Travel
Don’t Be a Tourist, Be a Snorri!
Note: Deadlines for Snorri and Snorri Plus 2025 have been extended! Snorri applications will be accepted until Monday, February 17. Registration for Snorri Plus is open until Saturday, March 1. For more information and to apply, visit www.snorri.is. Questions? Email info@snorri.is. Julie Summers Snorri Programs Co-Project Manager Snorri 2012 alumna It sounds cliché, but…
Read MoreA Snorri West Participant Experiences an Icelandic Roots Success Story
Note: The Snorri West program brings Icelanders 20 – 30 years of age to North America for a four-week summer trip. The 2025 program application deadline is Monday, February 17. The cost for the 2025 program will be USD 3000. To learn more, go to the Snorri.is website. By Jody Arman-Jones, Co-Director Snorri West…
Read MoreMaking Peace With Þetta Reddast
Note: Codi Shogren wrote about her 2024 experience in the Snorri Program- a unique opportunity for North American Icelandic descendants to spend six weeks in Iceland learning about and exploring the country. The deadline for applying to the 2025 Snorri Program is fast approaching (January 13, 2025). The program cost for 2025 is $7200 USD,…
Read MoreMy Snorri Adventure of a Lifetime
By Julia Swanson I just typed into Google: “a word to describe something that is greater than amazing.” It gave me: unbelievable, fascinating, incredible, awesome, and marvelous. Yes, those words could be used to describe my Snorri experience; however, I have realized one needs to experience the trip to truly understand the feeling. My time…
Read MoreINLUS Awards Scholarships to 2023 Snorri Participants
Five North Americans will be boarding flights to Iceland on June 10 with a little help from the Icelandic National League of the United States (INLUS). The INLUS has awarded $1000 scholarships to each U.S. participant to help defray some of the costs of the program. Three of the Snorri participants are from Minnesota, one…
Read MoreUpcoming INLUS Webinar – Iceland Travel Update – 2023
Learn about the latest developments in the Iceland travel industry and what you need to know to visit Iceland in a post-pandemic environment. Jóhannes Thór Skúlason, Managing Director of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association, will talk with us about the latest regulations and the tourism and travel industry’s preparations for more open travel. About the…
Read MoreUpcoming INLUS Webinar – Banff Convention Q & A
Join us on March 7th, 2023 for another interesting INLUS webinar. Bob Baker from the Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary will join us to answer all your questions about the convention planning, program, travel, logistics and why you should plan to attend. The Icelandic National Leagues will be meeting in Banff, Alberta May 11-14,…
Read MoreBanff is Calling You!
The Icelandic National Leagues will be meeting in Banff, Alberta May 11-14, 2023. The Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary, an INLUS member organization, is hosting the event with the theme Celebrating our Icelandic Heritage in the Arts. Registration is open at 2023 CONVENTION Link. You will notice that the convention is designated as an INLNA convention –…
Read MoreNew Iceland Travel Book from Eric Newman
UPDATE: Join us on May 2nd, 2022 for a INLUS Author’s Corner with Eric. The time is 5pm PDT/6pm MDT/7pm CDT/8pm EDT/2400 GMT. See the INLUS Events Calendar for details. Check out INLUS Business Member Eric Newman’s (Iceland With Kids) latest book 100 Tips for Visiting Iceland.| If you’re planning to visit Iceland, the amount…
Read MoreUpcoming INLUS Author’s Corner – Iceland Wintertide With David Freese
Join us for another interesting INLUS Author’s Corner presentation on Monday, March 14. | David Freese’s photographic odyssey started with a Trilogy of North American Waters which is comprised of the books West Coast: Bering to Baja, 2012, East Coast: Arctic to Tropic, 2016, and Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf, 2020. The…
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