I’m a lucky air traveler – I haven’t had a bag get lost in a long time, and I’m nice to the crews. Maybe I give off an “I love flying” vibe that gets me on their nice-guy lists. Maybe I’m just low-maintenance or don’t fly enough. Still, some airlines stand apart, for better or ...
Head to Helsinki often? A regular in Reykjavik? If you need the skinny on Scandinavian air travel for frequent flyers, find out what kinds of reward programs are available. Depending on your departure cities, your destinations, and your desire for different rewards, you’ll find a frequent flyer program that pays off with Icelandair, SAS, or ...
COMMENTARY | The story in Politico, which reveals a little about the approach that Hollywood is going to take to a film about the Reykjavik arms control summit October 1986, should be all too familiar to how conservatives heroes are treated in the movies. Essentially the filmmakers reject the notion that President Ronald Reagan, to ...
The Faroe Islands (sometimes spelled Faeroe) comprise an archipelago, about 1400 square kilometers in total area, located between the United Kingdon, Iceland, and Norway. This chain of North Atlantic islands, often called simply “The Faroes,” makes for offbeat tourism: a quiet, foggy, slow-paced getaway where local color and charm greet visitors under grey skies. As ...
While it may not be the sort of island paradise most honeymooners envision, Iceland tends to charm and surprise visitors with a setting both remote and lively. From uncommonly dramatic landscapes to a cosmopolitan urban scene and from thermal spas to windy cruises, Iceland is a place where couples can alternate peaceful relaxation with playful ...
The world’s northernmost capital is Reykjavik in Iceland. Its exact latitude is 64°08′ N and is home to about 200,000 people. It is ranked one of the greenest cities in the world and its citizens enjoy a welfare system and highly developed market. Being just below the Arctic Circle, it receives only four hours of ...