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Tourists grabbing the opportunity to visit 'Halfpriceland'
Writen by Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan/Washington Post.
They're calling it "Halfpriceland." Two months ago, Iceland, a cold and ruggedly beautiful chunk of volcanic rock on the edge of the Arctic Circle, was one of the world's most expensive nations. Then the global financial crisis hit, the country went bust, and almost overnight the Icelandic currency, the krona, lost half its value and pricesof everything from boots to beer returned to earth.
Reykjavik: suddenly affordable, now utterly irresistible.
By Claire Gervat UK Telegraph
Reykjavik's attractions have never been a mystery. This tiniest of capital cities has museums, galleries, a thriving music and design scene and some superb restaurants and only a mere 200,000 inhabitants. The setting is not bad, either, with water to one side and snow-dusted mountains to the other and Iceland's other-worldly volcanic landscapes of geysers, hot pools and lava fields are just a short drive away. Whats kept visitors away in droves in the past, however, has been the alarming cost of it all.
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