Inevitably, the research for my upcoming Iceland-trip led to reading and following Icelandic blogs - so I’ll use this opportunity to present some of the best blogs from the North Atlantic. For starters I’ve chosen the blog of Iceland itself, or to be more precise, the blog of Iceland wants to be your friend, a social media campaign initiated by the Icelandic tourist board.

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In my opinion this is one of the nicest campaigns of recent years, and it enables you to befriend Iceland almost anywhere online, be that on Twitter, Flickr or Facebook - or on its own blog, where guest authors, both visitors and locals (like Annie Atkins, for example) write about their experiences on and with the Island. Have a look and become a friend.

Read more:
Dreams of fire and ice: Marcel’s quest to discover Iceland
More Iceland blogs on Blogs of the World
Balea lake ice hotel, a Romanian hotel carved from ice

Sunrise in Reykjavík was 11am this morning, and sunset at 4.11pm. However the lights are still on, and Iceland Eyes is here to tell us about it.

Most impressive is the photo of the new year’s eve brenna or bonfire. But there are many more interesting photos and observations.

Photo of New Years Eve bonfire from Icelandic Eyes

Iceland Eyes is also a finalist in the Best European blog category of the 2008 Weblog Awards. I think voting ends today but if you’re quick you may still be able to get your vote in!

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After many years living abroad Alda returned to her native Iceland in 1994. She works as a translator, bringing Iceland to the world and the world to Iceland.

In The Iceland Weather Report Alda describes her life in ‘Niceland’, with almost daily updates on the weather and the Icelandic days - yesterday sunrise at 3.30am and sunset at 11.22pm.

Plus you can read a first hand account of this week’s big news, the strong earthquake which hit Iceland yesterday, near to Reykjavík.

Photo: Iceland in summer from The Iceland Weather Report