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Reykjavík Grapevine
February 18, 2018
I launched the Museums in Strange Places podcast for anyone who loves Iceland, museums, stories, culture, and exploring the world. In each ... The dusk sky was a deep blue, striking against the fresh layer of snowfall, as I turned off the Ring Road towards the little harbour town of Hvammstangi. This was ...
World Religion News
February 18, 2018
Shluchim, the pioneer Chabad in Iceland, will set up a base within the first four months of 2018. When this is completed, the Jewish ... Even though English is fairly common in Iceland's capital and largest city, the Feldmans have decided to learn the local language. It helps that Mushky knows Swedish.
cleveland.com
February 18, 2018
The two Iceland-based airlines, which start flying from Cleveland in May, offer nonstop service to Reykjavik, with connections to dozens of cities in Europe. ... U.S. carriers that currently offer one-stop service to Europe from Cleveland (via New York City, Detroit or other hubs) have likely lowered their prices, ...
Express.co.uk
February 17, 2018
The MoonLite Project is to be set up in Iceland and will run data centres to mine high value cryptocurrencies to take advantage in the current boom. Operations will focus on efficiency by employing AI and custom algorithms. Their first centre will open in August 2018 in Iceland where costs are low, electrical ...
Jewish Chronicle
February 16, 2018
Reykjavik, the last European capital city without a synagogue, is to gain its first rabbi. Rabbi Avi Feldman will be moving to the Icelandic capital to establish the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Centre of Iceland. As head of the Reykjavik Chabad congregation, the Brooklyn-born rabbi will oversee a community of ...
Radio Times
February 16, 2018
You're very close to the villages so you can see life going on along the river. We went on a trip to see the floating villages of Kampong Chhnang in Cambodia as well, where you can buy everything from antiques to snake wine. I've never seen sunsets quite as breathtaking as the ones in Cambodia.
Condé Nast Traveler
February 16, 2018
With this deal, flights are as low as $340 round-trip from six U.S. cities, and that price includes seat reservations, in-flight entertainment, a 22-pound ... now outnumbered by the American tourists who visit annually, highly recommend you get out of the congested city and into the Icelandic wilderness.
Narcity
February 15, 2018
Looking to go on a trip of a lifetime? Choose Iceland as your next travel destination! This spring, Torontonians can fly to the icy capital of Reykjavik for just $260 round trip. WOW Air, the Icelandic-based airline, is offering the discounted price for the last two weeks of April, starting on the 17th: Both departure ...
Cryptovest
February 14, 2018
Iceland is currently going through a cryptocurrency mining boom of sorts, which has put a lot of strain on the country's energy grid. Johann Snorri Sigurbergsson, director of business development at local energy provider HS Orka, said that the electricity demand from mining centers might surpass that from ...
expressandstar.com
February 13, 2018
Iceland worked with the Wolves at Work scheme to recruit 50 staff for the new store at the Peel Centre, Stafford Street, which is set to open on Tuesday, March 13. The Wolves at Work employment programme - which is run in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions, Job Change and City of ...
Iceland Monitor
February 13, 2018
Here at Iceland Monitor we prefer the former version, which is lighter and fluffier. You can experiment with different fillings such as custard, jam, strawberry or chocolate whipped cream or elegant rhubarb and ginger. The bun is usually topped with a chocolate or caramel glaze. Every bakery in town will do ...
Thrillist
February 13, 2018
The sale dates vary by departure city, but overall the dates range from February through June. You can grab $99 flights out of New York, Boston, and Pittsburgh, as well as $129 one-way flights to Iceland from San Francisco and Los Angeles. Those one-way flights can result in round-trip tickets for as little ...
Money Magazine
February 13, 2018
The deal only applies to flights out of Boston, New York City and Baltimore, and flights from Chicago cost just $369. The fares are non-refundable, so make sure you and your sweetie are solid before booking. Specific travel dates apply to each departure city, with Boston flight options beginning in March.
Ars Technica
February 13, 2018
A cluster of bitcoin farms is now operating in Keflavik, the southwestern town home to the Reykjavik International Airport, roughly 50 kilometers southwest of the capital city. The data centers are naturally cooled by the Icelandic air, keeping costs down further. Elsewhere, The Wall Street Journal reports that ...
