Icelandic telecommunications company Mila set up a direct webcam feed to capture Reykjavik’s skyline on New Year’s Eve and stream it live over the Internet.
With over 200,000 visitors worldwide, the New Year’s Eve live webcam feed was a great success and captured the attention of those wishing to experience Reykjavik’s impressive firework display. Read more
Icelandair biedt vakantiearrangement aan in het kader van het Reykjavik Chess Open 2012, dat plaats vindt van 6 maart tot 13 maart, inclusief retourvlucht vanaf Amsterdam en 7 hotelovernachtingen met ontbijt in een hotel in Reykjavik.
Het evenement Reykjavik Chess Open 2012, dat wordt georganiseerd door de IJslandse schaakfederatie in samenwerking met de Reykjavik Chess Academy, wordt dit jaar voor de 27stekeer gehouden en vindt plaats in Harpa, het indrukwekkende concert- en conferencecentrum. Read more
New Year’s Eve in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik is being streamed live via Inspired by Iceland’s website this year. The Iceland tourism campaign has a webcam over looking Reykjavik’s skyline so the whole world can join in the celebrations and enjoy the spectacular firework display.
In addition to the live New Year’s Eve celebrations, Inspired by Iceland is looking forward to a promising New Year after both Iceland and Reykjavik topped the polls for popular 2012 travel destinations. Read more
Islands præsident Olafur Ragnar Grimsson sparker i dag en ny turistkampagne i gang i en tale, hvor han åbent inviterer turister indenfor i sit eget hjem og opfordrer andre islandske borgere til at gøre det samme.
Grimsson, som vil invitere turister på pandekager, flødeskum og rabarbermarmelade, får følgeskab af andre embedsmænd, herunder borgmesteren i Reykjavik og turismeministeren, som også vil invitere folk ind i deres hjem. Read more
With the recent arrival of the renowned cruise ship, Le Boreal, the Port of Hafnarfjordur is fast becoming a favourable cruise ship destination due to the wide range of activities within close proximity of the port, located in the quaint town of Hafnarfjordur.
Situated in the southwest of Iceland, Hafnarfjordur is an excellent town to visit as it offers a wide selection of fun activities, such as swimming pools, local galleries, museums, a golf course, and horseback riding. Read more
Do parents efforts in teaching kids early math pay off? Leading online provider of children’s health information, AboutKidsHealth, reports on the success of these early math teaching attempts.
Like many parents, Tracy Solomon spends quite a bit of time counting with her son Xavier.
“First, we learned to recognize numbers: speed signs on the road or pointing out people with numbers on their sports jerseys,” she recalls of his preschool days. Next came counting sets of objects. “I tried to count things he was into like cars and airplanes.” Read more
Iceland tourism campaign, Inspired by Iceland began in June 2010 after visitor numbers to Iceland dropped rapidly due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption in April 2010. Since it’s inception, the campaign has been encouraging people to visit Iceland again by organising many events across the country, showcasing Iceland’s culture and natural beauty, as well as allowing individuals to share their stories and memories.
The first event organised by Inspired by Iceland, ‘Iceland Hour’ involved the whole nation leaving messages online, welcoming and encouraging the world to experience Iceland for themselves. Over 1 million messages and e-cards were sent and the Inspired by Iceland promotional video was downloaded over 1 million times, proving the event to be extremely successful. Read more
Icelandic music festival, Aldrei for eg sudur, held 22-23 April 2011 Iceland’s Westfjords, is to be broadcast live through the Inspired by Iceland website.
The festival, translated to English as ‘I never went south’, is a one-of-a-kind music festival, blending together live performances from local bands with the biggest names in the Icelandic music scene, all surrounded by the incredible scenery of Isafjordur. This year, artists scheduled to play include FM Belfast, Pall Oskar, Soley, Ensimi, Miri and Lazyblood, amongst others. Read more
AboutKidsHealth, leading online Canadian source for children’s health information, reports on factors which can lead bystanders to intervene, rather than reinforcing the bully, in situations of bullying.
Sometimes bystanders may try not to get involved. Few bystanders actually try to intervene and help the victimized child. Read more
Icelandic design and fashion has been a major growth in popularity recently, both domestically and outside of Iceland, due to an increase of new up-and-coming designers.
The Icelandic design festival, DesignMarch was held recently in Reykjavik. The design festival found high recognition when the New York Times made specific reference to the festival in its ‘41 Places to Go in 2011’ feature, where Iceland was placed fourth on the list. Read more
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