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<table align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span title="Reykjav&iacute;k, Iceland" id="eow-title" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Reykjav&iacute;k&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /></span></span></span></strong> <object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/mn3vwBsAJEo?fs=1&amp;autoplay=1;;hl=en_US" width="280" height="200" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mn3vwBsAJEo?fs=1&amp;autoplay=1;;hl=en_US" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> </object> </p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <object data="http://www.hulu.com/embed/ZmVz5a4dnUFZd62FnaOHuA" width="600" height="340" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/ZmVz5a4dnUFZd62FnaOHuA" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> </object> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Land of Fire and Ice<br /><a href="http://www.thevasaorder.com/wiki/File:Reykjavik_Perlan.jpg" title="Panorama of Reykjav&iacute;k seen from Perlan with the mountains Akrafjall (middle) and Esja (right) in the background"><img height="151" width="966" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Reykjavik_Perlan.jpg/1500px-Reykjavik_Perlan.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></strong></p> <table align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <object data="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/sites/video/swf/ngplayer_syndicated.swf" width="460" height="321" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="name" value="flashObj" /> <param name="flashvars" value="slug=iceland_fireandice&amp;img=http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/media/iceland_fireandice/iceland_fireandice_480x360.jpg&amp;vtitle=Land%20of%20Fire%20and%20Ice&amp;caption=Glide%20by%20the%20famous%20Glacial%20Lagoon,%20one%20of%20Iceland's%20greatest%20natural%20wonders,%20and%20visit%20some%20of%20the%20island's%20active%20volcanoes.&amp;permalink=http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/places/countries-places/iceland/iceland_fireandice.html&amp;share=true" /> <param name="src" value="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/sites/video/swf/ngplayer_syndicated.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> </object> </td> <td> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <object data="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/sites/video/swf/ngplayer_syndicated.swf" width="460" height="321" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <param name="name" value="flashObj" /> <param name="flashvars" value="slug=iceland-heimaey&amp;img=http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/media/iceland-heimaey/iceland-heimaey_480x360.jpg&amp;vtitle=Iceland%20Heimaey&amp;caption=People%20from%20all%20over%20the%20world%20come%20to%20Heimaey,%20to%20marvel%20at%20its%20beauty,%20taste%20the%20culture,%20and%20explore%20this%20very%20extraordinary%20volcanic%20landscape.&amp;permalink=http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/volcanoes/iceland-heimaey.html&amp;share=true" /> <param name="src" value="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/sites/video/swf/ngplayer_syndicated.swf" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> </object> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>FalsePublicTrue

<table align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Iceland is literally a country in the making, a vast volcanic laboratory where mighty forces shape the land and shrink you to an awestruck speck. The country&rsquo;s natural features eruptions of lava; gushing geysers such as Geysir in </strong><strong>The Golden Circle</strong><strong> (the original after which all were named); hot springs; tearing fissures and slow, grinding glaciers are so cinematic that at times they seem unreal. Bathe in turquoise pools, stand behind a toppling cascade or walk across a glaring-white icecap to experience the full weirdness of Icelandic nature.</strong></span></span></span></td> <td> <p><iframe width="700" frameborder="0" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12154733" height="400"></iframe><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>The landscape is infectious: hidden energy and a desire to shape the world are Icelandic traits. Head to the bohemian village of Sey&eth;isfj&ouml;r&eth;ur in The East, and don't miss vibrant Reykjav&iacute;k. That clean, green little capital, must contain the world&rsquo;s highest concentration of dreamers, authors, poets and musicians; you'll meet them on the high-spirited <em>runtur, </em>the city&rsquo;s wheeling weekend pub crawl. Iceland&rsquo;s creatures are larger-than-life too: there&rsquo;s no better place on earth to come eye-to-eye with sleek, spouting whales than in </strong></span></span><a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359570"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">H&uacute;sav&iacute;k</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">. Fearless little puffins flutter and bill in their millions along the tops of towering sea-cliffs.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td> <p><iframe width="700" frameborder="0" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12319977" height="400"></iframe><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Iceland was settled by Nordic and Celtic people in the 9th century AD - tradition says that the first permanent settler was Ing&oacute;lfur Arnarson, a Norwegian Viking who made his home where Reykjavik now stands. The Icelanders still basically speak the language of the Vikings. Iceland has received a great number of immigrants over the last 10 years. In the last 5 years the population of immigrants has doubled. Most of these people (from Eastern Europe and South East Asia) come for employment. Immigrants in Iceland are now well over 10% of the population, giving Iceland a larger proportion of immigration than Norway, Sweden etc. Icelanders also continue to use the old Norse patronymic system, which was formerly in use in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands well into the 19th century, until their governments decided that their people should adopt a surname.</strong></span></span></span></td> <td> <p><iframe width="700" frameborder="0" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12561604" height="400"></iframe><br /><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">.</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>&lsquo;Prepare for the unexpected&rsquo; is a good rule of thumb: Icelanders joke that if you don&rsquo;t like the weather just wait 10 minutes for it to change. Generally, in summer the climate is cool and the streets are washed in light 22 hours a day. The best months to visit Iceland are May, June and July, the driest and warmest months of the year. Peak season runs from early June to the end of August; outside these months, many galleries, museums and attractions in the city have reduced opening hours. Reykjav&iacute;k is an expensive city so head west to the Old Town if you want budget accommodation and cheap eateries.</strong></span></span></span></td> <td><iframe width="700" frameborder="0" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/13412292" height="400"></iframe><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>FalsePublicTrue