Chabad.org
February 12, 2018
Indeed, Iceland is one of—if not the—fastest-growing tourist destinations in the world. Aside from regular flights from many North American and European cities, there are three direct flights a week from Israel. Rabbi Feldman reached out to Pewzner's younger brother, Rabbi Naftoli Hertz Pewzner, who had ...
Iceland Monitor
February 12, 2018
Rescue teams also had to aid people stuck with their cars in snow in the West Fjords and North Iceland. Over 30 cars were stuck in the city of Akureyri last night and police there urge people to stay put if they don't have well equipped jeeps. The weather today is not safe for travel in all parts of Iceland.
Iceland Monitor
January 5, 2018
There's been great discussion lately about the heightened presence of small airborne particles in Reykjavik. mbl.is/RAX. The director of the asthma and allergy association in Iceland says that the situation due to small airborne particles in Reykjavik partly caused by fireworks on New Years Eve is very bad.
NPR
January 5, 2018
New Law In Iceland Aims At Reducing Country's Gender Pay Gap ... NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Icelandic activist Brynhildur Heidar og Omarsdottir about the new gender equity law in Iceland, which went into effect on Monday. The law requires employers with 25 workers or more to prove that they pay men ...
Kansas City Star
January 4, 2018
A new law in Iceland is requiring all companies to prove that their wage practices don't discriminate against women, in what is thought to be a global first in the effort to reduce gender pay gaps. The law, which was passed with a large majority by parliament in June, took effect at the New Year. It seeks to ...
City A.M.
January 3, 2018
Iceland has become the first country in the world to make it illegal to pay men more than women, after new rules came into effect this week. The country passed a bill last year which requires firms employing 24 people or more to prove they offer equal pay to their employees. Those who cannot prove it will ...
Christian Science Monitor
December 29, 2017
Teen drinking – as well as teen smoking, marijuana use, and abuse of other drugs – has plummeted across Iceland in the past two decades as academics, policy makers, and parents joined forces to clamp down. And now cities around the world are looking to this tiny island nation for clues on how to tackle ...
Express.co.uk
December 27, 2017
Then she added, with a twinkle in her eye, “But don't worry. Here, we have a Plan B.” I have always loved Icelanders. Their blend of nonchalance and efficiency is unmatched as Karen showed. For the vast majority a trip to Iceland is centred around Reykjavik, the nation's compact but cosmopolitan capital.
Manchester City
December 1, 2017
Manchester City's England contingent will face off against their Belgian counterparts in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup, while the Blues' Spanish and ... In Group D, the Argentina of Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi must play Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria as they look secure a place in the last 16.
Tri-City Herald
December 1, 2017
Katrin Jakobsdottir, the leader of Iceland's Left Green Movement, was named as the Nordic island nation's prime minister Thursday after three parties formed a broad governing coalition in hopes of moving the country out of the cycle of crises that triggered three elections in the past four years. The coalition ...
Iceland Magazine
December 1, 2017
Iceland was thus recognized by Denmark as a fully independent nation, with its own national flag and coat of arms, but in a personal union with the Danish King who ... In the 1920s and 30s December 1 was celebrated in larger towns, and students at the University of Iceland observed the Sovereignty Day.
CNN
November 30, 2017
This is one of thousands of giant sinkholes, or moulins, in Greenland where water is draining through the ice sheet into the ocean. Meltwater from Greenland is the largest current contributor to global sea level rise — double that of Antarctica — making the island ground zero for scientists studying climate ...
INSIDER
November 16, 2017
Most people come to Iceland to see its stunning natural sites, like ... is used to run turbines that generate electricity for surrounding towns.
Iceland Monitor
November 16, 2017
Last night, the first snow started falling over the capital city and indeed, many parts of Iceland. This morning the people of Reykjavik woke up to ...
Travel+Leisure
November 15, 2017
“Reykjavik is Iceland's capital city and has become a very popular leisure ... introduced flights to Iceland from cities including Boston, New York, ...
