Tourists Increasingly Negative Towards Tourist Heavy Areas in Iceland
In a report on the tolerance limit of tourists made by Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, shows that ...
3 tonnes of plastic cleaned from West Fjords Nature Reserve
Volunteers from the organisation Cleaner Hornstrandir (Hreinni Hornstrandir) in the West Fjords did their annual cleaning the other day and collected ...
Mosfellsbær residents find dead trout in polluted Varmá river
Something nasty is going on in the town of Mosfellsbær, situated about 15 minutes drive from downtown Reykjavík. Since June, the residents have report...
Denmark offers best quality of life, Iceland ranks first with religious tolerance
According to a new research, released this week by the Social Progress Imperative, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden “excel at meeting basi...
Possible whale sanctuary in the Vestman Islands
The municipality of the Vestman Islands and Merlin Entertainment are looking into the possibility to establish a Whale sanctuary for captive whales by...
Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb – Freedom to roam act makes it possible
From the southernmost fishing village in Sweden, resting on the Baltic seaside, all up to the wide wilderness and mountain peaks in the north, the who...
Advertisement from tour guides damaging Iceland
The travel industry in Iceland has a great responsibility when it comes to protecting the fragile nature of the volcanic island. Regrettably they don’...
Roads made from recycled plastic may be the thing to come in Iceland (VIDEO)
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration has funded preliminary research into roads made from recycled plastic waist instead of conventional asph...