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WOW Air – The Spectacular Crash Of The Purple Airline
WOW Air has ceased to operate after a long and tiring battle with its debt collectors for almost 12 months….
Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Museum
So, you’ve shopped in the shops, drank the drinks, and eaten all the foods. And whilst those things are all…
Island Life: Italian Fighter Jets, Akranes Smoke Stack, Happy People Of Grindavík
What’s happening in the Icelandic countryside right now? All sorts. Welcome to another episode of Island Life. It would be…
Sólheimajökull: A Stunning Ice Giant
by Signe Smala
Just a 158 kilometres drive south of the capitol—pleasantly accessible from Reykjavík—lies Sólheimajökull, the “Home of the Sun.” The glacier…
Tölting Through Time: How To Ride Like A Viking
Hundreds of thousands of people come to Iceland with a singular purpose: to meet one of the island’s most interesting…
Writing On The Walls Of Ice: History Reveals Itself In Katla Ice Cave
It’s a rare occurrence to see relics of the past untainted by the present. The trenches of World War I…
Iceland Thaws: The Glaciers Are Melting – What Does It Mean For Iceland?
by John Rogers
The Okjökull glacier died in 2014. It wasn’t the first Icelandic glacier to pass away. Some estimates say that up…
The Grapevine Music Awards 2019: The Winners Are Here!
by John Rogers
One of the most common questions asked about Iceland—right up there alongside volcano stuff, the ‘incest app’ and the pissy…
“Volcano Tourism” A Growing Concern For Iceland
The phenomenon known as “volcano tourism” is both a cause for concern—and to tour companies, an opportunity—that Iceland must contend…
Our Most And Least Favourite News Stories Of 2018
2018 feels like it has lasted about five years, mostly due to the never-ending news cycle of madness coming out…
Happening This Weekend: Our Picks!
The weather sucks. Politics look bleak. The Króna is falling and we’re sure a volcano will probably explode sometime soon….
Iceland Possibly To Blame For “Worst Year To Be Alive” In World History
Long before anyone was even living in Iceland, the country may have been responsible for a massive global crop failure…
Happy 55th Birthday To Iceland’s Youngest Island: Surtsey
Iceland’s southernmost island, Surtsey, poked its head above the surface of the water on this day in 1963. On November…
Ask A Scientist: Why Are There No Telescope Arrays In Iceland?
by Mulan
Being as far north as we are, and given the vast swaths of the Highlands completely untouched by urban light…
Of Space, Whales And Antarctica: A Weekend In Húsavík
by John Rogers
We land at the tiny Húsavík airport and step out into a brisk, frosty morning. In contrast with the short,…
Magma Possibly Growing Under Öræfajökull
There are strong indications that magma is gathering in the volcano under the Öræfajökull glacier, which may be a sign…
Oh Yeah! 100 Years Ago Today, Iceland’s Katla Erupted
It’s time to celebrate. To be fair, it’s always time to celebrate. But today it’s time to celebrate the 100th…
Sounding The Alarm: How Iceland Responds To Natural Disasters
It is common knowledge to people with even the most cursory knowledge of Iceland that we live on a very…
No, Katla Is Not About To Erupt
Despite what you may have seen in the more lurid headlines circulating, Katla, one of Iceland’s most famous volcanoes, is…
Into The Highlands: A Five Day Trek Into Iceland’s Wild Interior Desert
by John Rogers
Note: Driving in Highlands requires advance research on everything from suitable car types to weather, road conditions, prohibited practises, and…
The Real Lava Experience: A Visit To Vík’s Brand New Icelandic Lava Show
This September, almost 100 years after Katla’s last eruption, a particularly volcanic piece of history is brought back to life….