licker and Door Slammer you know these Icelandic boys, of the Yuletide seaon, are brimming over with holiday merriment.
iceland's 13 christmas lads • jólasveinar • brothers grimm • mother grýla and father leppalúði • yuletide cat

White-tailed Eagle
White-tailed Eagle. Scientific name- Haliaeetus albicilla. English name - White-tailed Eagle. The Dutch call the White tailed eagle, Zeearend. In Iceland they call the White Tailed Eagle Haförn The White Tailed Eagle belongs to the family of Accipitridae that also includes hawks and kites.
white tailed eagle • accipitridae • iceland • finland • europe

Willy Close to Being Free
Celebrity killer whale Keiko could be freed into the wild in mid-2000, according to the organizers of a campaign that returned him to his native Iceland one year ago.
keiko • iceland • free willy • emu • killer whales

Eric the Red
We know what we know about Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson because their stories were written down in a saga.
eric the red • greenland • eric thorvaldson • thorvald • norse

Autumn Music and Film Festivals
Glimpse into Nordic culture by attending a film or music festival this fall in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, or Finland.
scandinavia festivals • finland festivals • norway festivals • sweden festivals • denmark festivals

Places to See Atlantic Puffins
You don't see an Atlantic Puffin every day for several reasons, but there are some places you can go where you're almost guaranteed a good view of these charming birds.
atlantic puffins • atlantic puffin • range of atlantic puffins • atlantic puffin breeding colony • machias seal island

Accessible Vacations
Summer weather is approaching and with it comes dreams of vacations in far off and exotic locales. If you're planning a summer getaway, these resources can help.
accessible • vacations • accessible vacations • disability travel • access-able travel souce

Columbus and the Vikings
Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the New World or explore it. The Vikings beat him to it.
columbus • viking • greenland • iceland • vinland

Lief Ericson
There is little doubt that Lief Ericson truly discovered America long before Columbus, although that discovery did not lead to a permanent European presence.
lief ericson • erikson • erickson • eric the red • vikings

Vikings, Longboats, and Navigation
A great knowledge of the ways of the sea was passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation of Vikings. And, perhaps they had some technologies now lost.
vikings • longboats • navigation • sunstone • sea lore

Extinct Places
A ramp through extinct literature, maps, poetry - and feminist thought - all with Massachusetts natural history in the background. But believe it or not, it's true!
natural history;english history;english explorers;

Need a Vacation?
Spring is officially here! And with the onset of warmer weather and the nearing of the school year's end come dreams of weekend getaways and family vacations.
travel • disability • vacation • getaway • las vegas

World's Richest Countries
Nations compete to join wealthiest countries with the highest Gross National Product (GNP) per capita. Which countries made the top-ten list for best living standards?
world's richest countries • planet's richest countries • globe's richest countries • top ten richest countries • world's highest gnp countries

Comics Rant! Little Lulu Returns! Movies News!
This week I rant about good and bad comic sales promotions. Plus news about Mike Baron’s newest comic book, and check out Dark Horse’s plans to re-release "Little Lulu" comics. I have movie news from Fantastic Four, Batman Begins, and Hulk 2. And you’ll never believe the director of the new Superman movie!!!
bryan singer • x-men • superman • movie • eric bana

Norse Pirates - Q and A
What are the origins of the word "viking?" Why did the Norse plunder? What did they wear? What weapons did they favor? Are the written accounts of their raids accurate? How did they impact history? Did women become pirates?
vikings • viking • norse • anglo-saxons • northmen

Plant Me! I'm Irish!
Everyone on St. Patrick's Day wants to be Irish! Irish gardens evoke great memories of an ancient culture filled with leprechauns, fierce Fenians, and believable fairy tales. But what if your family is from the Mediterranean, Mexico, Japan, Africa or India? What kind of international gardening can you bring to your Florida landscape?
gardening • irish • st. patrick's day • shamrocks • oriental

Sigur Ros: Agaetis Byrjun
A music experience unlike one you've ever had, plain and simple.
sigur ros • iceland • icelandic • agaetis byrjun • radiohead

Landscapes of Poppies
Sweeping landscape plantings of the corn (Flanders's Field poppy) and its cousins are a knockout. These plants are true annuals though they may live for several seasons.
poppy garden • papaver rhoeas • papaver nudicaule • papaver somniferum • papaver orientale

Bergen, Norway: Food and Fjords
Bergen, Norway offers visitors the opportunity to experience Norway's natural beauty and its culinary delights.
norway • bergen • fjords • scandinavia • scandanavia

