Alexander Petersson News

Winters are hard. We need to be nurtured and find warmth in living creatures when darkness prevails and days are shorter.

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of a drive around Reykjanes peninsula, where KeflavA k International Airport and the Blue Lagoon are located.

Egypt's Abouelfetoh Abdelrazek, center, fights for a ball against Iceland's Alexander Petersson, left, and Sverre Andreas Jakobsson during their men's handball preliminary match at the Beijing 2008 Olympics CAIRO - The tracksuits and bags of Egypt's Olympic team are emblazoned with the familiar Nike and Adidas logos, and the country'sA committeeA ... (more)

There is much to see and experience in north Iceland, an area stretching all the way from HrAotafjA rdur fjord in the west to VopnafjA rdur in the east, much more than can be seen on a two-day whirlwind bus tour.

Click on the picture to watch this video of the New Year's Eve celebrations in ReykjavA k on Friday, December 31, 2011, including a bonfire and loads of exploding fireworks.