15 Aug 2015A new company called Haf og Land in Hofsós, north Iceland, offers sailing trips in the picturesque fjord of Skagafjörður. The owner of the company,Haf og Land, is Ingvar Daði Jóhannsson who lives in Hofsós with his partner, Barbara Wenzl, a horse trainer and moved to Iceland from Austria some 17 years ago.
14 Aug 2015The annual Reykjavik Bacon Festival will be taking place for the fifth time tomorrow in Reykjavik, on Saturday August 15th on central Skólavörðustígur. The slogan for the festival is Bacon for everyone, bacon makes your life better.
14 Aug 2015Artist and musician Steinunn Eldflaug Harðardóttir has made quite a name for herself as DJFlugvél og Geimskip, which translates to DJ Airplane and Spaceship. She plays out-of-this world music that's unlike anything you've ever heard before and is hosting an ocean inspired release concert at Húrra on Saturday.
13 Aug 2015The Reykjavik Marathon takes place on August 22nd, on the same day as Culture Night, and participants all run to support their chosen cause. One participant is Elfa Björk Sturludóttir, a friend of Guðjón Óli, a three year-old multi- disabled boy who is running with a group of supporters to raise money to make his life a little easier.
12 Aug 2015Strong winds and heavy rain is expected this afternoon and the Iceland Met Office has made a note for people to cancel their barbecue parties and to secure their trampolines today. It seems that Reykjavik locals are mostly worried about what will happen to the constant queue at the recently opened Dunkin'Donuts if a storm hits.
9 Aug 2015In 88 Stories Around Iceland, writer Ármann Reynisson offers his readers a unique glimpse into Icelandic society and the past. His stories cover a variety of topics set in the countryside and the towns alike, exploring the country's people, animals and natural wonders. Reynisson has kindly permitted Iceland Monitor to publish a couple of the stories for the next three consecutive weekends.
7 Aug 2015Irish seal specialist, Dr.Susan C.Wilson has said to mbl.is that the practice of killing a captive seal pup for fodder is totally unheard of and that it would have cost virtually nothing to release the pup back into the wild. She says that the Reykjavik Zoo and Family Park showed complete disrespect for an animal kept in captivity.
6 Aug 2015Icelandair, in cooperation with Icelandair Hotels and Nine Worlds travel agency, is launching a new and exclusive way of enjoying a short stopover in Iceland on your journey between North America and Europe – the Incredible Stopover.
5 Aug 2015Guðmundur Róbert Schmidt, one of the two hundred people who waited in line for Dunkin' Donuts to open this morning, is now selling the card he received as being one of the first customers. The card entitles its owner to a box of doughuts every week for a whole year.
31 Jul 2015The first weekend in August is a three day weekend (as the Monday is a national holiday), and is full of live with all sorts of festivals happening all over the place.
29 Jul 2015Verslunarmannahelgin is the most eventful weekend in Iceland. There are festivals all over Iceland, this is a weekend where you go out and meet people and have fun, in one way or another.
27 Jul 2015CEO of Hvalur, Kristján Loftsson, has told Australian media that, far from opposing whaling, the country should begin hunting the “nuisance” animals itself.
