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Icelandair adds Anchorage, two Europe cities

Icelandair adds Anchorage, two Europe cities

Icelandair Announces Non-Stop Service from Anchorage And New Routes to Zurich and St. Petersburg (via redOrbit) QUINCY, Mass., Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Icelandair announces its newest gateway from North America: Anchorage, Alaska along with two new destinations in Europe, St. Petersburg Russia and Zurich, Switzerland. Flights to Anchorage will begin May 15, 2013 [...]

Review: Reykjavik airport digs go green

Review: Reykjavik airport digs go green

REYKJAVIK — Most airport hotels are prime examples of function trumping form … and fun. Sure, some such facilities now boast the odd celebrity chef outlet or spa/gym to pamper higher-end business travelers in transit, but their main calling card remains their convenient proximity to connecting flights. Few airport hotels, usually quite a distance from city [...]

RAILWAY & TRAINS

Gettin’ some gemutlichkeit: Day 2

Recently, treKKen’ headed overseas to southwestern Germany for a 10-day, culinary- and culture-themed trek from Mainz to Lake Constance, with stops in Freiburg, Stuttgart, Hohenzollern Castle and other towns, cities, vineyards and sightseeing spots well-known, and less so, across the Black Forest, the Schwabische Alb (Swabian Alps) and the states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. [...]