Isn't it great to be on holiday? Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, this is coming to you from Leeds - not that I am exactly holidaying in Leeds! This is just a short stay so that I can attend a conference (a Geography one, unsurprisingly) at the university tomorrow. We are now down to less than six weeks before leaving for Iceland and though I am really looking forward to it, we shouldn't wish precious weeks of holiday away. We`will enjoy it all the more if we are rested and relaxed when we set off on 5th August.

In the meantime I'll try to keep adding bits and pieces about Iceland to whet your appetites....
Tomorrow is a big day for music fans in Iceland. Iceland's population is around 300,000 and tomorrow, 40,000 of them will gathering in Reykjavik to attend a free concert called 'Nattura' , headlined by Icelandic singer Bjork and the Icelandic group Sigur Ros, to highlight environmental issues in Iceland. According to Bjork's website "the concert will be held in a large park near the centre of Reykjavik. All of the performances will be during daylight, with Iceland’s capital city and dramatic rolling scenery providing a perfect backdrop to what is expected to be one of the biggest concerts the country has seen. The Náttúra concert looks to raise awareness of the impact of the growing aluminum smelting activity on Iceland’s natural landscape. "

You can listen to the concert live by clicking the image above between 7 p.m. and midnight tomorrow. You can read all about the concert here. There is also a blog about the concert to read.