Happy Health Market opens in Reykjavik
The Happy Health Market opened its doors in downtown Reykjavik last week on Skólastræti 1. The market is the city’s first open air market and will be ...
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Strippers, stay home
The country which voted in the world’s first female president has gone even further in the cause of feminism. Iceland recently introduced a package of...
German tourist lands monster halibut
A German visitor put locals to shame when he hauled in a halibut weighing 175 kilograms and measuring 240 centimetres. The tourist, Andre Rosset, caug...
French ‘graveyard of dreams’ claims Icelandic swimmer
Last week, Icelandic swimmer, Benedikt Hjartarson, was forced to abandon his attempt to cross the English Channel without any support. After being in ...
Traffic deaths dip
New statistics released recently indicate that traffic deaths in Iceland from January to June have set a record this year. So far in 2007, there have ...
Thórsson takes on top 100 peaks in Iceland
Thorvaldur Thórsson, a prominent Icelandic mountaineer, has announced his intention to climb the top 100 peaks in Iceland this year. On June 19, Thórs...
Angling on the increase in the Westfjords
The Westfjords are heating up this summer with experts estimating that over 2,000 tourists will visit the region for sea-angling alone. Two new tour c...
Safn Gallery displays two new exhibitions
Iceland may be known to many as the land of fire and ice, but it is also a land of excellent art installations. Two new exhibitions recently opened in...