Some Useful Iceland-themed YouTube channels

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Whether one is abstractly planning a trip to Iceland or just massaging the idea for the IcelandAir Bad Photographer contest, here are some YouTube channel suggestions, sometimes based on one example from the channel.

RantWoman is amused by a few points:

--All the videos with the word "Mistakes" in the title.

--Advice from everyone not to buy expensive bottled water and shopping at the regular grocery chains, not the big tourist-oriented store in Reykjavik. Also comments about using the city bus from the airport and saving money over lagoon prices by going to the many public pools.

--Very adamant safety culture: no speeding. No drunk driving. No stopping except in designated lookout points to take photos. Park only where authorized. No walkiing on hot lava. Avoid sneaker waves. Do not get too near all kinds of edges of things. TAKE WEATHER WARNINGS SERIOUSLY.  Only 4x4 vehicles are allowed on the F roads, roads not on the ring road.

--Equally consistent culture about cleanliness: NO pooping out of doors. Shower completely nude before entering the various pools. Take shoes off when asked

--Contradictory advice about the Blue Lagoon, staying in Reykjavik...

Rick Steves Iceland

Learn Icelandic in 10 minutes 🇮🇸 Essential Phrases for Tourists Visiting Iceland

or at least an introduction before checking out the next video

Stop Using Google Maps in Iceland. Use This Instead

Info about weather and alerts specific to Iceland.

Note: other videos say use Google Maps to check location of Air BnB

How to Explore Iceland Like a Local (Avoid These 5 Mistakes!)

Skip the Blue lagoon because there are other cool hot springs near by

Visiting Iceland Summer 2026: Travel Guide & Best Local Tips! 🇮🇸

Base in Reykjavik and do day trips

What NOT to Do When Traveling To Iceland | 15 Mistakes To Avoid!

Don't base in Reykjavik.

Waterproof gear

5 Proven Ways to Avoid Crowds in Iceland (Like a Local)

travel in winter

Hidden Gems of Iceland: Avoid the Crowds & See the REAL Iceland!

Iceland Travel Tips: 10 Things You Need to Know (From a Local) 🇮🇸 

5 Mistakes You Make When You Arrive in Iceland    

Car rental, the "Flybus, and PUBLIC TRANSIT. RantWoman loves public transit and does not care that it will take longer. Maybe the Flybus for the first day, but public transit at some point.

The Blue lagoon is on the way from Keplavik airport to downtown Reykjavik but ...

20 Things Tourists in Iceland Learn Too Late

Weather can be even more fearsome than RantWoman previously imagined.

20 Things Tourists in Iceland Learn Too Late

VERY limited public transportation outside Reykjavik. No trains. Only intercity buses. RantWoman is a bus / slow travel nerd and might really enjoy some travel by bus

3 Iceland Itinerary Mistakes That Will Cost You Days

Don't spend too much of your trip at Reykjavik at the beginning.

Don't rush the South Coast islands

The Westman(?) Islands and The PUFFINS.

What will make Ideland unique to Me?

Iceland Itinerary Mistakes 90% of People Don’t Know About

10 Things You Should Never Do in Iceland (Locals Hate It!)

15 Ways to Insult Icelanders (A Guide for Travelers)

FIFA travel advisory

 #FIFA  #FAFO

Probably if RantWoman posts vids like this, YouTube will send RantWoman more FIFA content.

Readers can search on #FIFA or #FIFAWorldCup for other previous posts cataloguing previous videos

RantWoman would SO like to have a president who does not generate the kinds of warnings and boycott threats that President #StableGenius is ginning up.

RantWoman is firing up her transit knowledge bank preparing to have as normal a life as possible. RantWoman is glad to know some other conversations are taking place and is has full confidence in very articulate voices involved. Stay tuned.

