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Westman Islands four day festival 29/07/2011
Þjóðhátíð Vestmannaeyjar from www.dv.is
 
Being one of the biggest travel weekends of the year (Verslunarmannahelgi or "commerce weekend"), a lot of Icelanders take advantage of the extra free day given on Monday and visit their cabin in the country-side, spend the days with their family or visit a festival. Many festivities are to be found all around the country, making Icelanders leave the city to enjoy their weekend elsewhere.
 
Organised for the first time in 1874, also this year thousands of people wil make their way to the Westman Islands to set up their tents in Herjólfsdalur valley and enjoy the many acts of the outdoor Þjóðhátíð festival. The four day festival traditionally ends on Sunday night with a big fireworks show and with singing, led by a member of Alþingi (the Icelandic parliament) and Vestmannaeyjar local Árni Johnsen.

Our tour to the Westman Islands will go ahead as planned, both on Saturday and Sunday so you might catch a glimpse of the festivities. There will however be no departure on Tuesday August 2 2011. More information about our tour AH36 Vestmannaeyjar - Pompei of the North can be found here.
 
 
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Graduation Exhibition Academy of the Arts 18.4.2012
  Students in the Fine Arts, Design and Architecture Departments from the Iceland Academy of the Arts will exhibit their graduate projects at Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús (downtown, Tryggvagötu 17). The exhibition will open at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 21 and end on May
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Children´s Culture Festival 2012 17.4.2012
  Today at 11am, the Children´s Culture Festival will officially kick off with an opening ceremony at Harpa music hall. This year´s theme is "Uppspretta" which means spring(well) or fountain and the around 200 activities will last until next Sunday, all free of charge. I
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150 Horses downtown Reykjavík 29.3.2012
  Today the annual Icelandic Horse Festival kicks off, which will continue over the weekend with lectures about their history and behaviour. People also get a chance to ride a horse with the assistance of a seasoned jockey. Also a race ("running walk" competition, typical for Icelandic hors
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Equinox 2012 20.3.2012
  Most of you will probably wonder whether Equinox is a new play or some kind of equipment - as we did. But Equinox (or "Vorjafndægur" in Icelandic) is the term used twice a year when the night and day are approximately equally long. And today (20 March 2012) is that day, the next E
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DesignMarch 2012 about to start 19.3.2012
    For the fourth time DesignMarch will take place in Reykjavik on March 22-25. The design festival will showcase the best design Iceland has to offer, from fashion to furniture, architecture to food design. Information about all the events can be found on Read the whole news
10 new coaches 29.2.2012
Last week we purchased 10 new coaches. We have allready taken 5 of these in operation, 2 of which are 59 seat Volvo coaches and 3 of which are 19 seat Mercedes Benz Sprinter coaches. The new coaches are state of the art with a television, DVD player and wireless internet, which means
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"Mustache March" has started 1.3.2012
For the third year in a row "Mottumars" is being held in Iceland. During "Mustache March", men are asked to grow a mustache or a beard in order to raise awareness of the struggle of men diagnosed with cancer. The campaign officially kicks of today at two o´clock with an opening ceremony
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Changed departure time on AH150 21.2.2012
  Icelanders have a long and rather special history with alcoholic beverages, the vikings for example already brewed some kind of beer and from 1915 until 1 March 1989 (since celebrated
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Reykjavík Arts Festival 2012 14.2.2012
  Enjoy theatre, dance, literature, visual arts and music at Reykjavík Arts Festival (Listahátíð í Reykjavík) from 18 May - 3 June. The Festival takes pride in its emphasis on all art forms and promotes the vibrant Icelandic art scene as well as international c
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Winter Lights Festival 2012 6.2.2012
  Starting next Thursday at 19:30, the Winter Lights Festival (or "Vetrarhátíð") will be held for the tenth time in Reykjavík, celebrating the lengthening of the days. The festival presents different kinds of activities from February 9-12 such as Museum Night, S
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Graduation Exhibition Academy of the Arts
  Students in the Fine Arts, Design and Architecture Departments from the Iceland Academy of the Arts will exhibit their graduate projects at Reykjavík Art Museum - Hafnarhús (downtown, Tryggvagötu 17). The exhibition will open at 2 p.m. on Saturday April 21 and end on May [ More ]
Children´s Culture Festival 2012
  Today at 11am, the Children´s Culture Festival will officially kick off with an opening ceremony at Harpa music hall. This year´s theme is "Uppspretta" which means spring(well) or fountain and the around 200 activities will last until next Sunday, all free of charge. I [ More ]

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