The airline Cargolux will be sponsoring a Boeing 747 freighter flight to relocate two beluga whales, almost 6,000 miles from Shanghai in China to the Westman Islands in Iceland in 2019. The whales are called Little Grey and Little White and they are currently living in Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai. Their new home, a large sanctuary in the natural bay at Heimaey, one of the ...

Akranes lighthouse was chosen by Guardian writers one of the best travel discoveries of 2018. The Guardian is a British daily newspaper and is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The writers of Guardian shared their favourite finds of 2018, places like castles, museums, beaches and cities from beautiful tourist destinations all over the world, including ...

The Star chef Anne Burrell spend the Holidays in Iceland according to Instagram. Anne is an American chef and an instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She is also known for being the host of the Food Network show Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks in America. She also hosted the series Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell in 2012-2013 ...

The annual Arctic Circle Assembly, held annually in Harpa Reykjavík, is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic that is attended by more than 2000 participants from 60 countries. It is attended by heads of states and governments, ministers, business leaders, entrepreneurs, members of parliaments, environmentalists, students, scientists and many others intereste ...

Iceland will be hosting a major international CrossFit-sanctioned competition in early May, this is part of the new CrossFit event arrangement for competitors to receive invitations to compete at the CrossFit Games. The old Regionals system will be replaced by 16 newly sanctioned events acting as invitationals and will become a direct pathway for winning male, female and team f ...

Iceland remains the world’s most gender-equal country for the 10th consecutive year. Iceland has managed to close more than 86% of its overall gender gap, which is the highest of all countries according to the Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2018. Also on the top of the list with Iceland are Norway, Sweden and Finland. The report covers 149 countries and assesses gender equali ...

The 45 year old German-American television and film actress, Elisabeth Röhm took her daughter Easton August to Iceland last month. Elisabeth is best known for her roles as the Assistant District Attorney, Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order and in films like American Hustle and Joy. View this post on Instagram If your experiences can be out of this world, why can’ ...

The new geothermal pool called Guðlaug, was opened at Langisandur beach by the town of Akranes in West Iceland last weekend. Guðlaug is a popular woman’s name in Iceland but it also means “the pool of god”. Photo from: Basalt arkitektar ehf. Langisandur beach or The Long Sand Beach is one of the most popular recreational places for the residence of Akranes. Langisandur is also ...

The American model and entrepreneur Blac Chyna is enjoying life in Iceland and is staying at the luxury Hotel at the Blue Lagoon. Blac Chyna, born in 1988 is very popular on social media and has over 15 million followers on Instagram. In 2014, Chyna launched her own make-up brand, Lashed by Blac Chyna and she also purchased a beauty salon in Enchino, Los Angeles. Blac Chyna is ...

Wow air began its operations to New Delhi in India last Thursday with its first flight from Indira Gandhi International Airport. This is the first direct flight from Iceland to India. Wow Air will be flying to New Delhi three times a week and the flight takes about ten hours. This is also the longest scheduled flight of Icelandic aviation history and Wow Air is very excited and ...