Win an Icelandair Prize Pack
Volcanoes, outdoor recreation, hot springs, a lively music scene, super quick access to 20-plus European locations (particularly Scandinavia), and more make Iceland a very cool place to have a stopover. Icelandair will be starting service from Vancouver International Airport on May 14th and to celebrate, they will be hosting a #scaVANgerhunt this week.
Icelandair’s ScaVANger Hunt
Starting Thursday, April 10th, Icelandair representatives will be hitting the streets of Vancouver and surrounding areas to give away free round-trip tickets, with one pair given away each day through Saturday, April 12th. Also, throughout each day, Icelandair will be handing out additional prizes including gift certificates for travel, t-shirts, Icelandic music CDs and cool merchandise.
How can Vancouverites join the #scaVANgerhunt?
Icelandair will be providing that day’s password on Facebook and Twitter, along with clues to help find the location of each day’s tickets.
Clues will be given at various times of the day until the tickets are found. The first person to arrive at the location and reveal the password to the Icelandair representatives will win tickets for two to one of more than 20 destinations in Europe. Read full contest terms and conditions.
Photogenic and adventurous Iceland – Photo credit: Moyan Brenn on Flickr
Photogenic and adventurous Iceland – Photo credit: Victor Montol & Moyan Brenn on Flickr
Win an Icelandair Prize Pack
For the next three days, leading up to the ScaVANger Hunt contest hosted by Icelandair, I will have a Icelandair/Iceland-themed prize pack to give away. That’s three prize packs for three winners!
These prize packs — exclusively offered to Miss604 readers — include: Icelandic music CDs, Blue Lagoon body wash, Icelandair t-shirts, “50 Crazy Things to do in Iceland” book, and $100 gift vouchers for travel with Icelandair.
Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment here naming a fact about Iceland (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at 10:00am on April 9th, April 10th, and April 11th from all entries. Follow Vancouver’s award-winning airport on Twitter along with Icelandair on Twitter for more information about the #scaVANgerhunt contest this week.
Update The first winner is Monica! Look for two more winners on Thursday and Friday.
Update The second winner is @lyteforce on Twitter!
Update The last winner is David!
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The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
FACT: I want to go! haha
Really Fact: Reykjavík City, the capitol of Iceland has been designated as UNESCO City of Literature.
Bjork is from Iceland.
The city of Reykjavik is the northernmost capital city of the world!
In Iceland, raw puffin hearts, are considered a delicacy.
The capital is Reykjavík.
Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
Iceland is green, and greenland is icy #mightyducks
Icelanders drink more Coke per capita than any country in the world.
Homes in Iceland don’t have hot water tanks. the hot water comes right out of the ground (from centralized hot water storage tanks)
The mayor of Reykjavik is Jon Knarr, a musician and comedian
The population of Iceland is 318,452.
The capital is Reykjavík.
The capital is Reykjavík.
Iceland has 325,671 people. It is warmed by the gulf stream and is a temperate climate.
Contrary to popular belief, Iceland is not covered in ice.
There are days in June and July where Iceland experiences 24 hours of daylight!
Definitely on my bucketlist!
FACT- The Prime Minister of iceland is:
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Iceland’s main airport is Keflavík International Airport, located just outside of Reykjavík.
The Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland is a memorial to John Lennon and on my bucket list for my next visit!
Necropants!!!
Hakarl and Brennivin are tourists must try while in Iceland…if they dare
Reykjavík hosts an annual design festival called DesignMarch
Iceland’s banking system failed in 2008
Of Monsters and Men are from Iceland!
Iceland is one of the few places in the world to view the Northern Lights (the aurora borealis). This is one of the top things on my bucket lists to do (i even already have my hotel picked out for when i luck out to go!)
There are no family names or surnames in Iceland (they’re mostly Danish).For the majority of Icelanders people have a last name that is comprised from their father’s (or mother’s) first name with the addition of -dóttir (-daughter) or -son.
Icelaland is geologically active with many volcanoes!
In June and July, Iceland has 24 hours of daylight
lots of hotsprings
Icelandair is the airline for Iceland.
