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William Crawford with his two daughters, Bryce and Shannon on the morning of the terrible accident in Iceland.

Iceland hot spring burn victim tells his story

28 Nov 2017 William Crawford was holidaying with his two daughters in Iceland last year when he had a terrible accident at the Secret Lagoon in South Iceland. He fell into a hot spring by the side of the pool and suffered burns over the majority of his body. Now, one year later, on his road to recovery, he wishes to express his eternal gratitude to the people who helped him in Iceland.

Children and adults alike love the art of leaf bread making.

Icelandic Leaf Bread Workshop on Viðey Island!

24 Nov 2017 On Sunday 26th November, Margrét Sigfúsdóttir, the Head of Hússtjórnarskólinn – a local school of Icelandic culinary arts and crafts – will be teaching guests at Viðey island the art of making traditional Icelandic leaf bread (laufabrauð).

Luxair will be flying to Iceland in May and June next year.

Luxair flies to Iceland next summer

12 Nov 2017 Airline Luxair have decided to commence direct flights to Iceland next summer, once per week on Wednesdays in May and June.

Árbæjarsafn museum is very popular with children.

Half term at Icelandic schools begins today

19 Oct 2017 Today heralds the beginning of a short mid-term holiday for children all around Iceland which ends on Tuesday.

Krauma is designed to fit perfectly in with the natural surroundings.

New natural pool to open in West Iceland

8 Oct 2017 A new natural pool for bathing in will be opening next to Deildartunguhver hot spring in Reykholtsdalur, West Iceland at the end of October. Around 50 to 60 thousand visitors are expected to visit the nature pool annually.

From the Imagine Peace Tower ceremony last year.

Yoko Ono will attend the Illumination of the Imagine Peace Tower

5 Oct 2017 Yoko will be paying her annual visit to Iceland this October, to signal the illumination of Imagine Peace Tower in memory of John Lennon on Monday 9th October - his birthday. The illumination will be at 9 pm.

Tourists can drive to Jökulsárlón without problems but it's impossible to drive onwards to Höfn.

Road no.1 still closed between Höfn and Jökulsárlón

1 Oct 2017 The Ring Road is closed at Steinavötn in Southeast Iceland, between Jökulsárlón and Höfn. It is not possible to pass at the junction and there is no other route. No bypass is possible, except driving all the way around Iceland states the Iceland Road Administration.

The view from Fosshótel Reykjavik is across the bay, surrounding mountains and Reykjavik harbour.

Rooms with a view: The new Fosshótel Reykjavik

9 Sep 2017 With large, comfortable, modern rooms, this recent addition to the Fosshótel chain in Reykjavik offers a perfect getaway for couples, families, groups of friends or business associates.

Traffic closures for the Tour of Reykjavik last year.

Traffic disrupted Saturday and Sunday morning in Reykjavik due to bicycle race

8 Sep 2017 Bike race Tour of Reykjavik takes place this weekend with over 1000 contestants departing from Laugardalur on Saturday and on Sunday.

Austrian tourists threatened with police when they pitch up tent in Reykjavik

5 Sep 2017 Three tired Austrian tourists arriving late in the night to Iceland decided to camp overnight at Rauðavatn lake in a suburb of Reykjavik. This morning an angry lady told them to leave because she had called the police.

Rain doesn't deter tourists from visiting Þingvellir

4 Sep 2017 Þingvellir, the historic site of Europe's first parliament, or althing, is also one of the most magnificent areas of natural beauty in Iceland. Thousands of tourists visit Þingvellir every year.

A rainy week ahead in Reykjavik

4 Sep 2017 Winter may not be coming quite yet, but autumn is underway with a week of lots of very wet weather.

A screenshot from a video by tourist Reneé Green who witnessed the huge rocks falling at Seljalandsfoss.

Seljalandsfoss closed due to rock slide

3 Sep 2017 Police in South Iceland have, in cooperation with landowners, closed off the walking path at one of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions, Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland.

People enjoying the warm weather in Grasagarðurinn in Laugardalur park, Reykjavik.

Warm temperatures ahead

29 Aug 2017 Autumn may be here but Iceland's enjoying a mild spell. Temperatures are expected to reach 20 degrees this week in some parts of the country.

Borgarfjörður eystri: "Nothing remains but a bank"

21 Aug 2017 The only convenience store in the village of Borgarfjörður eystri in Iceland’s Eastern Region will close on the 1st of September. The managers of the store, Eyrin, say that they can’t continue their business while losing money. Villagers say this is a great loss for the community as the next store is 70 kilometers away.