tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post2276114529050319962..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: IcelandJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46638282444601918472016-04-03T14:24:24.850+01:002016-04-03T14:24:24.850+01:00Thank you Yoko. I don't think there is any ch...Thank you Yoko. I don't think there is any chance that Iceland will become Americanised. It has a very small population with a strong sense of its own national identity. They seem (to my outsider eye) as if they can manage their affairs very cleverly. They have certainly dealt with the effects of the financial crash much better than we have here in the UK, even though it hit their economy particularly hard because they had such a strong financial services sector. <br />I am glad you specially liked this post. I found Iceland specially exciting, perhaps because it really is different from most other places, and travelling there can still feel like an adventure. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-40593358546677330332016-04-03T14:07:14.635+01:002016-04-03T14:07:14.635+01:00Well it was the best joke of the holiday for young...Well it was the best joke of the holiday for young A, I can tell you!<br />:) Have to admit it still makes me smile too. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-49642753334486419622016-04-03T14:06:41.334+01:002016-04-03T14:06:41.334+01:00Haha! Some things never change! I hope you get to...Haha! Some things never change! I hope you get to see Trapped. I would guess it might be available on one of the streaming services, but I know it's not so far made it to everywhere in the world. Maybe being in Icelandic language has something to do with it, though the subtitles are really good. (Most Icelanders spoke near perfect English, we found)Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-82451206854818619542016-04-03T14:04:42.326+01:002016-04-03T14:04:42.326+01:00I agree that Iceland isn't the place to go for...I agree that Iceland isn't the place to go for warm. Unless you count the water that comes out of the ground! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-41273770474264526752016-04-03T14:03:18.269+01:002016-04-03T14:03:18.269+01:00I agree that Iceland isn't the place to go for...I agree that Iceland isn't the place to go for warm. Unless you count the water that comes out of the ground! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12126976525370658222016-04-03T14:02:50.979+01:002016-04-03T14:02:50.979+01:00Easyjet is absolute nirvana compared with Ryanair!...Easyjet is absolute nirvana compared with Ryanair!!!!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15634815788382729542016-04-03T13:59:46.040+01:002016-04-03T13:59:46.040+01:00Easyjet is absolute nirvana compared with Ryanair!...Easyjet is absolute nirvana compared with Ryanair!!!!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36193552937878370862016-04-03T13:59:21.187+01:002016-04-03T13:59:21.187+01:00Hope you make it, Rose. By the way I can't acc...Hope you make it, Rose. By the way I can't access your blog any more. If you prefer to keep it private that's fine of course, but I have an idea you changed the site a while ago, and if so the new site isn't coming up on my feed.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-90962662631498598692016-04-03T13:58:05.357+01:002016-04-03T13:58:05.357+01:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54135791692698350102016-04-03T13:58:01.508+01:002016-04-03T13:58:01.508+01:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54480715914353766142016-04-03T11:36:15.010+01:002016-04-03T11:36:15.010+01:00The nice thing about Blue Lagoon, Nadezda, is that...The nice thing about Blue Lagoon, Nadezda, is that it really is warm and it is like a little piece of warm sky to float in :) It is so great that spring is now on its way! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-76715242703453363592016-04-01T12:40:29.206+01:002016-04-01T12:40:29.206+01:00Dear Jenny - I found Iceland was one of the most i...Dear Jenny - I found Iceland was one of the most interesting and exciting (thrilling?) travels you did. I’m so interested in Iceland affected by my daughter who is a fan of an Icelandic band. How so powerfully wild especially in winter. I’d like to see what it’s like in spring or summer from your 2017 travel. I can’t imagine hot Iceland from its name even in summer. Blue lagoon is so impressive, kind of spacious hot spring to make you absorbed in rich minerals in such sophisticatedly organized facility, though I hope Iceland won’t be more Americanized. <br /><br />Yoko<br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-42042850808559326752016-03-31T17:40:57.191+01:002016-03-31T17:40:57.191+01:00wonderful flow...
as if we were with you!