Fun fact: geothermal energy from Iceland’s volcanoes and vents captured by power stations supplies the heating for 85% of households.
Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
The Blue Lagoon is in Iceland!
Iceland’s currency is the krona
Bjork is from Iceland.
Iceland is on my wanderlust list; I would love to win this trip. I just learned that they have 24 hours of sunlight in June & July.
Bjork is from there, and the best place to get a hotdog is at a gas station!
The energy from the volcanoes and vents supplies heating 85% of the houses in Iceland!
Iceland is a place.
No mosquitoes in Iceland.
Sigur Ros, one of my favorite bands, is from Iceland.
“Journey to the center of the earth” started there.
Iceland has zero illiteracy .. And has the highest per captita of Scrabble game sales in the world..
Fact: I went there with my husband on our honeymoon. Best trip we’ve ever had in our 18 years of traveling together!
The majority of Icelanders believe in elves and that they have magic powers
Fun fact: I’m already booked on the inaugural flight and REALLY looking forward to it.
Also, Iceland has very strict laws for how to name their children.
Iceland is the only country in the world with a national cryptocurrency (like Bitcoin), based off Litecoin.
Game of Thrones was filmed in Iceland.
As Roni mentions, there are not “family names” in Iceland, so how do they sort people in the phone book? By given name. You know, I’d never actually seen an Icelandic phone book, but this post has a photo from a page: http://fulbrighticeland.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/eveeeery-one-is-in-the-phone-book/
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
Majority of Icelanders believe in elves
Iceland is no. 1 on my list of places to go. I literally have a file labeled “Iceland inspiration” on my computer where I put amazing pictures of Iceland with a label of the location so I can make sure to find that spot when I visit. Fact: According to Landnámabók (the medieval Icelandic written work describing the settlement (landnám) of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries) the settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.
Roughly between mid-January to mid-February is the ancient month of Thorri,the time for Thorrablót, or a Thorri feast. Thorrablot was a sacrificial midwinter festival offered to the gods in pagan Iceland of the past. In today’s times, Icelanders will attend at least one Thorrablót feast, where they will gather together, eat, drink, and be merry!
The hotdogs in Iceland are legendary. They are called Pylsur and even Bill Clinton himself thinks they are amazing. He visited a 24hr famous hot dog stand there called (if anyone can ever pronounce it) Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur.
Iceland became a republic in 1944.
Iceland is an island of 103.000 km sq
The airport code for the capital, Reykjavik is KEF.
Iceland is home to the very first parliamentary government. It dates back to the 10th century
Iceland is not covered in ice
Icelandic knit sweaters are called lopapaysa. 🙂
It’s the best place to see the northern lights.
One of the places that is on my bucket list!
Many Icelander’s believe in elves!
The Icelandic flag is red, white, and blue.
Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
Iceland has a geothermal spa called the Blue Lagoon with natural temperatures around 37 degrees! And it’s aqua blue too.
great singers- BJORK need I say more
Renewable resources like geothermal and hydroelectric power provide almost all of Icelands’s power.
Iceland has no standing army (ripe for invasion!).
Keflavik former US air base.
Instead of Santa Claus, Iceland has something called the Yule Lads
Iceland plants more trees per head of population than any other country
Tottenham Hotspur footballer, Gylfi Sigurðsson, is from Iceland and also plays on the national team.
During the months of June and July, Iceland has days with a full 24 hours of precious, beautiful sunlight. While you might think of a variety of things you could do with 24 hours of light in a day, a lot of people in Iceland look at it as a splendid time to catch up on their golf
Chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island
Iceland’s National Flag is Blue with a red cross outlined in white.
Believe it or not, Iceland has one of the toughest Anti-Pornography Laws in the world!
Mayor of Iceland’s capital city Reykjavík, Jon Gnarr is my Facebook friend 🙂
Iceland Airwaves is one of the best music festival!
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
The colors of the flag are symbolic for Iceland: red is for the volcanic fires, white recalls the snow and glaciers, and blue is for the mountains in the distance.
