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A cozy harborside restaurant in Reykjavik
When I’m traveling, most of my meals (aside from breakfast which is usually included in the cost of the room) consist of sandwiches and snacks either in my room or on the go. At least once per trip, I splurge … Continue reading
Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
A view of the Þingvellir rift valley (mid-Atlantic Ridge) from overlook point at Hakid on a cold, dry day in mid-January, 2014. Iceland’s first national park, founded in 1930. The site of Iceland’s Parliament from 930 to the end of the … Continue reading
Some Northern Lights I didn’t see
From London Independent. A fantastic slide show of Auroras around the northern hemisphere recently. I knew when I booked my trip to Iceland in January that the lights were more likely to appear in March and April, but I had … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, General magpie travel, Iceland travel, News from Europe, Scandinavia travel, UK news
Tagged aurora borealis, iceland aurora
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Harpa, Reykjavik’s new concert hall
In addition to taking day trips into the phenomenal countryside on my visit to Iceland in January, I was lucky enough to catch a classical concert at Harpa, Reykjavik’s new concert hall, open since May of 2011. The Iceland Symphony … Continue reading
New connections between the US and Copenhagen on SAS
From SAS email New route between San Francisco and Copenhagen – Outbound “… fly 6 times a week from San Francisco to Copenhagen. Departures will be daily, except Tuesdays, (SK936) departing at 5.35 pm and arriving
Christmas at Tivoli
If you’re seeing Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen for the first time, night time is magical. And to see Tivoli after dark at its most sparkling, Christmas time can’t be beat. Fairy lights are on year-round, but the park outdoes itself … Continue reading
Watching people sleep on TV in Denmark?!
Now here is something that probably would not appear on any cable channel anywhere in the U.S. Our loss. The night before I left Copenhagen, I was packing my bag and finishing my trip journal. It was after 11pm. As … Continue reading
Posted in All Suzanne's travels, Denmark travel, Scandinavia travel
Tagged Denmark travel, Scandinavia travel
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preview of 2011 Christmas markets in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden
Christmas market info for Copenhagen 2011 Information for Malmö, Sweden Christmas markets 2011 More ”market” updates coming soon
A Moomin welcome to Helsinki
A desire to experience Scandinavian midnight sun drew me to Helsinki last July. My magpie approach to discovering Europe combines my desire to go everywhere with selecting a destination when I find an interesting event to I can build my … Continue reading
Posted in All Suzanne's travels, Finland travel, Scandinavia travel
Tagged Helsinki travel, moomins, Scandinavia travel
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