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== Iceland in winter ==

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/05/AR2008120501689.html - notes on where to eat, places to stay, what to see, etc.

<blockquote>After midnight is when the runtur really starts. Experience this all-night party along Reykjavik's main drag (Austurstraeti/Bankastraeti/Laugavegur), stopping at posh Rex (Austurstraeti 9) and Cafe Oliver (Laugavegur 20), seeing a garage band at Bar 11 (Laugavegur 11) or bigger acts at NASA (Austurvollur) or just popping into any cafe or bar on the strip. 
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http://www.gungeralv.org/notes/archives/2005/12/winter_in_iceland.php - exploring, including Snæfellsjökull (Snaefellsnes).

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/sn%C3%A6fellsnes,winter has some great pics, including winter.

http://leglobetrotteur.wordpress.com/2007/12/12/what-we-do-in-iceland-during-the-winter/
 
<blockquote>But the cold and dark winters mean that we spend a lot of time online – 75% of the population have broadband access at home. It used to mean that we read a lot, but now I think a lot of that time is spent online. Since we spend a lot of time indoors, it shouldn’t be surprising that we have the world record in electricity usage, all of it produced by the clean renewable energy resources that we enjoy up here. And everyone has a mobile. So we are really well connected. Which means that you shouldn’t be surprised that online gaming is a factor here – just witness – EVE Online - http://www.eve-online.com/ an Icelandic online game.
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What you may not know is that we have the highest use of anti-depressants in Europe (possibly in the world) and it may just be that natural selection took care of those that couldn’t stand the cold and dark winters. The winters also go a long way to explain why there’s a thriving nightlife in Reykjavik.</blockquote>

which doesn't agree with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder#Nordic_countries

<blockquote>Iceland, however, seems to be an exception. A study of more than 2000 people there found the prevalence of seasonal affective disorder and seasonal changes in anxiety and depression to be unexpectedly low in both sexes. ... It has more recently been suggested that this may be attributed to the large amount of fish traditionally eaten by Icelandic people, 225 lb per person per year as opposed to about 50 in the US and Canada, rather than to genetics.
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Does that include tuna sammich?


http://www.idlewords.com/2003/11/a_morning_in_iceland.htm

<blockquote>If you are flying to Europe for any reason, you would be silly not to check out Iceland Air. Just like Vegas, where they make layovers longer to maximize passenger gambling, Iceland Air tries to give you long enough between planes to zip over to the Blue Lagoon (my nine-hour layover was an unusually long exception), and the tour staff is used to whisking passengers there and back between flights. It costs a whopping $25, on top of the $304 (all taxes included) I paid for a round trip ticket between Boston and Amsterdam. Instead of spending eight hours in a plane, you can have two shorter flights with a hot bath in between, you can see Iceland, and you can arrive in Europe in the early evening, just in time to check in for a good night's sleep. </blockquote>