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Adventures of Link: About Those Deals in Iceland

So, yes, Iceland is on sale, and the country is facing some scary financial turmoil. But don't get the idea that it's all money riots and Wild West shootouts, says one Icelander in The Guardian:

Our currency might be in trouble and that hits us hard, our pay has been significantly devalued by rising costs, our stock exchange is still closed--but the foundations are still stable.

And despite what is written in the London tabloids, we still go to work every day, receive our salaries, pay our bills and gather in the pub in the evenings.

But there's the rub: Lost in all the hype that the króna is now super cheap--if you're buying it with dollars--is that prices will likely shoot up over the next couple months. So if you really do want to check out Iceland on the cheap, get to booking those tickets now.

Related Stories:
· Icelandair Winter Sale [Official Site]
· Frozen Out [The Guardian]
· Iceland on Sale for Next Year [BT]
· Arthur Frommer's Financial Crisis Travel Checklist [Frommer's]
· Iceland's Economy Turning to Tourism [Gadling]

[Photo of Iceland: ajagendorf25]