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 ...
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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...
Two burns victims taken by helicopter to hospital
Two men were taken by a Coast Guard helicopter to Neskaupstadur hospital in the Eastfjords last week. Although both men were in their early twenties a...
£70 flights to Iceland with Icelandair
Icelandair has introduced a new flexible fare structure that allows passengers from the US and Europe to book cheap one way flights to Iceland. Cheap ...
Iceland could learn from Australia
When the 2007 Rural Clusters Conference convened in Akureyri from June 11 to 13, little did the local participants know that they would be taking note...