The World Cup Ban ⚽🔥 They Tried to Stop Iran - YouTube

If we are VERY lucky RantWoman will also manage enough soccer literacy to at least hold her own for conversations with far more rabid fans. Maybe

Trump FREAKS OUT as MAJOR EVENT COLLAPSES

Germany Drops 2026 World Cup BOMBSHELL — FIFA's 2026 Master Plan Is Falling Apart in Real Time - YouTube

World Cup Mess WORSENS As U.S. Gets Slapped With Travel Warning

Trump's RECKLESS Move Just Destroyed 2026 World Cup Tourism

Vocabulary in case one winds up in a Russian prison

RantWoman posts this purely for lexicographic interest. If Russian prison jargon has no appeal, please feel free to skip the video below.. 

Trigger warning: reference to multiple traumatizing topics

Trevor Noah speaks "American"

 RantWoman is out of town for a few days and leaving clips to make people smile.

Lose weight with CHAIR EXERCISES

 

Useful #exercise jargon

reps = repetitions

sets = groups of repetitions.

Tip: get more fit while watching YouTube.

Also, this YouTube channel has some other items possibly of interest.

RantWoman attempts to replicate some information provided visually but not obvious from the verbal explanation.

The video does not have any terrifying suggestions such as "do three sets of 1- repetitions and do that more than once a day." Instead, RantWoman recommends working up from 5 or 10 reps at a time.

1. Extended a rm raises from touching the knee to shoulder height. The text does not mention overhand / palm down or underhand / palm up. RantWoman can tell the positions work different muscles and would say both versions are probably beneficial.

2, 3. March in place. From seated position, knees bent, thighs parallel to the chair: raise and lower first one knee then the other. Raise arm opposite of the knee being raised. The video shows two versions, one where fists get raised to shoulder level and the second where arms get raised straight overhead.

4. Raise leg, clap under. Alternate with the other leg.

5. Raise leg and reach to touch toe with opposite arm. RantWoman likes the demo because one doesn't have to do it perfectly and the exercise still counts even if one misses their toe.

These 3 Exercises Burn More Belly Fat Than Walking 10,000 steps Ever Will-doctor approved

1.Touch opposite foot from a standing position

2. Elbow to opposite knee, sone sitting down

3. Touch opposite toe from hands clasped behind the head. Also done while seated, legs bent.

For anyone who hasn't noticed: linguistic circumlocutions US style

One of RantWoman's go-to voices about #Russia, Russian culture the #SpecialMilitaryOperation and related topics

Roman is a Russian expat currently living in Portugal. If you like his content, please like, subscribe, pick a financial support option.

And a side of Desi Lydic

Desi Lydic Foxsplains Trump's Iran Not-War | The Daily Show

From Bad Bunny to Don Arcadio

Fast initial commentary about Bad Bunny at the #SuperBowl

Screen size matters. 

RantWoman still does not want a big television in her apartment.  RantWoman saw #BadBunny perform via a very large screen. RantWoman found the production visually confusing. It probably would have been equally confusing viewed from a seat further back from the screen where RantWoman viewed some of the game with slightly more comfortable results.

Honestly, no matter what efforts are made in collaboration between @NFL and @ACBNational about #accessibility, with #SuperBowlLX, as with many other events rich in detail, RantWoman relies A LOT on social media commentary. This does not distress RantWoman. In fact, the discussion helps RantWoman feel included and feeds RantWoman's capacity just to blurt out opinions.

Audio / song:

RantWoman was part of both an in-person conversation and two text chats. English monolinguals were, to put it politely, confused. In RantWoman's case loud chatter made it hard to parse the song.

RantWoman solicited commentary from people in her circle and from one single voice on X. Commenters included two native Spanish speakers and two others with different levels of Spanish fluency. The verdicts: 

Rap is not anyone's most familiar idiom. One commenter observed that probably a string quartet would be an unlikely sell at the Super Bowl

Something was muddy

Many people have trouble understanding song lyrics, especially the first time one hears them.