Iceland has the most active volcano area in the world, the largest waterfall and glacier in Europe.
The last name of Icelanders is derived from their father’s first name.
Iceland isn’t truly an arctic country – the mainland falls short of the Arctic Circle by a few kilometers. The cross the arctic circle you’d need to travel to the island of Grimsey, which is Iceland’s only real piece of Arctic territory.
Phonebook listings are by first names and everyone is on a first name basis – no formalities like ‘Mr’, ‘Mrs’, ‘Dr’…
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was the world’s first openly lesbian head of government when she became Iceland’s first female prime minister on February 1, 2009
Iceland offers great outdoor activities !
Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
Iceland is the home of the world famous blue lagoon.
The main island is 101,826 km2, but the entire country is 103,000 km2 in size.
The capital is Reykjavik
The island of Iceland has 30 active volcanic systems!
Hidden elves can delay road building in Iceland.
Iceland is11% glacial ice.
Instead of Santa Claus, Iceland has something called the Yule Lads. These strange lads have an interesting history because they didn’t start out as bringers of Yuletide joy; they were actually descended from trolls and were used the way parents today use the threat of taking away a video game console—to scare small children.
Iceland’s main industry is fishing.
I remember the day when a volcano in Iceland blew and most of the airlines flying into Europe were grounded for several days because of the volcanic ash in the air.
Iceland’s signature alcoholic beverage is Brennivín
The only “weapon” created by Icelanders is a special fishing net line cutter used during the “Cod Wars” with the UK. It is currently on display ant the national museum.
1 in 10 people in Iceland have published a book! How’s that for literacy?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24399599
National Flag
Blue with a red cross outlined in white.
The colors of the flag are symbolic for Iceland: red is for the volcanic fires, white recalls the snow and glaciers, and blue is for the mountains in the distance.
Iceland has the most active volcano area in the world.
During the months of June and July, Iceland has days with a full 24 hours of sunlight.
Iceland’s population is 325,000
The Keflavík International Airport in Iceland was built by the United States military in World War II. It was used primarily for heavy bombers but it’s built long enough to support NASA’s space shuttle.
They have an abundance of hot water!
I have not been to Iceland and would love to visit it. The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
The National Flag of Iceland is Blue with a red cross outlined in white.
Reykjavik is the world’s northernmost capital city, with a growing population of 120,000.
Iceland’s hockey team in the “Mighty Ducks” is reeeeeeeeallly good. Also, Bjork is from there.
The only native land mammal in Iceland is the Arctic Fox.
Fact: the town of Akureyri is often called Iceland’s unofficial northern capital. Also, Akureyri is near Myvatn, where you can buy “geysirbrauð”, which is bread that has been cooked under ground using the heat of the earth!
Iceland was the last European country to be settled—sometime during the 9th or 10th centuries when Scandanavian sailors discovered it.
The east coast of Iceland is home to the country’s largest forest. I would love to visit Iceland.
The “geographical significance” part of Þingvellir being dubbed a UNESCO site is due to the fact that this is one of only TWO places in the entire world where you can see two of the earth’s tectonic plates meeting above the earth’s surface (the other is in Africa). The North American and Eurasian plates jut up out of the ground here in Þingvellir, moving apart roughly 2 cm per year. You can even go diving/snorkeling between the plates in nearby Þingvallavatn lake.
Iceland famous from there handball team!!!
Reykjavik is the capital city.
Iceland is the world’s 18th largest island
Iceland is the home country of Bjork
No horses are allowed into Iceland. If an Icelandic Pony leaves it is never allowed back.
During the months of June and July, Iceland has days with a full 24 hours of precious, beautiful sunlight.
You need to redefine the word fresh, as in fresh fish, after you’ve tasted the fabulous fish in Icelandic restaurant.
Iceland has a list of approved names for children. Also they have a website/app so you can check if you’re accidentally dating your cousin.