<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe marginwidth="0" name="inlineframe" width="970" frameborder="0" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/favourites/" marginheight="0" height="590"></iframe><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #000080;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino;"><span style="font-size: 32px;">Slideshows</span></span></span></em></span></strong></p> <table cellpadding="9" border="0"> <tbody> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map13" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/leif-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/cities.wmv"><span style="color: #000000;">Reykjav&iacute;k and Akureyri</span></a></strong><span style="color: #000000;">: Scenes from Iceland's two main cities, Reykjav&iacute;k and Akureyri, are shown in this slide show. Both cities have grown and changed since the pictures were taken, but these shots from the 1980s give a good idea of the character of these places.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map16" height="104" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/west-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/west.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Western Iceland: From the South-West to the Westfjords</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: This is a compilation of photographs from several trips to Iceland, beginning just north of Reykjav&iacute;k and ending at &Iacute;safj&ouml;r&eth;ur, at almost the north-west tip of the island.</span></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="155"><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/boat-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/boat.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">A Boat Trip in &Iacute;safj&ouml;r&eth;ur</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">:Westfords town of &Iacute;safj&ouml;r&eth;ur,boat <i>Fagranes</i>, used to visit many small settlements in the &Iacute;safj&ouml;r&eth;ur region in the spring.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map19" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/north-1-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/north-1.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Northern Iceland (1): Vatnsdalur, Bl&ouml;ndudalur, and Skagahei&eth;i. </span></strong></a><br /></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map20" height="112" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/north-2-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/north-2.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Northern Iceland (2): &Ouml;xnadalur, Gr&iacute;msey, and Go&eth;afoss. </span></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map21" height="104" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/north-4-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><strong><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/eyjafjordur.wmv"><span style="color: #000000;">Northern Iceland (3): Eyjafj&ouml;r&eth;ur in Winter, Spring, and Summer.</span></a><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></strong></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map2" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/namask-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/myvatn.wmv"><span style="color: #000000;">M&yacute;vatn and N&aacute;maskar&eth;</span></a></strong><span style="color: #000000;">: A slide show of the M&yacute;vatn area includes pictures of the hot springs and boiling mud pools at N&aacute;maskar&eth;. This is one of the main tourist spots in Iceland, and is characterized by a bleak, almost lunar, landscape.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map17" height="99" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/east-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/east.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Eastern and South-Eastern Iceland: From Dettifoss to Vatnaj&ouml;kull</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: The photos of this part of Iceland were taken during a road trip around the island in 1975.</span></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map18" height="104" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/south-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/south.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Southern and South-Western Iceland: From Kirkjub&aelig;jarklaustur to &THORN;ingvellir</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">:</span></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map3" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/vidimyri-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/textures.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Icelandic Textures</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: This is a small compilation of unusual and contrasting textures found in the natural features of the Icelandic landscape. Though the terrain is rugged and often apparently barren it nevertheless supports plant life in unlikely places. The sea and its effect on rocks are a constant fascination.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map4" height="105" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/oxna-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/winter.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Iceland In Winter</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: Most of the pictures of Iceland on the web were taken during the summer. Here are some exceptions. <em>Iceland In Winter</em> is a slide show consisting of about two dozen pictures of Reykjav&iacute;k, Akureyri, and the countryside taken during vists I made to Iceland in February and April.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map15" height="78" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/pano.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td width="432"> <p><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/panoramas.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Iceland Panoramas</span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: Alternative views of some of the scenes, made either pasting together two or more adjacent slides, or cropping single slides to give the illusion of a wide-angle view.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map14" height="103" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/bw-sm.jpg" vspace="3" hspace="1" border="0" /></span></td> <td> <p><strong><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/iceland-bw.wmv"><span style="color: #000000;">Iceland in Black-&amp;-White</span></a></strong><span style="color: #000000;">: A different interpretation of the Icelandic landscape using some of the photographs selected from the other slide shows.</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td><span style="color: #000000;"><img usemap="#Map22" height="92" width="153" src="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/best-sm.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> <td><a href="http://www.northernlite.ca/slides/fav.wmv"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Landscapes of Iceland: <em>The Best of A Collection of Icelandic Photographs</em></span></strong></a><span style="color: #000000;">: </span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>FalsePublicTrue

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