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Construction Temporarily Halted Following Surfers’ Complaint
Land reclamation work off the coast of Þorlákshöfn has been temporarily halted until the Environmental and Natural Resources Board rules on an appeal, reports RÚV. Construction at the Suðurvararbryggja pier in Þorlákshöfn has been put on hold while the Environmental and Natural…
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Þorlákshöfn Residents Vote Against Heidelberg Plant
On December 9, Þorlákshöfn residents voted against the decision to grant a processing permit to the German company Heidelberg Materials, Vísir reports. The company had planned to establish a gravel processing plant in the town, grinding down materials such as pumice, palagonite,…
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Major Decision Ahead For Residents Of Þorlákshöfn
Residents of Ölfus can vote for or against zoning changes at the harbor in Þorlákshöfn regarding a planned Heidelberg Materials gravel processing plant and port reconstruction. The community vote will start on Monday, November 25, reports Vísir. The referendum was initially postponed…
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How Iceland’s Surfers Are Standing Up For Nature
Iceland’s unique gem is in danger: who benefits from this? It seems like Iceland’s reputation as a quiet island with beautiful untouched nature is being overshadowed by yet another case where authorities turn a blind eye to environmental laws in pursuit of…
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Around The World In A Day: Experience Iceland’s Lava—From The Earth To The Sea
Iceland loves its circle tours: Golden Circle, Diamond Circle, Silver Circle, and of course circling the entire country. But one autumnal Saturday, we discovered a day trip which shaped up to be a great way to get to know plenty about Iceland’s…
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Five Foreign Tourists Arrested Following Car Crashes
Five foreign tourists were arrested yesterday and are currently imprisoned in Þórlákshöfn after their two rental cars flipped off a highway close by the town, reports Vísir. Nobody was seriously injured, but the police arrested the quintet as no one wanted to…
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Drive-Through Towns: Nostalgia For The Non-Existent in Þorlákshöfn
When I told the waitress that I was looking for something interesting to do in Þorlákshöfn, she expressed condolences. It’s not exactly the reaction one hopes for when writing a piece about a town. She asked the other waitress and went in…
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Road Trip: 12 Hours In The South West
Iceland’s southern Ring Road is, understandably, one of the most popular and well-trodden routes in Iceland. But if you have a little extra time, there are some hidden gems scattered along the smaller roads and villages of the South Coast. We took…
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In A Van Down By The Ocean, Touring to Vík
Nearly 200 kilometres of road lay in front of us. From Reykjavík to Vík í Mýrdal in two days, that was our mission. That’s not at all that much, you might note, but we had to make some stops on the way…
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Surfin’ Iceland
It was a sunny afternoon in September, and everything about it felt more like southern California than Iceland. Eight of us piled into a van strapped with surfboards, and we set off to Þorlakshöfn to find some waves. Ever since Surfer Magazine…
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Going Surfin’
It’s hard to imagine ‘hurling yourself into freezing North Atlantic waves’ would be near the top of many peoples’ list of ‘things to do at nine am on a Sunday morning in Iceland’. Or even near the middle. Well, in an epic…