Posted on 07 February 2012. Tags: culture, france, heritage, history, Iceland, renovation
Virðing hf. has, in partnership with other investors, completed a contract for the renovation of historic buildings in Fáskrúðsfjörður; the east Iceland village with strong ties to France.
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Posted in Business, Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Travel
Posted on 06 February 2012. Tags: Glacier Lagoon, Iceland tour, iceland travel, jokulsarlon, Jokulsarlon Tour, vatnajokull, Vatnajokull Iceland, Vatnajokull Tour
The Iceland travel and tour provider, Bustravel will be offering daily tours to Europe’s biggest glacier,
Vatnajökull and the glacier lagoon, Jökulsárlón this summer as part of its services.
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Posted in Iceland, Leisure, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: Hotel in Downtown Reykjavik, Hotel in Reykjavik, Reykjavik Art Festival, Reykjavik Hotel, Summer events in Reykjavik
Hotel Odinsve, a popular
hotel in downtown Reykjavik, is preparing to accommodate a vast amount of visitors in Iceland for this year’s cultural summer events, including the Reykjavik Art Festival, and the National Day of Iceland.
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Posted in Art, Business, Culture, General, Iceland, International, Leisure, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: Iceland, january, tourism, visit, winter
Foreign visitors to Iceland have never numbered higher in the month of January than this year.
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Posted in Business, Iceland, International, Leisure, MBL, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: danmarks radio, Denmark, DR, exposé, India, textiles
India has stopped issuing visas to journalists of Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, due to a 2010 documentary focusing on working conditions within the country’s textile industry.
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Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics, Technology, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: Car Hire Iceland, Car Rental Iceland, Iceland 4x4, Iceland 4x4 Hire, Iceland 4x4 Rental, Iceland Car Hire 4x4, Iceland Drive, Iceland Jeep, Iceland Jeep Rental, Iceland Self Drive, Iceland Self Drive Tour, Iceland tour
With
self drive tours in Iceland becoming ever increasing popular, ASKJA car rental is offering Jeep 4x4 car hire in order to give visitors freedom and flexibility when travelling around ‘the land of fire and ice’.
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Posted in Iceland, Leisure, Travel
Posted on 03 February 2012. Tags: coast guard, engineering, Iceland, rolls royce, Thor
Iceland's brand new coastguard patrol ship, Þór - the biggest in the country and the service's new flagship; has developed a persistent vibration in one of its engines and will likely need to go overseas for repair.
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Posted in General, Iceland, International, MBL, Norway, Technology, Travel
Posted on 02 February 2012. Tags: antarctica, beserk, expedition, new zealand, Norway, sailing
The Norwegian captain of the ill-fated ‘Beserk’ expedition is being hunted by New Zealand authorities as he allegedly makes his second attempt to reach Antarctica.
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Posted in General, International, MBL, Norway, Travel
Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Accommodation Iceland, Golden Circle, Golden Circle Iceland, Golden Circle Tour, Guest Houses in Iceland, Iceland Hotel, Luxury Accommodation Iceland, Luxury Country, Luxury Country Hotel
The newly renovated Grímsborgir
Guest Houses in Iceland, just a 45-minute drive from the capital, Reykjavík, is now open and catering for the Golden Circle tour route; Þingvellir, Gullfoss, and Geysir.
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