Rutabaga farmers by day, artists by night
Musicians Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson and Berglind Häsler promptly left Reykjavík in the rearview mirror in 2014 and moved to the country, they got a far...
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GPS Mishap Takes American Tourist on a Wild Adventure
Noel Santillan, an American tourist, ended up on a wild goose chase upon his arrival in Iceland, when he accidentally put in the wrong address for his...
Syrian Refugees to Iceland – A Documentary
Árni Gunnarsson, formerly fronting the Icelandic refugee-committee (Flóttamannaráð), founded in 1995, has followed some of the refugee´s voyage with a...
Icelandic youngsters in prison in Brazil
A young Icelandic couple traveling in Brazil has been imprisoned in Fortaleza in Brazil and now awaits trial. The couple was found carrying cocaine in...
Gender-Neutral Attitude at Icelandic Elementary School
Akurskóli, an elementary school in the Reykjanes peninsula, has taken innovative steps to move away from imposing gender binaries on students by remov...
Snowrollers – a Weather Phenomena
In the midst of all the snow in Iceland right now might be appropriate to mention the Snowrollers, a rather odd weather phenomena. Occasionally after ...
A Nation on a First Name Basis – The Icelandic Naming System Explained
It is worth mentioning that if you look up a name in the phone book in Iceland you look by first name. The whole culture is on a first name basis. Stu...
Diver’s Death Calls for Stricter Rules at Silfra
The victim of a diving accident at the Silfra fissure in Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park was pronounced dead yesterday, Thursday. The victim was a ...