Iceland Monitor
November 13, 2017
Airline Luxair have decided to commence direct flights to Iceland next ... Luxemburg used to be one of the most common cities for Icelanders to visit ... snow started falling over the capital city and indeed, many parts of Iceland.
Iceland Monitor
November 10, 2017
Last night, the first snow started falling over the capital city and indeed, many parts of Iceland. This morning the people of Reykjavik woke up to ...
Iceland Monitor
November 9, 2017
The City of Reykjavik might look into giving support to music venues in the ... somewhere in the North Atlantic Iceland off the coast of Iceland.
BCFC
November 9, 2017
The Icelandic defender played the first half of the game in Doha, which saw his country beaten in their first fixture since qualifying for next ...
Iceland Magazine
November 7, 2017
Police in North Iceland are investigating the cause of the accident. ... to a hospital in the town of Akureyri, where they were pronounced dead.
The Sun
October 27, 2017
A SMALL fishing town in Iceland is the latest destination to introduce an INGENIUS way of getting drivers to slow down. A “3D” zebra crossing ...
GQ Magazine
September 28, 2017
Though it's much smaller than Iceland, its cliffs make the driving much more adventurous. ... The plan was to begin and end in Palma, Mallorca's largest city. Along the MA-10, you get to see countless tiny cliffside towns like ...
Iceland Monitor
September 27, 2017
Swedish retail giant H&M open their second Iceland shop in Kringlan ... and the third H&M is set to open in the Reykjavik city centre on the new ...
Iceland Monitor
September 19, 2017
"We were inspired by the interiors and atmosphere of Beirut, the city formerly ... My companion had a more Nordic inspired dish of fresh Icelandic ... is warm and impeccable, and it's most definitely my new favourite in town.
Iceland Monitor
September 19, 2017
There's quite a restaurant boom happening in the Reykjavik city centre ... which as the name implies is an Icelandic fish and chips restaurant, ...
Nasdaq
September 19, 2017
Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has a high level of car ownership in the ... 1.5 inhabitant of the city, per the World Health Organization's Global Status ... Zipcar already has significant presence in over 500 cities and towns ...
Nasdaq
September 18, 2017
This marks the first major city launch for the brand in the Nordic countries. Despite Iceland having the eighth highest level of car ownership per capita in the ... includes a well-established presence in over 500 cities and towns ...
Kansas City Star
September 18, 2017
Iceland will hold a national election on Oct. 28 after the governing coalition collapsed amid a scandal about a proposed pardon for a sex ...
New York Times
September 12, 2017
As the collision point between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland is home to more strange beauty than most places: ...
Toronto Star
September 8, 2017
The south coast of Iceland offers its visitors an unforgettable mix of adventure, ... to Iceland to stay put in the country's unquestionably-cool capital city, ... place to enjoy it than at Pakkhus in the quaint Icelandic fishing town of Hofn. ... be complete without a visit to the black sand beach in the village of Vik.
The Times
September 8, 2017
If you've done Reykjavik and want to go off the beaten track in Iceland, try Akureyri, the country's second city. From January you'll be able to fly ...
Vogue.com
September 8, 2017
Southern Iceland—just a lava stone's throw from the capital of ... getting out of town, as it's only about 15 minutes from Reykjavik's city center but feels ... And so we ventured to this beachside fishing village (population: 570) ...
Newsday
September 7, 2017
Tourist-booming Iceland prepares for volcanic eruption ... goes the joke in this Icelandic village, and a seismologist in Reykjavik will analyze the disturbance. After a summer of increased seismic activity at Katla, Icelanders are ... The town now has more than 1,600 hotel rooms, compared with 400 before the ...
Houston Chronicle
September 2, 2017
FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2016 file photo, the church of Vik, Iceland, near the Volcano Katla, After a summer of increased seismic activity at Katla, ...
South Florida Business Journal
August 30, 2017
WOW Air, Iceland's discount airline, will host new connecting flights to eight European cities from Miami International Airport. One-way fares ...
WalesOnline
August 30, 2017
If you'd always fancied a short break in Iceland you can now fly there ... In Akureyri, Iceland's lively second city, travellers can visit their first ...
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