Haldur's quiz

Haldur Gislufsson had enough of the dreary October weather in Vienna and went on vacation to an undisclosed location. From there, he is regularly sending clues about his whereabouts.

Can you find out where Haldur is? If you find the exact name of the village, you can win one of three autographed Haldur fan postcards, signed by Haldur himself. If you think you know Haldur's location, send an e-mail to Horst via the mailto link on his blog or at the bottom of this page. Submissions must include an explanation of how you drew your conclusions from Haldur's hints. As of October 11th you only have two guesses, so if you're not entirely sure, just wait one more day for the next hint.

Haldur said about this quiz: "This is not like Horst's previous quiz; instead think of it as a puzzle. I will give you various pieces of the puzzle, and at some point you may or may not see the whole picture. So far I have given you just two pieces. You may need further pieces, and you need to combine the information from the pieces until you can actually see something."

It may therefore be a good idea to wait a while until you have enough clues. Every day, a new clue will be added.

So far the following clues have been revealed:

Date	What Haldur said	Picture (click to enlarge)
5 October	Horst: "Haldur sends this picture and says he's sorry he can't write anything today. He was so tired of the dreary weather in Vienna that he boarded an aeroplane and left for an undisclosed location on Saturday. [...] The first clue is just this picture, and I'm not sure if this is much help. I can just about see Haldur's dolphin in the lower left corner, but apart from that I can't see much because of the bright sun."
7 October	Haldur: "I'm sitting in an Internet café at a yet undisclosed location. Suffice it to say that I'm enjoying the sun, the sea, and pleasant temperatures of 29°C. I sent Horst a picture that I took recently and he promised to upload it to this link. It contains the second of a number of hints where I am. [...] I'm signing off now; more hints will be coming if you need them -- back to the beach!"
8 October	Haldur: "The people here are friendly, but something in their behaviour indicates that many of them have never seen a moose before. Also, I'm having trouble finding my staple food, elk grass. The stuff they have here (picture 1) is not bad, but tastes a bit intense, so I will be looking for alternatives soon. The stuff that the locals eat (picture 2) is mostly non-vegetarian, so I'm having a problem there, too."
9 October	Haldur: "As I grew a bit sick of the local herbs, I had pizza today, which was a bit of a disappointment, probably because it's not an indigenous dish. But what am I telling you — if you are quick-witted and good with search tools, you have by now pinpointed my location to an area not larger than 300 km in diameter anyway, and you know this already. If you have a very twisted way of thinking, today's picture might result in just a handful of places where I could be."
10 October	Haldur: "First of all I'd like to let you know that the animal on yesterday's picture is not a capricorn, but an animal that only lives in this area. Second, there's today's picture of a very peculiar fountain — certainly something that Roy would rather not see at the moment. It's located in a small town that's less than 30 minutes (by car) away from where I'm staying."
11 October	Horst: "Haldur just sent this picture today, without any comment."
12 October	Haldur: "If I ever become an artist, I sure want to look like the guy on today's picture. He [...] is a famous local musician, and I wanted to go to the concert that is announced here, only to find out that it was already one month ago. If only I understood this strange language! More music by the man can be found on his official website."
13 October	Haldur: "Rented a car today and drove around this island. Boy, speeding along these narrow mountain roads sure is fun!! I never knew that a Fiat Panda could go this fast, but then what do you expect from a car that's rented from a company named after an Italian race course... and those people look at me as if they've never seen a moose drive a car. Odd."
15 October	Haldur: "A few people demanded one more hint. Well, I hope this clarifies a few things."
17 October	The deadline for submissions is October 17th, 23:59 hrs CET DST.
18 October	Haldur will return from his holiday on the 18th of October and will reveal where he was. He will also give a detailed listing of all the hints hidden in his messages and pictures.

If you know Haldur's exact location (name of the village), mail it to Horst via the mailto link at the bottom of this page. Please note that submissions must include an explanation of how you drew your conclusions from Haldur's hints. As of October 11th, every participant has only two guesses, so be careful what you write and be sure it's well researched.

The solution to the quiz can be found here.