31 Jan 2017A member of the Icelandic national tae kwon do team was unable to fly to the US for a championship because of Trump's travel ban and executive order on immigration. Meisam Rafiei is an Icelandic citizen but was born in Iran.
30 Jan 2017Cold and dark winter doesn’t in any way discourage Icelander’s love of ice cream. Winter frost can even add to the experience, there is just something about enjoying a cone filled with soft serve ice cream in the freezing cold.
29 Jan 2017Iceland is a country of many wonders. There are a however some things raise the eyebrows of tourists travelling in Iceland. Here is a list of twenty top strange and awesome facts about Iceland.
28 Jan 2017Matbar is a new restaurant which opened last night in Hverfisgata in the centre of Reykjavik. Hverfisgata has enjoyed a new lease of life in this last year.
23 Jan 2017Iceland is united in grief today. A body of a young woman, Birna Brjánsdóttir, was discovered on a desolate beach on Sunday after she had been missing for over a week. Such murder cases are rare in a country with one of the world's lowest crime rates and a population of 330 thousand people. The sinister unfolding of events this past week have an uncanny resemblence to Nordic Noir fiction.
19 Jan 2017Two men, crew members of the Polar Nanoq, have been placed in a two week long police custody on suspicion of criminal behaviour in conjunction with the disappearance of Birna Brjánsdóttir. Both men deny charges.
19 Jan 2017Nothing has yet appeared in the extensive investigation on the disappearance of Birna Brjánsdóttir to shed light on where she is. Three crew members of the Polar Nanoq trawler were arrested yesterday and police have demanded that they remain in police custody.
18 Jan 2017Yes you read it right, there is an Icelandic beer called Hrútskýrir, which translates as mansplaining. It’s a seasonal beer brewed for Þorri, and should go nicely with all the delicacies of the season as it is both sour and salty.
17 Jan 2017Tips from a (gluten free) local on what you have to know if on a gluten free diet and travelling in Reykjavik, Iceland, a country that’s not all too familiar with the phenomenon.
17 Jan 2017Winter is at its most bleak in January and February in Iceland. If you're in the capital city here are a few pointers on how Reykjavik cool cats dress for style AND warmth.
16 Jan 2017A student at the University of Iceland was told to leave the pool in the small town of Akranes on Saturday for swimming without a bikini top. Apparently the town of Akranes isn't quite with it on the Free the Nipple revolution that took place in Iceland two years ago.
13 Jan 2017A tourist died in the dangerous waves at Kirkjufjara, which forms part of Reynisfjara beach last Monday. Even so, just days later, tourists are not reading the warning signs at the beach and when our reporter visited the beach yesterday, many of them were actually playing in the waves, laughing, totally oblivious to the danger.
12 Jan 2017Tour guides and security experts think there is a great need to improve security at Reynisfjara and Kirkjufjara beaches in South Iceland. A tourist died there on Monday, the third such death over the space of a few years.
4 Jan 2017Iceland is renowned for its nature, and a great way to enjoy it is to go fishing. Salmon fishing is very popular in Iceland and there are a few absolutely stunning rivers for that. Here is a list of our favourite rivers, with no regard to the price!
2 Jan 2017There is a seminar on how to build a traditional Icelandic turf house every summer in Skagafjörður, North Iceland. Participants take part in restoring Tyrfingsstaðir, a local farm deserted in 1969.
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