ICELAND
Attractions: Plenty of places to go in this country like the Blue Lagoon which is a geothermal spa or Hlíðarfjall (pronounce it how you think it's pronounced) which is a mountain you could go hiking or snowboarding. You could also go to the capital of Reykjavík if you're a city boy like me and do lot's of cool things like visit museums about history or whales, go on a tour on horses with Iceland Ponies which are some of the cutest things right below pandas and my dog, look at the Northern lights which happens like every two weeks or so, go to the Islenka Operan which is for the record not an opera house, or you could take a helicopter tour over the Volcano House, which is a volcano. Finally for this section Iceland Airlines offers free layover to Europe which means immediately after Iceland you could go to any EU country that has an airport! For more travel information, go to this website.
Also Iceland is exempted from certain laws in the EU about fishing so for information about fishing go to this website.
Cuisine: Boy let me tell you about Iceland, it literally revolves around fish! They eat shrimp, haddocks, plaice, halibut, and herrings all year long! THEY EVEN EAT SHARKS, A SPECIAL KIND OF SHARK ON TOP OF THAT!!! (Go to this website to learn about their shark) They also eat domesticated sheep and they drink their milk and Icelandic beef is a thing. They also eat... Puffins, and seals. Also not too hard to forget about is that they eat reindeer for some reason. Oh, and I forgot about WHALES. This may seem crazy but remember, Iceland was once full of only Vikings. That's pretty much it aside from beets, lettuce, and a whole lot of Danish pastries. For more detailed info in foods, go here.
Culture: THANK THE LORDS, this country speaks English. Yes, the majority of Icelanders speak English. That is it for Culture.
Iceland gets a...
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SINT MAARTEN
Attractions: Let's go to Sint Maarten! No that is not a typo, that's Dutch for Saint Martin because this is a Dutch Colony. Firstly you could play a round of Tennis at the American Tennis Academy, then cool off in the ocean, (Click the word 'ocean for more attractions) then jet ski your way to the island of Prickly Pear; an untouched and beautiful nature reserve, and end the day off by going to the highly appreciated Sunset Bar and Grill which serves great food and is next to an airport so while you sit down you can watch the airplanes go right over your head. Sounds like a perfect day to me. Also remember that layover that the Icelandic Airlines were so happy to give you? Well although Sint Maarten is in the middle of the Caribbean's, it's a part of a figure known as the Dutch Kingdom which contains the Netherlands, Sint Maarten, and two other islands and the Dutch Kingdom is in the EU and the EU has some weird border law, which means you can use that layover immediately after visiting Iceland to go to this beautiful Dutch Caribbean paradise without showing a European airport official your passport!
P.S. Sint Maarten is only the southern half of an island named Saint Martin and the northern half belongs to France which is also named Saint Martin.
Cuisine: French cuisine is very prevalent throughout the island, including the southern half that we're currently talking about. If there is something that is French, it's most likely here. But much like the US, there are lots of restaurants that aren't similar to the cuisine, for example a Thai restraint which is so far all I could find!
Culture: Oh yes! Another country that has an good amount of English speakers! Aside from that, I've got two other things for this section:
- The nickname of the island is 'The Friendly Island'
- Since neither side of the island is a part of the Schengen Area, (It's complicated) don't try and cross the border because border checks are almost never made on the Island's border and if you are lucky enough to get checked, they need a passport unlike the whole Iceland to here thing.
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