Christmas Breads Around The World
Bakers whose Christmas menu is flagging will appreciate these rich and varied ethnic Christmas breads, hailing from Denmark to Finland to Italy.
christmas breads international • christmas food • christmas bread • christmas foods international • traditional christmas bread

Lawrie Sanchez to Manage Fulham
Lawrie Sanchez has resigned as manager of the Northern Ireland International team to take up the full time post as manager of Fulham who have just avoided relegation.
lawrie sanchez • northern ireland team manager • fulham fc • chris coleman • liverpool fc

Nordic Fish Guide
A quick guide to reading seafood menus and ordering what you want on your next trip to Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
fish • seafood • nordic fish • nordic seafood • finnish seafood

Outline of Norway's History
Norway, the land of the Vikings,influenced Western Europe by conquest from the 9th through the 13th century. Monarchs noted include Harald in the 890s to Harald V in 1991
norway • norwegian history • vikings • eric the red • lief ericsson

Sauna Like a N. European
Introduction to sauna culture in northern Europe and tips to help you enjoy your sauna experience like a Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Finn, or Icelander.
sauna • finnish sauna • swedish sauna • sauna culture • birch branches

Atlantis - Indy's fate
Indiana Jones adventures continue in comic book form.
indiana jones • comic • book • series • adventure

Nordic Heritage Museum
The Nordic Heritage Museum honors the legacy of five Nordic countries that immigrated to Washington State: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
washington state • nordic • heritage • museum • history

Lazy Town
Lazy Town could be dismissed as just another brainless children's programme but this well thought out advert for healthy living is a multi million dollar revolution.
about lazy town • about marcus scheving • robbie rotten • icelandic children's show • sportacus

What's a few thousand among friends?
The release of new expense account information has parliamentary committees in a dither and new investigations, including of the Governor General's office, in the works.
governor general • sheila copps • assistant • expense account • parliament

Rockstar: Supernova Finale
Lukas Rossi took home the job as Supernova's lead singer, but is he the real winner this season? I'm not sure. Let's explore this idea a bit more, shall we?
lukas rossi • rockstar supernova • dilana • toby rand • magni asgeirsson

The Beginning and Ending of Trees
Trees, tall and short, grow silently in backyards, parks and hills. These beautiful, towering organisms have been around since the beginning of time. People love trees, sometimes worship them, and other times obliterate all the trees they can. What is it with trees?
beginning ending trees • sharon west • history trees • knowledge good evil • grove

Nordic Skiing in Nordic Capitals
An introduction to cross country skiing and where to do it in Oslo, Stockholm, and Helsinki.
nordic skiing • sognsvann • paloheinä • frognerseteren • tomm nurstad skiservice

The Island of Mousa in the Shetland Group
A tour of the Island of Mousa located in the Shetland Islands with many pictures of the world famous Mousa Broch
mousa • shetland • scotland • broch • lerwick

Viking Voyages
After being exiled from Iceland Eric the Red and his son Lief Ericson discovered America. The Rus traveled to Kiev and Byzantium.
viking • longboat • transportaion history • lief ericson • eric the red

Amid controversy, IWC maintains whaling ban
The United States and its allies succeeded in maintaining a 13-year-old ban on commercial whaling at the annual International Whaling Commission conference last week, but several pro-whaling nations threatened to ignore the restrictions.
iwc • whales • ban • whaling • international whaling commission

Farmed Salmon and PCBs
Since salmon has become more popular farmed salmon has increased. They contain more PCBs and have less omega3 fatty acids.
pcbs • farmed salmon • polluted and contaminated • pcb levels • salmon intake

Film Review: Guy X
Life on a US army base in Greenland takes a sinister turn in this UK, Canadian and Icelandic collaboration.
guy x • saul metzstein • jason biggs • us army base in greenland • army satire 1970s

Holiday Fruitcake
Bake this easy dessert, without all the citrus and gooey ingredients, to serve at holiday parties and watch even those who don't like fruitcake reach for seconds.
fruitcake • fruit cake • recipe • recipes • dessert

Racist Geneticist is Part Black
After making disparaging comments about African-Americans and intelligence, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson learns he has African ancestry.
james watson • race and intelligence • racist comments • african • intelligence

Snow Bunting
The Snow Bunting, a sparrow sized bird stands about six inches tall and has a short cone shaped black beak. The male Snow Bunting has large white patches on its wings It head and belly are ivory and its back, wings and tail are black.
north • snow • bunting • arctic • small

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