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Jolabokaflod – The Christmas Book Flood: A Beloved Icelandic Tradition

Christmas Book Flood

If Christmas is around the corner, Icelandic publishing houses will release hundreds of new titles onto the Icelandic book market. This commences a unique tradition known as the jólabókaflóð, or the Christmas Book Flood. During this bustling and much-anticipated yearly event, bookstores across Iceland resemble miniature concert venues. Icelandic authors of all genres...

Celebrate this Christmas with Santa Claus in Rovaniemi, Lapland

Christmas over these many years has always been about joy and celebration with friends, family, cakes, wine and presents… This time we were wondering about celebrating it with Santa at his home in Rovaniemi… We had always wanted to visit Rovaniemi and the Santa Claus Village to participate in a traditional Lapland Christmas. We all know...

Beer and Iceland – the story of a beloved banned drink

Beer and Iceland!

The two words go together... almost!Icelanders are known for being rather quiet, that is until they’ve had a drink or two. Then suddenly they’re at their expressive, hearty, embracing Viking best! Beer is the drink of choice for most of them… But surprisingly, beer was actually illegal in Iceland, all the way...

Travel to Cambodia : Angkor, Phnom Penh and beyond

Our travel to Cambodia is always for and about  Angkor Wat .  And why not? Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world. This UNESCO site features in the bucket list for a lot of people. However, limiting this country just to Angkor would be huge injustice. Along with the ancient history...

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