William Ecenbarger was a longtime reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer. I hand the agent my brottfarerspjald, step on board Icelandair Flight 642. Just before takeoff, the flight attendant stands ...

In an effort to counteract all the negative financial and volcano press, Iceland has launched a totally endearing PR campaign titled “Iceland Wants to Be Your Friend.” And friends teach each other fun ...

I hand the agent my brottfarerspjald, step on board Icelandair Flight 642 and make my way to Seat 30A. Just before takeoff, a tall, blond, blue-eyed flight attendant, who might have been a recent Miss ...

Icelandic powerlifter and actor Hafthor Bjornsson said he had “no words” to describe his world record deadlift last week as he eyed a challenge of a different kind against long-time nemesis Eddie Hall ...

One of the most vivid snapshots of my early years in Iceland is from an unusually mundane location: a board meeting at the male-dominated software startup where I worked in Reykjavík in 2003. Nothing ...

The Icelandic Way To Make Big and Small Life Decisions originally appeared on Parade. Dealing with indecisiveness and facing uncertainty are two common roadblocks many of us face. Whether it's hearing ...

Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. When Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir's life fell apart, she realized she'd lost touch with her inner voice. She decided to create a new path for ...

This video shows tourists tackling - and failing miserably - to crack what has been dubbed the ‘hardest karaoke song in the world’. The tongue-twisting sing-a-long – which is similar to Monty Python’s ...

Cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir is from the once-isolated island country of Iceland, a land of ice and snow and geothermal power and awesome music. In this episode, Sæunn tells the unique history of ...