11 Sep 2015Icelandic artist, actress and model India Salvör Muenez has become the face of fashion label French Connection for its winter/fall campaign.
31 Aug 2015As a consequence of statements by Icelandic Minister for Social Affairs and Housing, Eygló Harðardóttir urging all Icelanders to make a contribution towards assisting refugees in Iceland, a Facebook page of goodwill towards refugees was set up. A great number of Icelanders are pledging to offer help to Syrian refugees.
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 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.
6 Aug 2015The Dunkin' Donuts mania continues in Reykjavik and an hour ago, one hundred people were standing in line for a taste of the famous doughnuts.
27 Jul 2015Some 5,000 sheep died this spring in Iceland in baffling circumstances. The latest theory is that the deaths were caused by sulphur released by the Holuhraun volcanic eruption.
20 Jul 2015July is a period more usually associated in Iceland with the midnight sun. This weekend, however, inland areas of the country were treated instead to summer snow.
16 Jul 2015"It could snow in the highlands this weekend but there won't be any opportunities to go skiing next week," says Birta Líf Kristinsdóttir at the Iceland Met Office when asked about the weather outlook this weekend.
12 Jul 2015Without doubt the cornerstone of Icelandic social activities and gatherings are the hot tubs and swimming pools, located in all major towns and throughout rural areas of the country.
6 Jul 2015Images by Canadian photographer Stan Klasz, published on the Stuck in Iceland travel blog capture Iceland in a rather unique way. They are dark, brooding and dramatic, and Klasz says that Iceland should be considered a natural wonder of the world.
2 Jul 2015Iceland leaves writer and former editor in chief of Titanic, Oliver Maria Schmitt, stone cold. According to Schmitt, Iceland is as dead as the German Democratic Republic and Icelanders are delusional, conceited and arrogant.
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