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Staying Alive in Paragliding

E35 Sammy Alexandersson - Iceland. Travel, flying, life. So interesting!

Recorded 13 may 2020
Sammy has come to Cape Town many times as a tandem pilot and comes from Reykjavik and lives in Vik, Iceland. He has a tandem business, zipline adventure and accommodation (see links below). We chat about "unnormal" Iceland, how to travel cheaply there and to really get the most out of it. Wild camping discussed.
Flying and vol biv adventures. Tons of tips and recommendations. "You can fly from any mountain!"

Lunar landscape. Scenery described.
The ring road.
The biggest river in the world! Unbelievable story!
Biggest glaciers in Europe.. With volcanoes.. "The southern coast of Iceland shouldn't even be inhabited" !

Iceland history, customs, cultural heritage.
Hydrothermal, geothermal, green energy discussed.
20 to 25 days per month flying in summer.. Takeoff anywhere!
The true belief of elves.. Roads built around rocks because of elves! A funny story.
1/10 Icelanders write a book.. "most of it is absolute garbage!"
The northern lights and paragliding while this is on! "pink, green, purple.. Dancing around"!
No. 1 visitor.. USA tourists.
Super cheap after Corona..
Stay off the beaten track!

The incredible Iceland pony!

Lovely podcast with a humorous guy.

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