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

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

FromStaying Alive in Paragliding


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

FromStaying Alive in Paragliding

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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.

www.trueadventure.is
www.zipline.is
Released:
May 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Real podcasts for real pilots! Engaging interviews with the world's best paragliding pilots. Expect fun, to-the-point conversations with varying themes, for a motivating, uplifting & educational listening experience. Laugh, learn, be inspired and travel to all corners of the world in your head. Started in Cape Town as a Covid-19 lock-down project by Stef Juncker, owner of Parapax Paragliding (www.parapax.co.za) and competition pilot for 23 years with +-17 000 accident-free flights. Enjoy, and please share far and wide.