Keiko the killer whale, star of Free Willy, was from Iceland. Keiko means “lucky one” in the Japanese language. He was captured near Reyðarfjörður, Iceland in 1979 and sold to an Icelandic aquarium. Three years later he was sold to Marineland in Ontario where he first started performing, and also started showing signs of poor health. In 1985 he was sold to an amusement park (Six Flags) in Mexico City. He was the star of the movie Free Willy in 1993. Everyone please help stop the capture of whales for amusement!
Iceland has an area of 103,000 km squared!
Bjork is from Iceland.
85% of Iceland’s energy comes from renewable resources–50% of that being geothermal!
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Iceland men’s national football team with 24 goals in 78 caps.
The capital is Reykjavík.
Iceland had the first central ‘parliament’ in the world, and it was located centrally in the country….how democratic!
Swedish Viking explorer Garðar Svavarsson was the first to circumnavigate Iceland in 870 and establish that it was an island.
Laki, a volcano, erupted in 1783 and over one half of all livestock on Iceland were killed
Iceland has the most daylight in June and July
The three colours of the Iceland flag (blue, white & red) represent water, snow & fire.
Many people believe in Elves that live in large stones all over the country.
Icelanders speak on the in-breath
The capital of Iceland is Reykjavík.
Icelands government is made up of almost 50% females.
Icelanders consume more cokacola per capita than any other place in the world
Bjork is from Iceland
Knitting is a big thing in Iceland (fact!), and so, I must go to there.
Pound for pound, Icelandic horses are the strongest breed of equine in the world and can carry up to 300lbs even though they are relatively small. Also, if an Icelandic horse is bred outside of Iceland, it is not considered a true Icelandic horse, making the breed the purest in the world.
1) My Canadian grandfather had a great Icelandic name: Sigurjon Ingvar Sigurdson.
2) In 1980, Iceland became the first country to elect a women president. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was in power for 16 years!
They eat fermented shark!
Iceland has a rather vile drink called Brennivin. Brennivin is a sort of schnapps distilled from potatoes.
Raw Puffin Heart is a delicacy in Iceland.
A 1995 report claims that 70% of the people in Iceland believe elves exist there!
They use geothermal powering iceland
There are wonderful hot springs there.
The Country. Iceland is an island of 103.000 km2 (39,756 sq.miles), about one-third larger than Scotland or Ireland
Almost half of Iceland’s government are females. Amazing!
During the months of June and July, Iceland has days with a full 24 hours sunlight
MY friend lived there on exchange. They served him an entire goat head on a large plate for dinner. Apparently, it is quite an ordinary part of their diet.
Reykjavík is the capital city!
The capital city of Iceland is Reykjavík.
Geothermal power provides cheap electricity of the residents of Iceland.
Fact #1 – For the scenes that involve The Wall in Game of Thrones, Iceland is setting.
Fact #2 – Bjork is from Iceland
The dairy product Skyr is one of the most popular foods in Iceland
Skyr is a popular snack in iceland
Around 11% of Iceland is covered in glacial ice.
Daylight saving time is not observed in iceland.
The red in the Icelandic flag symbolizes the volcanic fires of Iceland.
Iceland was named Iceland to fool people into not going there and going instead to Greenland which is icy (for now). Also, this is true, everyone who worked at Keflavik Airport in 1999 was blonde… everyone.
Bam Margera and his wife got married onstage in Iceland.
jon gnarr is the mayor of Reykjavík and he created the Best Party.
Many people from Iceland believe in Elves.
Many Icelanders believe in elves. Certain roads have been re-routed to avoid disturbing areas where elves are thought to live.
The first ever hydro electric dam was built in Iceland.
Iceland hosted the world chess championship the year that Bobbi Fischer won.
Fact: I’m Icelandic! Also, Iceland is considered the most peaceful country in the world, as the Nordic island has no standing army. It’s also one of the most progressive nations on the planet.
Fact: Icelanders are hot dog mad.
Also this:
http://www.thislifeintrips.com/blog/reykjavik-in-3-days/
Iceland is the only landmass where the Mid-Atlantic ridge crosses.
Reykjavík is the capital
It’s a land of hot springs.
One fact is that it’s on my bucket list to visit. Another one would be that Reykjavík is the capital of it.
Reykjavík is the capital