Iceland is located in the middle of the north
atlantic, it is an island a little bit bigger than England, but smaller than Great Britain 103.000 square kilometers. The island was uninhabited until the 9th century,
when it was settled by vikings mainly from Norway. Iceland is a volcanic island with more then 180 volcanic mountains. Eruptions in
Iceland are average every 4-5 years,
but why? click here for
more.
Tremors and Earthquakes? Adventurist landscape, lava 
rocks, strange shaped mountains small tremors. What is going on? In the good old days, people
of Iceland had a good theory what it was. click here to
find out.
Boiling water coming from the ground, steam rising up in the air. Geothermal energy is The Green
Energy
find out more click here.
Then the weather; the location of Iceland and its name should
be enough to scare off most people from coming here, but in actual fact the climate isnt so bad; the Golf Stream bring north the warm ocean all away from Florida just to keep us warm up here.
That makes the winter milder and the
summers warm. But Iceland is an island, you can expect to see all kinds of weather in just one day, cloudy rainy morning can suddenly change into nice sunny midday, windy afternoon, while the evening
can be still with clear blue sky and midnight sun!
Because of where Iceland is at 65-67°N, the angle of the sun towards Earth is different then in central Europe. That brings us these bright summer nights, when we can read book outside at
midnight without any light, while we watch the sun float on the ocean surface!
The Icelandic
folktales
The Icelanders have been called the storytellers of Europe through out the centuries, and with out a doubt their folktale
has saved a big part of the nation history.
The Hidden People; rich in the Icelanders history, respected by the nation, living in rocks and hills, are the Hidden
People. They have inhabited the island at least as long as humans! Usually only seen when they wanted to be seen by humans, seeking help or giving some, paying back in rich rewards! click here to find out
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The Icelandic Trolls; In this landscape, with all the darkness and small tremors, eruption and strange shaped rocks, live the Icelandic Trolls, often so big, sometimes evil, sometimes just lonely, but always clumsy. Find out more and click here!
Icelandic Ghosts stories; In the folktales are many ghost stories or stories of wandering souls in Iceland. One of those
stories happend just outside of Akureyri and tell us the story of the Deacon of Myrka; 
"Once upon a time a deacon who lived at Myrká, in Eyjafjördur was in love with Gudrún. Gudrún lived in a farm on the opposite side of
the valley, separated from his house by a river. Shortly before Christmas he rode out to the farm and invited her to join the Christmas festivities at Myrká, promising to arrive on Christmas
Eve. It was dangerously icy outside with some parts of the river beginning to thaw. The deacon rode back home over the ice, but it broke under him and he drowned in the river below. The next morning
a neighbouring farmer saw the deacon’s horse without a rider and found the body of the deacon on the river bank. He was buried in the churchyard a week before Christmas...click here for the whole story
Icelanders are just 320.000, 1/3 of them live in the capital
Reykjavik. Reykjavik goes back to The Great book of Settlement written in the 12th century and tell us about the settlement in Iceland. The first people who actually came to Iceland to stay where
Ingolfur Arnarson and his wife Hallveig Frodadottir who built their house/farm in Reykjavik the year 874. click here for more!
Throughout the centuries, the
nation have learned to live and respect the unreliable nature. Eruptions in Iceland are every 4-5 year, rough weathers, earthquakes, avalances and rough seas have taken its toll from this small
nation. This causes Icelanders to be very strict about their nature and take very good care of it. They are a fishing nation, use the green energy (electricity) from their geothermal
or hydro power plant, to make aluminium and other products to sell to the rest of the world. That along with tourism are the 3 main industries in Iceland.
Akureyri is the capital of the north of Iceland. The town might be small 
with only 17.000 residents, but it is the biggest town in Iceland outside the capital area. Akureyri is
called the green town, with loads of activities for grown ups, and kids of all age. The botanic garden (from 1912) in Akureyri is famous for its collection of Icelandic flora,
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more!
