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10 Astonishing Mysteries From Remote Places 10Antarctica Antarctica is one of the most desolate places on the planet and also the coldest continent. In spite of the cold and the fact that it contains about 90 percent of the world’s ice, Antarctica is classified as a desert because of its minimal rainfall. Over the years, scientists have made many discoveries here, including a valley deeper than the Grand Canyon that lies under the ice in west Antarctica as well as an undersea volcano off the ...

As the events of 2020 began to unfold, Canadian cross-country mountain biking athlete Emily Batty was forced to reevaluate her professional goals with every mountain bike event cancelled, rescheduled, or affected in one way or another. With no Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup racing until at least the end of September, Batty had to find purpose outside of just training at home in Canada. Plans had also been afoot for her husband Adam Morka, older brother Eric Batty and famed action-sp...

16 Dec 2020 With all international trips now on hold, one TravelManagers agent is seeing green shoots with one set of clients booking a whopping amount of cruise holidays for 2022. With 35 years’ experience in the travel industry under her belt, personal travel manager (PTM) Robbie Barrett has racked up a client base of avid travellers who are chomping at the bit to revive their 2020 holiday plans. Among them is a pair of cruise enthusiasts...

Celebrity Cruises Reveals 2022 Europe Cruise Schedule Published 4 months ago Celebrity Cruises has announced that it will have six ships in Europe over the summer season in 2022. Together, the vessels will explore nearly 100 destinations, and offer an expanded overnight program in cities including Bordeaux, France; Istanbul, Turkey; Jerusalem, Israel; Lisbon, Portugal; Reykjavik, Iceland; St. Petersburg, Russia; Venice, Italy; and more. Celebrity Apex (Photo courtesy of Celebrity Cruises) The ...

Game of Thrones, is slated to compete in a boxing exhibition match. The hulking Icelandic actor, who is also record-collecting strongman, will take on Northern Ireland’s Steve Ward on January 16 in Reykjavik. The bout will be promoted by MTK Global, the same company that represents UFC middleweight contender Darren Till and heavyweight boxing superstar Tyson Fury. Bjornsson announced the news of his ring-shaking showdown on social media this week.     “Super amped up to announce that I ha...

Share Translated by David Warriner — Arguably the finest novel in the Dark Iceland series, Winterkill sees Icelandic author Ragnar Jonasson writing as smoothly, confidently and incisively as ever. From page one, you’ll glide into the mystery of a young woman’s death and the detailed investigation that follows, carried out by the young police inspector Ari Thor Arason. You don’t need to read the previous novels in the series, just dive straight in – it’s a story that’s easy to enjo...

The Lysing finance company has taken a case to the Reykjavik District Court claiming that the interest on foreign currency indexed car loans – which were recently ruled illegal – should be changed to the same as domestic inflation indexed car loans. The Supreme Court ruling said that foreign car loans are illegal, but the ruling did not say what should take their place. Thousands of loan holders have been struggling under increasing debt burdens as the Icelandic krona collapsed in value fol...

Iceland UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson has survived a car accident in his homeland after the vehicle he was travelling in skidded off the road in icy conditions. The UFC welterweight star was riding in a pick-up truck with three friends when it skidded off an icy road, rolled down a hill and landed in the Þjórsá river. Nelson’s manager and father, Halli, said that Gunnar needed 10 or 11 stitches in his arm, while the other three passengers also suffered only minor injuries. He explained that t...

Ripple Adds Sandie O’Connor to Board of Directors Former Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer for JPMorgan Chase brings decades of financial industry expertise as Ripple continues its rapid global growth SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ripple, the leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments, today announced that Sandie O’Connor is joining its board of directors. O’Connor has over 30 years of leadership experience with a deep background in finance, treasury, capit...

Global hospitality company Hilton has signed an agreement with Troulis Royal Collection to open The Royal Senses Resort Crete under its upscale Curio Collection brand in 2021. According to an announcement, the Royal Senses Resort Crete, Curio Collection by Hilton will be located in the Rethymno region and have 179 rooms. The hotel will feature state of the art facilities including a spa, indoor and outdoor pool, water park, tennis courts as well as a private beach and marina. “Crete is one...