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Why Iceland? Good question my friend. It all started last winter when Phil Kent
asked me if I wanted to come and visit him in Iceland. Thinking it would be something neat and
interesting to do, and because no one else I knew had done it it, a definite maybe was given as for an answer.
Since then, after doing lots of research, I decided and went for it. While in Iceland I spent the nights in Reykjavik
checking out the wild nightlife. During the day we went and saw the glaciers and volcanos while not relaxing with
the local Vikings in a thermal spa.
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The Pics (click to enlarge)
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fun facts about Iceland |
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The
Icelandic phone directory lists people by their first
names. |
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Icelandic
women have the highest life expectancy in the world at 81 years of
age. Icelandic men are among the highest at 76. |
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Iceland has
15 active volcanoes. |
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The Westman
Islands near Iceland are a temporary home for Keiko the orca whale,
star of "Free Willy." |
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Iceland is
essentially pollution-free because it is powered with geothermal
energy. |
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Iceland is
probably the biggest banana-growing country in Europe (they are
grown in greenhouses). |
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The entire
population speaks English. |
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Iceland
doesn't really have any trees. |
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March 1 is
"National Beer Day," which celebrates the end of prohibition of beer
on March 1, 1989. |
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Icelanders
are the tallest people in the world. Men are an average height of
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