Unemployment Rate Falls to 4% in Iceland

Iceland let its banks fail in 2008 because they proved too big to save. Now, the island is finding crisis-management decisions made half a d...

Iceland for Kids: A user's guide (Travel in Iceland)

Eleven-year-old Ástráður Leo (pronounced OWst-row-ther) plays football, swims a lot, and wants to be a baker (“not a cook, a baker”) when he...

Winter in Iceland

When? I first  discovered Iceland during the winter and I thought there was nothing more beautiful than Iceland in the snow ... After spendi...

Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)

The Blue Lagoon (in Icelandic: Bláa lónið) geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The spa is located in a lava fi...

Icelanders Protest Government's Plans to Stop EU Talks

In Iceland, thousands of people have taken to the streets against the government’s move to end its bid to join the European Union without ho...

Free activities in Reykjavík

Let’s say you’re holidaying in Reykjavik , Iceland and treating yourself to luxury trips and items, (while also helping the local economy of...

Seventy Percent of Icelanders Support Entrance Fee

Nearly 70 percent of Icelanders support the charging of a fee to visit popular natural sites in the country, according to a new survey by da...