nice po...wonderful flow... <br />as if we were with you!<br />nice post gentle man ..<br />waiting for more<br />kasthuri renganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460743529587082783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-44479542841903731202016-03-30T20:26:42.982+01:002016-03-30T20:26:42.982+01:00I wonder if this documentary was one that they wer...I wonder if this documentary was one that they were showing at the museum. Rather a lot about Erik the Red? Extremely interesting. And made, I think, by National Geographic. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-35845997340048936682016-03-30T20:24:20.991+01:002016-03-30T20:24:20.991+01:00By the way, I rather miss your blog. Are you able ...By the way, I rather miss your blog. Are you able to send me an invitation to it - or don't you write it any more? Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36445069061232360122016-03-30T20:23:38.598+01:002016-03-30T20:23:38.598+01:00Thanks for this comment, nad yes, I know just what...Thanks for this comment, nad yes, I know just what you mean. It's why I want to go back too. I am struck by how similar many Icelanders are to each other - couldn't put my finger on exactly how although perhaps it's something to do with squarish heads and faces, paleish colouring.... I shouldn't generalise. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-37876921799565489522016-03-24T15:25:26.702+00:002016-03-24T15:25:26.702+00:00Jenny Iceland is on my to-go list! I loved this po...Jenny Iceland is on my to-go list! I loved this post, your narrative and the photos! I've filed all information away. :)<br />Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-53902383660093956032016-03-23T00:49:07.642+00:002016-03-23T00:49:07.642+00:00I like Iceland. So much SKY. And the beer is reall...I like Iceland. So much SKY. And the beer is really good too. As a fairly adequate brewer, I was quite taken with the beers in MicroBar. Even the standard Kaldi is pretty good. What struck me most was how Icelanders differ from other "Scandinavians". I realise now, after several museum trips there that this is because a sizeable proportion of the original settlers were Irish (65% of the women, apparently). A lovely place from the perspective of the geology (though coming from a sedimentary region, I missed the possibility of stumbling over a fossil. But when you can find solidified ripples in million year old rock, that soon fades as a concern). But few sights rival a plain of volcano-strewn boulders stretching as far as you can see. Your account does justice to what is a surreal and difficult to describe place. I feel I must go back there now for my fix of.. what is it... "space", "Bleakness". You know what I mean.Perlnumquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719930860859412405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-48502663772183019552016-03-22T22:57:57.758+00:002016-03-22T22:57:57.758+00:00I last went abroad in... 1992, I think (Eire). You...I last went abroad in... 1992, I think (Eire). You have stirred the inklings of a desire to travel with this post.<br /><br />I know what you mean about the bands and documentaries. I did see a good old "Chronicle" documentary on bbc iPlayer not so long ago though about the Vikings reaching America. I have a soft spot for Bjork, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-74217417282034703012016-03-20T17:35:28.890+00:002016-03-20T17:35:28.890+00:00Stunning photos. Thanks for the tour!Stunning photos. Thanks for the tour!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-89113912191127228452016-03-20T17:31:30.144+00:002016-03-20T17:31:30.144+00:00The Icelandic scenery is amazing, but I'm not ...The Icelandic scenery is amazing, but I'm not keen on a holiday somewhere cold! For me, holidays mean somewhere warm and sunny. I've read several times though that Icelanders are very hospitable and welcoming, which makes a visit quite tempting!<br /><br />That cliff edge looks pretty scary. And I wouldn't like to be standing underneath if one of those giant icicles broke loose from the rock!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-78503214936719629972016-03-20T11:19:50.342+00:002016-03-20T11:19:50.342+00:00Iceland is such a beautiful place! Your post makes...Iceland is such a beautiful place! Your post makes me think I would like to go to the place some day. But Looks like it is a big adventure! You are a great traveler, Jenny.Tomokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489670893543758352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70821193605619823372016-03-20T08:29:34.452+00:002016-03-20T08:29:34.452+00:00Oh, Jenny! When I've read your words 'time...Oh, Jenny! When I've read your words 'timelessly calm as you float effortlessly in the warm, pale blue water, while mist rises around like cloud' I envied you, I'd like to float too in Blue Lagoon...But only in summer, I'm tired of cold wind, snow, warm cloths.<br />Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-19257429821080360952016-03-19T23:21:35.121+00:002016-03-19T23:21:35.121+00:00You have such an interesting and exciting life!!! ...You have such an interesting and exciting life!!! I always enjoy your posts. And to be this completely honest, IL seems a bit warm when compared. I tend to go warmer!Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-25234616168217294442016-03-19T17:53:20.527+00:002016-03-19T17:53:20.527+00:00I think I must visit the Blue Lagoon! Iceland has...I think I must visit the Blue Lagoon! Iceland has always fascinated me - maybe I shall visit one day and your photos certainly capture the spirit of the place. Having just had the misfortune to travel with Easy Jet, Icelandair sounds rather civilised.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.com