RantWoman caught "Nunca! Nunca! Nunca! (Never, never, never) as well as a long list of countries in the Americas where futbol means something completely different from the Super Bowl.

On social media, mainly Elon's sandbox:

numerous hashtags

MUCH praise.

Lots of haters in the replies in AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva's feed on X. RantWoman DESPERATELY wishes people would make at least minimal effort to listen about actual culture before spouting opinions RantWoman definitely consider disagreeable or weird at best and generally tiresome and hateful.

Thank GOD, no posts YET from CO rep Lauren Boebert.

A word from an NPR addict

RantWoman has a hard time simulating interest in football, even when the #SeaHawks are winning. After a delicious bowl of turkey chili assembled in fine and ingenious form by some of RantWoman's neighbors, RantWoman fled the watch party and went back to her apartment and NPR.

Latino USA was playing...

La Brega: Campeones | Episode 1 | Who Represents Us? 

La Brega: Campeones | Episodio 1 | ¿Quién nos representa?

And even more delightful if also in the weeds away from the #BenitoBowl, a trip down memory lane to the first college Spanish literature course RantWoman jumped into. RantWoman arrived at college having placed out of the language requirement based on high school Spanish and acutely aware of inability actually to understand anything. So RantWoman jumped into a course with Don Arcadio.about literature of the 17th and 18th centuries. Readers are invited to enjoy both segments above and Prof. Quinones discussion below of Puerto Rican identity.

Arcadio Díaz Quiñones y "El Arte de Bregar" - 22 años después

Do not look at the news. DO NOT look at the news. How about some nice Nondriver eldercare transportation issues.

 

The tree outside
RantWoman's window

Same tree  different day
outside RantWoman's window

It's fashionable for stress relief to tell people to "Touch Grass." It's Seattle. WHO IS ANYONE KIDDING? After atmospheric rivers have innundated parts of WA and less cold hardy souls have made it through a few spectacular days of cold and beautifully clear, Seattle is back to grey skies and heavy mist and need for 100 words to describe Seattle rain.

The tree counts, especially since RantWoman gets tobe deliriously grateful that in the small part of her vision which sort of works, RantWoman can tell the difference between the light and cloud patterns in the two pictures.

RantWoman means it about the title of this post. The list of current news items that could make RantWoman's head explode is too long already. RantWoman may or may not get around to penning her own reflections on 2025, couture, health, technology in general, Twitter or X, and numerous other topics. RantWoman WILL be posting about eldercare and transportation.

Instead RantWoman will be writing about two non-drivers, RantWoman accompanied by Ambassador Thwack and Little Sister in her wheelchair looking for eldercare that provides RantMom a lot more services than simple independent living. HOEPFULLY RantWoman will spare readers both the sordid details of a decrepitating body and at least most of the family emotional landmines. 

Instead expect

--commentary about what kinds of vehicles are easy or difficult for people with different mobility needs to get into or out of.

--consultation about transportation options for candidate locations from multiple trip planners.

--comments from Walk Score, Access Map, and Find a Ride

We will start with one generalized rant: in some respects, Sunday is a GREAT time to visit candidate locations. That is whan bus service is sparsest, so how does life work under that condition.

HOWEVER, probably on NO planet will it be reasonable to try for a tour of three locations via transit on one day unless Irrepressible Nephew can drive his mother around and RantWoman can sync up with one of the people who has issued blank ride offers. RantWoman is not crazy about this option BECAUSE the POINT of demanding to test the get there on transit angle is specifically to evaluate everyday life realities.

STAY TUNED.

Interpreter level knowledge of 9 languages learned while growing up in a Housing project???

RantWoman means to research and fact check a couple points but enough of the story rings true to RantWoman based on educational background and experience that this is a powerful story.

The bias / discrimination angle also rings true.

"I SPEAK 9 LANGUAGES" — Said the Young Black Woman... The Judge Laughed,...

