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Project Iceland – 65 days on the road

Photographer, Brian Rueb has been a photographer for almost 19 years. Three years ago he decided to combine writing, which had been his side job, with photographing.

He had always been mesmerized by Iceland, the music, the people and especially the environment but had never had the chance to photograph this fascinating little [...]

Expedia® Insiders’ Select™

We are honored to announce that CenterHotel Thingholt and CenterHotel Skjaldbreið received the Expedia® Insiders’ Select™ awards for 2010.
Through reviewing more than 114,000 hotels and resorts, Expedia picks out their list of top hotels in terms of value and quality, as determined by their experts and millions of customers.
Insiders’ Select methodology:
Traveler Opinions
+ Value
+ Expedia [...]

Maria and Alex were inspired by Iceland and stayed at CenterHotel Thingholt

This May bank holiday weekend Alex and I went to Iceland. We had booked the holiday break long time ago before the volcano ash cloud hit the news and we were very curious to see what all the fuss was all about plus we always like the Nordic countries and their peculiar inhabitants. For starters [...]

Review from WGSN about CenterHotel Thingholt

The stylish and central Thingholt takes elements of the Icelandic landscape and cleverly works them into the hotel’s design. The look is sleek and modern, combining black, white and chrome with cowskin rugs, salmon-skin wall tiles and leather flooring.
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Iceland considered a safe country to visit

It might surprise people that despite volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, Iceland is considered one of the safest choices for travelling. On tourism-review.com, Iceland is among the ten safest countries in the world but the results from that assessment are based on low crime rate and low prisoner rate per capita.
Icelandic Tourist Board points out two travel [...]

Summertime, and the living is easy…

The city of Reykjavik is vibrant since the annual Reykjavik Arts Festival has just begun. Although Eyjafjallajökull volcano is still active, tourists are enjoying the spring in Iceland as the days are getting longer and warmer. Guests at the Blue Lagoon were pleasantly surprised when members of the Icelandic opera began singing in the lagoon [...]

Volcano in Iceland – life goes on as usual

Many questions have come up following the recent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano: How does it affect Iceland and air travel? Are tourists safe in Iceland? We hope to answer most of your questions here in this document.
Volcanic Eruption In Iceland
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Many questions have come up following the recent eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano: How does it [...]