Tiny Iceland is moving mountains with China in the geothermal field
Interview with Guðni A. Jóhannesson, director general of Orkustofnun the National Energy Authority of Iceland
Orkustofnun – the National Energy Authority of...
Evolving diplomatic relationship since 1971
Interview with Ambassador Ólafur Egilsson
Iceland and China established diplomatic relations in 1971. In February 1972, US President Richard Nixon met with ...
Iceland’s Struggle for its Fishing Grounds
Iceland’s rich fishing grounds in the High North of the North Atlantic reach an area beyond the Polar Circle more than seven times the size of the country. The...
The Amazing Story of Iceland, China & Ambassador Zhijian
Jin Zhijian – China’s Ambassador to Iceland – is not the average diplomat. He arrived in Iceland to become Ambassador in January 2018. „Ég man eftir þér,“ he s...
Deep into the Mystical Langjökull Glacier
A couple of hours from Reykjavík is the mystical Langjökull – Long Glacier – Iceland‘s second largest glacier. It covers an area of about 950 km² and rises for...
ICELANDIC TIMES – ISSUE 41
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t’s always exciting to visit a country like Iceland. So much to see, so much to do—and all in a short time. Fo...
Urta Islandica – a little taste of Iceland
Making jam
Iceland is one of the World’s purest country. Its unique nature is not only beautiful but also tasty. Urta Islandica has managed to capture the n...
Relax in the Mývatn Nature Baths’ geothermal waters
Soak in the Amazing Scenery
Mývatn is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the northeast, luring travelers with gorgeous hiking trails, rich bird...
A Unique Bathing Experience in the Idyllic East
Vök Baths offers guests the only floating geothermal pools in all Iceland.
Vök Baths is an exciting new geothermal bathing facility where guests can enjoy ...
The Ordinary is Extraordinary- Hversdagssafn
Museum of Everyday Life - Westfjords
This intriguing place that once was an old shoe shop was birthed by Björg and Vaida- their love for the mundane and...
Camping in Iceland
Whether backpacking, traveling in cars, motor-caravans, towing caravans or tent trailers or riding motorbikes or bikes, traveling around Iceland and camping ou...
UK better partner outside EU than sceptical within?
HM Ambassador Michael Nevin in an exclusive interview with Icelandic Times
It’s Friday morning 26th of July at the UK Embassy in Reykjavík as I sit down wit...
Villas in the midst of the Golden Circle
Golden Circle Villas, on the banks of Hvítá, White river, is centrally located in a truly special place in the South-west. The magical Golden Circle in the So...
Meet the artist – Valérie Boyce
Landscape painter Valérie Boyce’s first encounter with Iceland was in the 1970s. She remembers a strange moonlit planet! Later, as a graduate of the Ecole Nati...
VAX Design & Gifts
The Nordic influence continues at Vax Design & Gifts
Entrepreneur Sandra Grétarsdóttir always dreamed of having a place of her own, where her creative ...
Where sheep lives, man lives
Sheep have roamed the Highlands and mountains of Iceland ever since Vikings started settling the land in the 9th Century. They brought sheep to the island from...
Scent of the ocean & Great food
The Food Hall at Grandi Harbour
What do you want to eat today? You will not have any problem finding something to your liking at the Grandi Harbour Food Hal...
Fusion Fish & Chips
“We serve
fresh Icelandic cod every day from our own family company”, says Hördur
Jóhannsson, owner of FUSION FISH & CHIPS. “Our cod and shrimps are 100%
t...
LAX – Seafood & Bubbles
While lawyer Dagbjört Hafliðadóttir, owner of LAX – Seafood and Bubbles restaurant was working in England, she was often treated to seafood & bubbles and l...
The Gastro Truck
Crispy Spicy chicken burger was the only item on the GASTRO TRUCK’s menu, as it proved to be so popular that nothing else was needed. “We bought a 1984 Step va...