Reykjavík
Travel: five things not to do in Iceland
Iceland is a tourist’s Eden: pounding waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, white sand beaches, milky-blue hot-springs, glaciers, volcanoes, and wildlife galore. But its tourist infrastructure needs some spit-and-polish. Here are a few tips to get by
reykjavík, photography, money, björk, lifestyle, travel, best of cafebabel.com
Birgitta Jonsdottir, Iceland's woman politician blogger
The politician, blogger and Wikileaks ‘friend’ from Reykjavik, 43, proposed a law which aims to convert the island into a model of digital transparency and safe haven for journalists; it was passed in June. Interview with a mother-of-one who is ‘everything but your traditional politician’
reykjavík, democratisation, media, european media, blogs, civil society, journalism
Comedian and new mayor Jon Gnarr spoofs politics in Reykjavik
It's made an impact - The Best Party won the local elections on 29 May with 34.7% of the vote! We talk to party number two Einar Orn Benediktsson, a former singer and trumpet player who has collaborated with Björk and the Sugercubes
reykjavík, music, corruption, economical crisis, beppe grillo, satire, ecology
