Icelanders Nominated for Grammys 2016
The nominations for the Grammy Awards 2016 have come in and Iceland is well represented. Björk, composer Jóhann Jóhannson, and the band Of Monsters an...
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Historic Landing on Antarctica by Icelandic Plane & Crew
Loftleiðir Icelandic, a subsidiary of the Icelandair Group, landed a Boeing 757 passenger aircraft on a blue-ice runway in Antarctica just last week. ...
Holiday Book Flood Will Soon Hit Iceland
In Iceland, getting ready for the holiday season is synonymous with getting ready for book season. The weeks surrounding Christmas signify what is kno...
Iceland’s Laugavegur trail among world’s best hiking
As one of National Geographic’s 20 best hiking trails in the world, the Laugavegur trek offers stunning views of caramelized mountains, obsidian lands...
Iceland to Bristol Path Opened by WOW
WOW Air continues to grow and expand its number of low cost destinations. Most recently added to the list is Bristol, UK. Tickets have just gone on sa...
Mussiland Teaches Music Theory and More
A new children’s music app called Mussiland is set for release on the AppStore in January 2016. The original concept came from Margrét Júlíana Siguður...
Björk Enjoins Public to Protect Iceland’s Wild
Musician Björk and writer Andri Snær Magnason held a press conference yesterday to raise awareness about the destruction of Icelandic wilderness for t...
Árstíðir at Airwaves
The a cappella version of an Icelandic hymn called “Heyr Himna Smiður” (Hear, Smith of Heavens) has received a whopping 4,618,692 hits on YouTube as o...