Two French tourists who were caught driving off-road on the Emstruleið route and near Katla just over a week ago now appear to have reached the Ísafjörður area, judging by photos and discussions posted in the Facebook group Bakland ferðaþjó...

The Bandero, the vessel operated by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, plans to target the fuel company that supplies Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf.

The Icelandic Coast Guard patrol vessel Þór caught up with the Bandero, the vessel operated by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, west of Iceland yesterday evening. The Coast Guard vessel is now in the vicinity of the ship and is shadowing it.

The Súlur rescue team, currently on highland patrol in Landmannalaugar, was called out on Saturday after a hiker fell on the trail between Landmannalaugar and Hrafntinnusker.

"They were wonderful guests, and they climbed the cliffs of Drangey Island as if it were nothing," says Viggó Jónsson, known as the "Lord of Drangey," in Skagafjörður.

Unfortunately, it’s easy to tell when it’s Reykjavík Grapevine publishing day, for that is when, for the first time in two weeks, our readers emerge in their thousands from their mouldy garage apartments; with stooped and halting gait, they stum...