The way the story is told definitely lacks that US English dialect usually called legalese. I assume what actually happened in court as reflected in a transcript would be closer to standard courtroom argot with presentation of credentials by all the professionals serving as witnesses Since specific companies are mentioned, it should be easy to fact check. It would also be interesting to see how the court record reflects the demonstrations of different languages, says someone who has done some legal interpreting.

The story mentions specific companies and legal cases that can probably be easily researched. It also uses language I as someone familiar with dialect issues in different widely spoken languages recognize in professional terms. The way this story is told does not reflect legalese probably used in court proceedings so anyone who doubts the general thrust is free to research further.

But will there be enough snowpack?

RantWoman will try to come back to the question: how on-target was this forecast?

Here’s How Much Snow You’ll Get This Year…

Guess What! Freedom of Speech applies to EVERYONE

Freedom of Speech applies to EVERYONE and is NOT subject to the whims of the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security.

FURIOUS Judge SENDS CHILLING Message to Trump FROM AMERICA

Daily 3I/ALPHA update.

The science is part of the story. So are all the angles framing the story

Comet Atlas Just Split in Two - Scientists Can't Explain Why

3I/Atlas Arrival Date Finally REVEALED

4 Space Telescopes Reveal 3I ATLAS Darkening – A MONSTROUS Red Flag?

3I/ATLAS Just Linked Up With Bizarre Structures, Defying Physics!

Something’s Not Right About 3I/ATLAS - Why Are They Afraid to Release New Data

"Don't take ANY pill not prescribed by a doctor."

Seattle Cartel Leaders ARRESTED — Grenades, Guns & Deadly Fentanyl Seize...

"This Crisis cannot be solved by enforcement alone."

That was fentanyl. Now meet carfentanyl.

Authorities in WA seize pills 100 times more potent than fentanyl

Look. RantWoman defends people's inalienable rights to be REALLY REALLY STUPID and violent and.... RantWoman just would strongly prefer they not do so and appreciates efforts to wipe out the scourge of drug trafficking,.

3I/ATLAS or 3I/ALPHA

What? Never trust the YouTube headlines of the morning? No little green men. No jumping on the TikTok rapture bandwagon? No crashing into Mars? No disappearance. Just low-key presentation of science.

There ARE ways to study and some telescopes will burn their lenses tuned for distance observation if they point at the sun.

Have I been reading 3iIALPHA wrong?

3I/ATLAS Interstellar Comet Update for September 22, 2025

The Closer 3I/ATLAS Is Getting to Mars, The More Alien It Looks | Science For Sleep

US NAVY Now Believe 3I/ATLAS Is Preparing for Arrival Earlier than Expected

NASA’s Shocking Report Reveals New Objects Multiplying Around 3I/ATLAS

NASA ON ALERT: Harvard Astronomers Warn: 3I/ATLAS Is on a Collision Course with Mars

Falcon 9 Just Tried to Intercept 3I/ATLAS… What Happened Next Terrified Mission Control

Not exactly 3I/ALPHA but

3I/Atlas: Crazy Swarm of Comets Approaching!

A Deadly Wave of Giant Comets Just Started Closing In on Earth… What Is Happening?

3I/ATLAS More news!

3I-ATLAS Is Now Doing Something Terrifying — Scientists Say the Unexpected

Michio Kaku: 9 Hidden Objects Discovered Escorting 3I/ATLAS Through Our Solar System!

3I/ATLAS Collision With Mars CONFIRMED — What NASA Saw Will Terrify You!

NASA on Alert: Unprecedented Comet Swarm Approaches - 3I/ATLAS Leads Four Object Formation

Is It A Comet or Alien Technology?

Neil DeGrasse Tyson says aliens are at the bottom of his list of interpretations. Good speculation should trigger more observation.

The FULL STORY of 3I/ATLAS | Everything You Need To Know

"the duty astronomer at an observatory in Chile and letting the global network know."

A lot of fun as the word spreads

Quantum AI Just Simulated 3I/ATLAS — And Confirmed Humanity’s Worst Fear

Just ask AI?

