Fire and Nice; Low Fares & Curiosity Lead the Author to a Weekend in Iceland From: The Washington Post | Date: August 8, 1999| Author: Carol Vinzant | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

According to myth, vikings named it Iceland even though it's green and lush, mostly to keep away all the people who would want to visit if they knew the truth. That name really has worked pretty well. But Iceland is now trying to undo a thousand years of bad publicity by having Icelandair offer cheap weekend trips and stop-overs to "The Land of Fire and Ice."

This spring two friends from work and I took the bait. We saw an Icelandair ad telling us that for a mere $459 each, we would ge...

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