10 AugThe Eastern region is very dear to Ragnhildur Aðalsteinsdóttir. She grew up in Vaðbrekka in Hrafnkelsdalur Valley, then lived in Fellabær during high school, before moving to Reykjavík in her twenties. She says she is quite good at visiting her childhood memories, and most of her family still lives in the East. She rejoices with those who have yet to experience coming to Stórurð hiking trails for the first time.
21 JulÖrn Árnason, actor and guide, is a great storyteller. One of his favorite stories from the Icelandic historical lore is the story of Berserkjabraut on Snæfellsnes. When Örn is guiding foreign visitors, he often goes there.
19 JulAlmost 1,200 competitors are enrolled in the International Bike Race The Rift, which begins at Hvolsvöllur tomorrow, Saturday. The race will take place on the 200-kilometre route the competitors will cover. The vast majority of the competitors are from abroad, and about half of them have participated before. According to the weather forecast, weather gods will be on the team with the cyclists.
26 JunThe US astrophysicist and science celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson visited the geothermal exhibition at the Hellisheiðarvirkjun power plant, and the exhibition’s employees were delighted.
12 JunThe American tourist Steve Stark and his family were quite taken back when they drove on a road that had been constructed over the newly flowing lava from the Sundhnúkagígar crater row volcano.
4 JunThe eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row does not seem to stop tourists from visiting the Blue Lagoon. When mbl.is journalists arrived around noon yesterday, there were a few tourists in the area.
19 AprIcelandic nature was the most influential factor in foreign tourists’ decision to visit Iceland in 2022. 97% of respondents in the Icelandic Tourist Board survey said nature had a major or partial influence on their decision to travel to Iceland. Interest in the Arctic was also an important factor (84.6%) and in outdoor related activities (79.9%).
18 AprThe nuclear-powered submarine USS New Hampshire is currently seen by some living in Suðurnes on the Reykjanes peninsula from their living room window. This is the fourth service-based visit of an American submarine to the country.
10 Mar 2024Ragnhildur Auður Mýrdal is a 22-year-old law student of the University of Iceland and she likes nothing better than to travel. She loves adventure and has traveled a lot both in Iceland and in other countries. She loves traveling in nature and the Icelandic Highlands are one of her favorites.
17 Feb 2024American tourists who mbl.is spoke to when they came out of the Blue Lagoon yesterday said that the experience was unique. Vincent and Heidi from the US said they were disappointed that they had not seen the eruption.
1 Feb 2024“I have never in my 25 years in this service had to endure threats like these, which are still ongoing with e-mails coming in,” says Helgi Magnús Gunnarsson, deputy state prosecutor, who has endured repeated threats by a man who was charged and convicted of various offenses in 2022.
26 Jan 2024The plan was that the residents of Grindavík could make their way to Grindavík today but that will not be the case, according to Víðir Reynisson, the director of civil protection.