The Object That Will Change Your View of Space Forever

400x Brighter & 200x Bigger Comet Racing Toward 3I/ATLAS

Prepare for 3I/ATLAS! – Track and Image this unique Interstellar Visitor

Amateur astronomyh tips

As of an hour ago

3I/ATLAS Just Did Something Impossible Near Mars

Fascinating events one has no control over

3I/ATLAS is Beginning to Reveal What it Truly Is ☄️ The Countdown Begins...

This still looks like a natural phenomenon

"The comet was the technology?"

Falcon 9 Just Tried to Intercept 3I/ATLAS… What Happened Next Terrified Mission Control

Panic at Harvard & NASA: Secret Models Show 3I/ATLAS Could Slam Into Mars With No Warning

NASA on Alert: Quantum AI CONFIRMS 3I/ATLAS Is NOT Natural...

Interstellar object thriller: 3/I Atlas--and NOT just one of Elon's children.

A wholesome alternative to many other current news timelines.

A HUGE Interstellar Object is Shooting Towards Earth at Extreme Speed 💥 ...

Previously from RantWoman

Adventures of RantWoman: What to expect when 3IAtlas comes by in late October and in March?

Aliens or basic but still poorly understood physics of complex dust plasma?

Most likely just regular physics, but RantWoman has the quaint expectation, based only on clean science fiction, that aliens should arrive in a nice proper vehicle like the Starship enterprise, not in a raggedy trail of dust with high potential to mess up the entire heliosphere. 

And speaking of planetary level upheavals

M8.8 MegaQuake Changed Earth’s Spin, Tilt… and Even Time!

Massive Updates!! Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS Shows Strange New Behavior

Strange Structures Surrounding 3I/ATLAS Revealed as it Begins Glowing Green 🤯

Dark red color but glowing green

BREAKING: James Webb Detects Something Alive Inside 3I/ATLAS—It’s Moving Toward Us

James Webb Telescope CONFIRMS 3I/ATLAS Is Much Bigger Than We Thought

Scientists Just Released a NEW 3I/ATLAS Image — And It Defies Explanation!

AFB Study: Exploring the Use of AI by people with and without disabilities

 

AI Impacts Everyone: Tell Us How You Use It Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live, work, and connect. But is it working for everyone? The American Foundation for the Blind is conducting a study on how people interact with AI. We want to hear from adults with and without disabilities, whether you are an experienced user or not. Your input will help us better understand how AI is being used across different communities. To ensure the depth and accuracy of our findings, we are actively seeking responses from individuals without disabilities. We continue to welcome participation from people with disabilities as an essential part of this research. Who can participate: Adults age 18 and older People with or without disabilities What to expect: Complete a short screening form If you qualify, you’ll receive a survey link within 24 hours The online survey takes 10 to 45 minutes, depending on your AI use You’ll have a chance to win one of twenty $50 gift cards We invite you to share whether you’ve used AI, how you use it, your opinions about it, and any challenges you’ve encountered. To begin, go to: www.afb.org/AISurvey.  Questions? Email: asilverman@afb.org. The survey will close on September 30, 2025. If you have already completed this survey, please disregard this email. Thank you for your participation!

What to expect when 3IAtlas comes by in late October and in March?

Something 1/2 THE SIZE of the SUN has Entered our Solar System 👁️‍🗨️ THI...

Imagine: LabLm will read a bunch of scientific papers aloud.

What can people on Earth expect when this interstellar object passes through the heliosphere?

Does a blind person actually need to interact with the images or is there plenty of information in the narration in spite of "this one here" and "that one there."

complex dusty plasma

Mua Mua

Strange Metal Signatures Detected from 3I/ATLAS as it Begins to GROW a Tail ☄️

Earth Evolution

And for MORE measurements

Energy Analytics

Social Media in Russia today.

Russian Censorship is Getting Bad...