Starting Today: Skálholt Summer Concerts
Skálholt Summer Concerts, Iceland’s oldest summer music festival, celebrates its 41st birthday this year. The festival involves over 40 public concerts, lectures and workshops i
Blazing Trails: Meet The Volunteers Caring For Þórsmörk
Other than the Volcano Huts and a couple of small farms, one of the only regularly inhabited spots in the wild expanse of Þórsmörk is Húsadalur, on the edge of […]
Getting High: Hiking In The Otherworldly Þórsmörk
The tarmac of Þórsmerkurvegur ends abruptly, a few kilometres inland from Seljalandsfoss, with a sudden bump that rouses the bus’s passengers from their slumber. The interrupti
Icelandic Non-Profit Seeks To Protect Orcas
A new conservation non-profit hopes to improve the quality of life for orcas around Snæfellsnes peninsula. The non-profit in question, Orca Guardians Iceland, sent a press release
Why The Hell Are We Sending People Back To Iraq?
Our asylum seeker treatment has now reached epically dangerous and hypocritical proportions. As many of our readers are aware, the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) has for a long t
Guide: What To Do On A Rainy Or Sunny Day?
Rainy Day Guide: The Pool You’re thinking this should be over on the sunny side guide. But trust us, there is nothing better than being in a warm pool while […]
Words of Interest: Áfram Ísland!
The Icelandic football team has been front and centre of every sports section lately for their record-setting feat in the Euro Cup. An estimated 20,000 Icelanders are registered in
On The Road: Hjörleifshöfði
As you drive the ring road towards Vík and Höfn, you’ll see some intriguing “inland islands” towering up from the flat coastal lands along the way. One of the most [&hellip
Seth Sharp: On Prince, Julian Assange, And What A Tribute Means
Seth Sharp is a musician and performer in Iceland who is perhaps best known for his Prince tribute shows. On June 25, his band performed a tribute concert to honour […]
No, The Government Will Not Pay You To Marry An Icelander
A widely-circulated hoax article is making claims that has provoked bemusement and bewilderment on Icelandic social media. Over at least the past week now, numerous Icelandic women
Bishop Calls On Gov’t To Show Compassion For Asylum Seekers; Hunger Strike Begins
An Iraqi asylum seeker is now on his third day of a hunger strike. Meanwhile, the Bishop of Iceland is calling for more compassion towards asylum seekers. Raisan Shihmani, an [&hel