- Nov 10, 2017
I just learnt an Icelandic word: Jólabókaflóðið = The Christmas Book Flood, or the Icelandic custom of gifting books at X-mas, then tucking up in bed to read while munching chocolates. Sounds good to me. I might move house.
Amusement jólabókaflóðið
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Carol Rose
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- Sep 13, 2014
Isn't that a wonderful custom? Let's all go. 
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The Colony among the volcanos.
Carol Rose
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- Sep 13, 2014
I like it!
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Here you go, @Rich. A bit of a scroll down, and well, I won't try repeat it after him.
How To Pronounce Jólabókaflóð
How To Pronounce Jólabókaflóð
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Oh wow, you had an article on it? Excellent. I shall have a read.
Paul Whybrow
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- Jun 20, 2015
Should any Litopians be contemplating emigrating to Iceland, their genes would be more than welcome!
Iceland’s No. 1 Dating Rule: Make Sure You’re Not Cousins
Iceland’s No. 1 Dating Rule: Make Sure You’re Not Cousins
Richard Turner
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Before you do, check the temperature. Average summer high in Iceland is 13deg.
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Ah yes, but one can heat up in a hot spring.
Richard Turner
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- Feb 19, 2016
True, and I found the perfect one at a place called Grettirslaug. Air temp in June around 10, water temp 40!Ah yes, but one can heat up in a hot spring.
Sounds like a good way to spend Christmas, plus, keeping to the spirit of the tradition, excuse the pun, some chocolate wine
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Don't know that one, but I had a jolly good time in some hot pot which was part of a camp ground in Landmannalugar. It involved beer, several hours, as well as a group of increasingly pink coloured Swiss, none of whom new their own national anthem. Long story.
I'll google Grettirslaug. I might just go there some time.
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CHOCOLATE WINE????? WHERE CAN YOU GET CHOCOLATE WINE!!!!!! I NEED CHOCOLATE WINE!!!!
Webbwalker
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- Nov 27, 2017
Sounds good to me. I hate summer.
LOL! I tried some about a year ago … it is delicious, designed for the sweet-toothed palate!
Katie-Ellen
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- Sep 25, 2014
Litopia After Dark was such fun. I miss it.
Robinne Weiss
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- May 19, 2015
Or you could all come here for Christmas. Bring your books and read them on the beach! Woo hoo! I've grown quite fond of summer Christmases, in spite of the extra work it involved (because you've got the end of the school year, the summer gardening/milking season, and Christmas all piled up at the same time). There's nothing like spending Christmas day on the porch sipping champagne with strawberries from the garden!
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Don't forget the bbq! A most essential apparatus for a Southern Hemisphere Christmas.
Quillwitch
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- Jan 1, 2015
It certainly was!
Robinne Weiss
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- May 19, 2015
Of course! I sometimes forget that--we don't usually get the barbie out until later in the summer--we're vegetarian, so it isn't until the courgettes and eggplants are really swinging that we do much grilling.
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