Posts Tagged ‘Iceland’

Moving to Iceland was ever meant to be a permanent thing. To be honest we didnt really plan how long we would stay. But as the time has gone on I have no doubt that this entire Iceland experience will stay with me forever. I know that everything I do from now on will be [...]

One of the big differences between England and Iceland is the way that they see their bodies. The way that they teach their children about ‘The birds and the bees’ is the opposite to how English people do it…if at all. Everyone will know who has ever come to Iceland and gone swimming that all [...]

Lyst, the operator of US fast food chain McDonald’s in Iceland, announced yesterday that McDonald´s will be closing up shop by the end of this month. This is because of the increase of import charges since the collapse of the Icelandic króna. The low exchange rate and high import tax has meant that the cost of meat, veg, cheese [...]

This article was written by A.A. Gill in December last year. Right at the beginning of the whole ´crisis´. I have shown this to a few people before but came accross it this evening and thought I would post it on here. A.A. Gill appears to really understand an Icelanders point of view on the [...]

I have been asked to talk a bit about how living in a country in an economical crisis has affected us. Here it goes… In truth, it doesn´t effect us too much in our everyday lives. Food is more expensive here than in England but it just means you have to learn to cook better [...]

Iceland has been voted 3rd place in the United Nations Most Desirable Country To Live survey. Norway and Australia came first and second. When the question “Which of these three countries would you like to live in most?” was asked on the BBC News website people gave shocking answers… “Australia is too hot.” “Iceland is [...]

Usually I feel out of my depth at social gatherings due to the amount of Icelandic being used. However, Saturday night we went to my friend, Karolina’s, birthday party where the main language spoken was polish. The only people who couldn’t speak polish were Sam, me and Delo, Karolina’s husband. I was driving so I [...]

Iceland is the most idyllic place to be. It is full of mountains, rivers, hot springs, waterfalls, sunny sunshine, green grass, horses, sheep, puffins, and best of all friendly people. I just love everything about it! If I could spend the summers here for the rest of my life I would be beyond happy. A lot [...]

…have been a rollercaoster of emotions. I was given some bad news about my Grandad and got on the next plane back to England. Unfortunately my Grandad, Hubert Noel Sims, aged 84, passed away. For the past fews weeks I have spent time with my family which has been a really good. I always knew [...]