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i-site OUTDOOR ADVENTURE❍
The summer is here, the daylight is forever, and the salmon are biting. Hey, let’s go
fishin’.
First, though, we need to gear up. With over 40,000 flies for salmon, brown trout and
Arctic charr, plus a shop full of Ron Thomson rods and weatherised garments, there’s
no better place than Veidihornid, Iceland’s premiere tackle shop, a shop where the
staff knows which rivers are running phat.
“The biggest fish I’ve caught is a 22lb salmon from the Sog River,” says Maria
Clausen. Go ahead and ask Maria about fishing in Iceland. Soon you’ll be luring in
these monster fish too.
Heck, Veidihornid even provides fly-tying seminars, and Aqua glasses with yellow
lenses that are perfect for the clean flowing Icelandic rivers. Plus, you’ll look pretty
cool standing on the banks of a glacial river fishing an isolated beat. EW
Veidihornid, Hafnarstraeti 5, 101 Reykjavík, tel. (+354) 551-6760,
open Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekends 10 a.m.-4 p.m., www.veidihornid.is
It’s snowing and a gale force wind is ravaging through town. What...you’ve got a list
of errands to run? No worries. Zip up that new Cintamani® jacket and head out into
the extreme cold – you’ll be toasty warm.
So what if your wood shingles are about to blow off? This is the gear that those
rugged, icy-beard explorers wear when crossing the frozen tundra en route to one of
the poles or while ascending the face of some Himalayan peak.
“Our goal is to make the world’s best outdoor clothing for the worst conditions,”
says Skúli Björnsson, owner and managing director of Sportis, the company respon-
sible for licensing Cintamani®.
Since Cintamani® outdoor clothing is tested in Iceland under some of the most
severe weather conditions imaginable, you can be assured that this clothing can be
worn anywhere, whether it’s downtown during a driving rain storm, or on an ardu-
ous trek to the North Pole. EW
Tackle Shop
Mountain Warmth
The Youth Hostel at Laugardalur in Reykjavík will
complete renovations early this summer to almost
double its accommodation capacity. The hostel
now has ten double rooms, 20 four-person rooms
and ten six-person dorms, so prospective visitors
can arrange their accommodation in keeping with
their holiday budget. As a measure however, the
cheapest accommodation, in a six-person dormito-
ry with shared facilities, costs just ISK 1,400 a night
if you are a member of the International Youth
Hostel Association and come with your own sleeping bag and sheet (ISK 1,700 for non-members).
All of the new rooms created have en suite facilities and the centre also has a washing machine and tumble-dryer available for
guests to use. There are small kitchens available and larger group kitchens too, again depending on what kind of hostelling
experience you would like. There is Internet access too, and for those that like to be pampered a little, breakfast is served every
day at the reasonable price of ISK 700.
The friendly people at the Laugardalur hostel are armed with all of the information you need to plan your holiday in Iceland.
There is an outdoor swimming pool on the hostel's doorstep, as well as car and bike hire services and a frequent bus service
nearby (the no. 5 will drop you off downtown in a matter of minutes). Hostel staff can also help you choose and reserve beds
at any of the other 26 youth hostels in Iceland. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 can stay for half price.
For more information or to book, e-mail: info@hostel.is or look up www.hostel.is
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