Reykjavik

Find romance in the northern lights

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If you happen to be in Reykjavik when the night sky is particularly clear and the Aurora Borealis is in full resplendent view, what better setting or more beautiful sign could you ask for?

To get you in the mood

Put on some Bjork, close your eyes and imagine you’re surrounded by hot-springs in the middle of huge ice-fields.

A flick through Letters from Iceland by WH Auden and Louis McNeice will tug at the heart strings, and look out for Three Icelandic Poets, a collection featuring the work of Steinn Steinnarr, Jon Ur Vor and Matthias Johannessen. Film-wise, look out for Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, a haunting emotional drama set partly in Iceland, starring Julie Ormond and based on the novel by Peter Hoeg.

Language of love

Eg elska thig -- I love you

Til hamingju med daginn -- Happy anniversary

Til Hamingju - Congratulations

Viltu giftast mer -- Will you marry me

Stags and hens

Reykjavik is a great place to party at the weekend because the entire young population moves into town for a big pub-crawl that lasts well into the early hours of the morning. During the winter months, you can work off any hangovers by heading out for some sledging in the few hours of daylight.