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CV
Fridrik Asmundsson Brekkan
Free-lance tourist guide, interpretor and consultant.
In addition
to former employment I have been a tour guide in Iceland and many other countries.
1968-1969 With Kodak AB, Stockholm,
Sweden
1970-1971 Tour guide - Gran Canaria, Spain
1971-1972 Tour guide - Mallorca, Spain
1973-1978
Icerescue inc, rescue -and ambulace equipment import.
1975-1978 Tour guide - Portugal and Tenerife,Spain
1978
Work at Reykjavík City Hospital
1978-1979 University studies - Gothenburg, Sweden.
1978-1979 Interpretor
- Gothenburg Immigrant Bureau.
1979-1982 Director - Social Services, Sauðárkrókur,Iceland.
1982-1989 American Embassy, Public Affairs Assistant. (USIS), Reykjavik, Iceland
1990-1992 Travel consultant -
Iceland and abroad.
1993-1995 Royal Embassy of Sweden, Reykjavík-Commercial affairs and translator
1996-1997
Embassy of Finland. Secretary and translator. Reykjavik, Iceland
1997- to date. Consultant and tour leader.
Languages:
Icelandic-English-Swedish-Danish-Norwegian-German-Spanish-Italian-French.
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To
make your stay a great experience.
Letters:
To:Fridrik -and with apologies to his family for stealing
him away from his duties to take care of us.
Many,many thanks for making Iceland a lovely and awesome country!!!
Charlie
and Anne Wood, USA.
Your prompt service saved both time and money, thank you!
S.D
Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Thank you for all the extra stops during our Iceland voyage. We especially liked the attention that you showed us
at the Mývatn bird-lake in North Iceland. You live in Iceland and can enjoy Iceland always, but we come only once in
a lifetime, and we were so happy that you understood and appreciated that fact!!
Britta and Karl Nilsson, Sweden.
PLEASE CHECK THE OTHER FOUR PAGES....!!
Obrigado,
obrigado, obrigado PETROBRAS, Brazil.
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Dear Fridrik,
I think your website is terrific,
I will list it in our brochure.
You may want to add the following excerpts to your website. In the past years we have asked
our Iceland travelers to rate your services from 1 to 10.
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10+ Very friendly and considerate. Outstanding knowledge.
- Gladys Evan.
10-10-10-10. A perfect guide and a friend. So very helpful with a wry sense of humour. So knowledgeable!!
- Jo W.
15 out of 10! Couldn´t have been better - personable, politically aware, interested in each of us. - Wendy
M.
Exceptional, wonderful and considerate - Geri Whitley.
He is a remarkable man and very informative. We DID
learn a lot! - Jean Priest
Most interesting and pleasant. His tours were full of informative information about Iceland´s
past and present, the government, industry...spiced by a good sense of humor. - Robin Hawkins.
10+ - The greatest!
So knowledgeable, comfortable and helpful in every way. - Edith G.
Personable, knowledgeable and keen wit. - Jack
and Alisa
Best regards
Kelly Erwood Enright, Director of Operations
TRAVEL CONCEPTS INTERNATIONAL INC.
Placerville,
California. USA.
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Relax
- explore - contemplate
A happy group at the Skógar museum.
The Skógar folk museum is on Highway one - the ring
road, about two hours drive East from Reykjavík. At Skógar there is a summer hotel, one year round hotel, a youth hostel and
a camping facility. The magnificent Skógafoss waterfall is nearby and the possibility to go snowmobiling on the Mýrdalsjökull
glacier.
Many people hike from Skógar over the mountain heading North towards the Thórsmork glacial park. It is an
awesome hike and fairly easy to accomplish during the course of one day in good weather.
Highway one is paved and well
maintained.
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Crossing
unbridged rivers can be fun and adventurous but when you drive in Iceland you should check inland road conditions. You can
get help with this at the local tourist information and car rental offices.
If you have a jeep and come to a river
or a stream like the one above, WAIT for someone else to come and accompany you over. During the summer season the wait is
usually short and people will be happy to have company and are willing to help out if you are in trouble.
NEVER DRIVE
outside of the marked roads. Respect nature and remember never to collect flowers or rocks within the nature reserve areas.
The availability of flowers is limited and nature is fragile..
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COMMENTS.
Thank you for taking god care of us on the recent Company Trip. Your knowledge and expertise of Icelandic Culture
must be second to none.
Yours Sincerely
Peter Hansford
I thoroughly enjoyed our excursion.
I shall return.
Lord Craigavon, House of Lords, London,England.
Your thoroughness and attention to detail
was impressive.
Berlinische Lebensversicherung, Berlin, Germany.
Thanks for a great job, as always.
B.R,
Time4Media Inc, New York,USA.
Grazie Mille,
Impeccable service for twenty seven years on the salmon rivers
of Iceland.
Elmino, Antonio, Giovanni,
Milano, Italy.
Muchas gracias,
You made our long in planning
family tour of Iceland a true adventure and a learning experience. Our children want to come back next year already.
The
Valero family, Sevilla, Spain.
Many thanks for a perfect week.
The Directors of the Svenska Landstingsforbundet.
(Federation of Swedish Local Governments)
I much enjoyed our three day trip to Greenland, wonderful scenery.
T.Yamamoto, Kobe, Japan
Gracias.
Thanks for your humour and good leadership.
Sandra, Chile. Thanks a million. Your INCREDIBLE ability of foreseeing the
"inevitable" is and has been a major asset to our company. We believe in you and thank you for all your help.
J.Steiger, USA
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Rifts, canyons, gorges everywhere. Thank you for finding these wonderful places nearby the main roads, that we would have missed otherwise. Anne and Frank Macetti
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Will lead tours and take assignments to most countries of the
world.
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Total relaxation and total cultural experience: The Canarias. In Tenerife and the canarias in general there are many great places to stay and seek information and to name
a few please check in to: www.parquelasflores.com www.turismodecanarias.com www.losrealejos.es www.siampark.net www.loroparque.com www.ranchotexaslanzarote.com www.nowinterblues.com Tenerife is in my view a continent on its own and you can spend ages exploring the island and the other
islands using Tenerife as a base. You can easily rent a car from the various car rentals available drive around the island
in one full day and explore many sights on the way. If you reside in the south of Tenerife you can go to the west and either
up over the winding roads or take the lower one to Icod de los Vinos, Los Realejos , Puerto de la Cruz, Tacoronte, La Laguna,
Santa Cruz and take the motorway back to the south. Please do not be afraid to explore the small communities on the way. Stop
and visit the local squares and sit on a bench and savour the local atmosphere. Please note that many mountain roads are winding
and there might be delays if you happen to drive behind freight trucks hauling tomatoes and bananas. From Los Christianos you have the ferry to La Gomera. There are excellent air connections between all the islands
and ferries as well in some places. Explore Lobos an island between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. Explore the wonderful island
of Graciosa with the boat from Orzola in Lanzarote. Hierro is also a great place, go and visit the small village of Sabinosa
in the north of the island or just spend some time in Valverde. La Palma is one of
the musts if you have some extra days. The well known astronomy institute on the top and the hills and forests down below
provide excellent hiking. Gran Canaria has many good things to offer as well.
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