Green Peas and Pickled Cabbage-Flavored Beer Proves Big Hit in Iceland
An Icelandic brewery has been getting a lot of attention because of its newest creation – a holiday beer that tastes like green peas and pickled red cabbage – which has been selling like crazy. Ora jólabjór, the beer that has taken Iceland by storm, is brewed by RVK Brewing in a modest Rejkiavik brewery […]
Breiðamerkursandur – Iceland’s Stunning Diamond Beach
A black sand beach littered with huge chunks of glistening ice has become one of the most visited attractions in Iceland, and for good reason, it looks like something out of a fantasy movie. Known as Breiðamerkursandur in Icelandic, Diamond Beach takes its name from the chunks of pristine ice scattered across the black volcanic […]
The Loneliest House in the World
Photos of a mysterious solitary white house on the side of a green hill, on a small, deserted island surrounded by ocean as far as the eye can see have been doing the rounds on the internet for years, earning the place the unofficial title of “loneliest house in the world”. The Vestmannaeyjar archipelago consists […]
The Last McDonald’s Burger in Iceland Just Turned 10 And It Still Looks Edible
Iceland is one of the few countries in the world where McDonald’s doesn’t operate in. The fast food giant closed its last restaurant in the Northern-European country a decade ago, but the last burger they ever sold has been carefully preserved and it still looks surprisingly edible. On October 31st, 2009, Hjortur Smarason had the […]
Isolated Lighthouse in Iceland Hailed as Perfect Location to Survive Zombie Apocalypse
Perched on top of a tall slither of rock, six miles off the coast of Iceland, Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse is considered by many an introvert’s dream home and a wonderful placed to be in case of a zombie apocalypse. Þrídrangaviti, which translates as “three rocks”, was built in 1939, soon before the start of World War […]
Artist Appeals to People on Their Deathbeds to Let Him Use Their Corpses in His Next Artwork
Icelandic artist Snorri Asmundsson recently made news headlines for a very bizarre request – he’s asking dying people to donate their corpses for his latest art project. He apparently plans to use corpses in a dance video, promising to return them to their families once he’s done. Snorri first came up with the idea in 2008 – […]
Icelandic Students Create Organic Shampoo from Cow Urine, Mask Smell with Coconut
Inspired by an ancient beauty secret, a group of Icelandic students are hoping to cash in on people’s love of all things organic with a bizarre shampoo made from cow urine. The six students from the University of Reykjavik said that they had come across historical records of women adding cow urine to their bathwater to clean […]
Iceland Brewery Makes Beer from Smoked Whale Testicles
We’ve seen some pretty weird things done with beer in the past – zombie beer brewed with smoked goat brains, garlic-flavored beer, and even a beer-based breakfast spread. But this Icelandic beer has got to be the most outrageous beverage we’ve ever come across. Believe it or not, it’s flavored with fin whale testicles smoked in sheep […]
Meet Jon Gnarr, By Far the Coolest Mayor in the World
The coolest mayor in the world never went to university, is an ex-taxi driver and used to be in a local punk rock band called ‘Runny Nose’ before he became a comedian and actor. That’s just the tip of the iceberg as far as Jon Gnarr is concerned, a man whose achievements in life are […]
Elves, Trolls and Hidden Beings – Iceland’s Love of the Supernatural
You probably think anyone who takes elves and other fantasy beings seriously is either childish or just plain mad. According to polls, most Icelanders believe in, or at least refuse to deny the existence of elves, and most of them seem pretty sane to me. Welcome to Iceland, the small island country where technological advancement […]
Website Helps Icelandic Couples Avoid Incest
In a country with only 300,000 people, the risk of two people who like each other being related is quite high. Throw in the absence of last names, and the confusion only increases. This is precisely the case in Iceland today. Luckily, they have a website that keeps them from committing incest. So when a man […]