This sculpture is one of many similar pieces of art that can be found in our mystery town. I’ll give you a hint. It’s not located in the United States, so you may need to phone a friend.

The artist is Steinunn Thorarinsdóttir, and her work is featured throughout the world, but a lot of it stays right where she is (the city, not the room).

It’s also where they film LazyTown.

The entire country is known for its beauty and scenic nature, wildlife and travel-disrupting volcanoes.

Also, it’s not nearly as cold as you would think (not that it is balmy). Answer below!

If you guessed Reykjavik, Iceland then you know your travel-disrupting volcanoes! Congratulations.

This post is part of UpTake’s Public Art Series.

Photo: Eric Dickman via Flickr

“What’s out there?” one brother asked the other.

“Dolphins,” he said. “Wild dolphins.”

There was a seal, too.  It bobbed its head in an effort to ward off a pelican; it was a fight to the fish. We saw boats and surfers and the filming of a McDonald’s commercial, complete with fake palm trees stuck in the sand. The dolphins swam parallel to our path, and they, as the boy said, were wild.

It was a family walk along the shore of Point Dume in Malibu, CA.  To the north the waves bent to humor Zuma, and the south stretched somewhere past Santa Monica. The ocean went on forever.

That’s how we spend a weekday afternoon in Southern California. You should try it.

This post is part of the UpTake Friday Family Series.

Photo: W. Honea

Hello, true-believers! It’s time for more traveling and internet fun! Try to contain yourself.

Here’s how it works. People send emails to the contact link in the sidebar, and then we look at them and put our favorites in this list for you, the reader. We also find stuff on the Twitter, which, apparently, all the kids are using. Sometimes we find information on Facebook, but most of the time we just tend our farm and fight ninja zombies.

And that’s how computers work.

Here:

BREAKING: Two Pakistani planes receive bomb threats, via MSNBC

CNN, “What’s next in airport screening?”

To which Time replies, “It’s gotta be the shoes.”

Global Grasshopper lists 10 beautiful spots for autumn vacations.

USA Today wants to know if you would use refilled hotel toiletries?

The Disney Blog reports that Disney Cruise Lines are sponsors of environmental summer camps in the Bahamas.

Gadling reflects on 9/11.

Nerd’s Eye View looks at travel from A to Z.

Disney’s Aulani on Oahu is almost open!

Help Cape Town save the rhinos!

Bondi Beach in Australia is NatGeo’s photo of the week.

Lonely Planet helps you eat elsewhere.

Yahoo! shows that idiot tourists can be from anywhere.

Frommer’s on hurricanes and travel.

And there you have it, fellow travelers — stuff from the internets. Enjoy, and travel safe!

Do you always feel like someone is watching you? Don’t worry, Rockwell, it’s just this seal. Or the Navy Seals, it depends on what you’ve been up to.

See, now the idea of this seal watching you doesn’t seem nearly as creepy! You’re welcome.

Actually, this seal was spotted (Get it? That’s a spotted seal joke! For free!) off the shores of Iceland — most likely by an avid golfer.

This photo is a Wordless Wednesday entry with words. Also, water. Go figure.

Photo: cheesy42 via Flickr