News Tagged with “Islands”

Immerse yourself in nature on a secluded island retreat where you hear nothing except the wind blowing through the grass.

Sleep in a Mongolian Yurt on a magical island in Iceland's largest glacial river

13 May 2017 Hákon Kjalar Hjördísarson decided to make a change to his life and move back to a place of enchanted childhood memories, a tiny island called Traustholtshólmi in the Þjórsá river in Iceland. Now, he offers tours to the island with an overnight stay in a Mongolian Yurt and a delicious wild salmon dinner included.

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Video: Life on a tiny remote island in Iceland

27 Mar 2017 "I don‘t feel as though I‘m isolated here, it doesn‘t annoy me. If the weather is bad I can‘t go anywhere but that‘s just fine. It doesn‘t bother me at all," says Svavar Baldursson, farmer on the island of Vigur in the straits of Ísafjörður in the West Fjords.

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Netta, the winner of Eurovision last Saturday.

Over five thousand Icelanders sign petition to boycott Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Over five thousand Icelanders have in the last 24 horus signed a petition to demand that Iceland boycott the Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Israel in 2019 by not taking part.

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Lake Þingvallavatn.

Two tourists rescued from Lake Þingvallavatn

The lake is extremely cold and can be very dangerous as cramping rapidly occurs when people fall in.

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Elliðarárdalur valley in Reykjavik.

Elliðarárdalur valley to be declared protected area?

The Elliðarárdalur valley in Reykjavik has a salmon river flowing through it and is a popular woodland area for walks and recreation. Now the friends of Elliðaárdalur valley society want to make the area a protected one.

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The hotel will be constructed into the mountain thus merging with the landscape.

Mountain baths to open in South Iceland

A new bathing area and hotel named Fjallaböðin in Reykholt, an area of geothermal heat in South Iceland, is set to open with construction beginning next year.

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Páll Óskar, one of Iceland's most beloved singers and contender of Eurovison 1997 urges Icelanders to boycott the contest in Israel.

Over twenty thousand Icelanders now want to boycott Eurovision Song Contest in Israel

Over twenty thousand Icelanders have now signed the petition set up on Monday to demand that Iceland boycott the Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Israel in 2019 by not taking part.

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