18 Feb 2022Travel experts from the booking service Culture Trip (theculturetrip.com) list the Húsafell Giljaböð (Húsafell Canyon Baths) in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland, as one of the World’s Greatest Travel Experiences for 2022.
15 Oct 2021Plans were announced yesterday to build an experience park in the town of Borgarnes, West Iceland, based on the children’s TV series LazyTown and on the history of Borgarnes.
20 May 2020About 15 hectares (37 acres) of a moss-covered lava field in Norðurárdalur valley, West Iceland, were severely damaged by wildfire the night before last.
20 Mar 2019The Snæfellsnes Peninsula is renowned for beautiful nature and charming villages. There are many things to do and see there, and most of them can be covered in a day trip from Reykjavik, even in winter.
8 Dec 2018A new manmade hot geothermal pool was opened at Langisandur beach by the town of Akranes in West Iceland today. The pool is called Guðlaug, which is both a woman's name or can mean "the pool of god."
8 Aug 2018The small town of Grundarfjörður, perched on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula now boasts of a fine dining restaurant with a wonderful view.
14 Jun 2018 The pack ice that is reaching the West Fjords is bringing with it the danger of polar bears. TF-SYN, the National Coastguard helicopter has been dispatched to the area to look for possible polar bears who can of course be extremely dangerous.
2 Dec 2017A frail Sea-Eagle was rescued in West-Iceland on Thursday by professional outdoorsman and Icelandic Snapchat star, Snorri Rafnsson. See the video of the dramatic capture.
31 Aug 2017Slowly is a micro-travel agency and coffee shop in Stykkishólmur in West Iceland. It's owned by friends María Jónasdóttir, known as Mæsa, and Theódóra Matthíasdóttir, known as Theó.
21 Jun 2017 Guðrún Helga Árnadóttir who lives in the town of Borgarnes in West Iceland says that two French tourists knocked on her front door and asked to stay the night. She said no as she didn't know them and found this uncomfortable.
14 Jun 2017From next Monday and during summer, a ferry will ride between the centre of Reykjavik and the centre of Akranes three times a day. The ride is aimed at locals travelling for work or school, or tourists on a day trip.
13 Jun 2017Fire caught in moss in Snæfellsjökull National Park in West Iceland, most likely caused by a lit cigarette someone threw away. The moss was dry and the fire spread quickly.
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