The most northerly capital in the world, Reykjavik, has become somewhat of a tourist hotspot in recent years – American tourists alone last year outnumbered the entire population of the city. Upon arriving it is clear to see why: the island, whilst small in size and population (they are still awaiting the birth of the […]
Iceland
Euro 2016 – Quarter Final Preview
Poland v Portugal Thursday 30 June, 20:00 BST, Marseilles. Poland and Portugal: two sides who made it very hard for themselves in making it past the Round of 16. Poland led for much of the game against Switzerland, yet they also invited an awful lot of pressure upon themselves which saw them concede for the […]
Euro 2016 – Round of 16 Preview
Switzerland v Poland Saturday 25 June, 14:00 BST, Saint-Etienne. BBC1 The Round of 16 will get underway with two as-of-yet unbeaten teams at the Stade Geoffrey Guichard, with Group A runners-up Switzerland meeting their Group C counterparts, Poland. Switzerland have made it to this stage having taken three points against Albania and recording a draw […]
Down and out in Panama and Iceland
Icelanders don’t mince their words; the Panama Papers scandal has been described as a ‘betrayal’, the Prime Minister as ‘arrogant’ and the country as being in ‘crisis mode.’ Following the discovery of offshore funds connected to Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, days of national protests led to his stepping down and the government installing a replacement […]
A whole new world: The Arctic Circle
Music is another language. By listening to the radio you can learn to speak melody, just like you can learn French by listening to conversation in Parisian cafés. If you listen to enough pop music you can memorise a catchy tune before you have heard it resolve, because you begin to recognise certain patterns of […]