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The world's biggest boy band, One Direction, performed in front of 15,000 fans last night (May 20th) at the stunning Arena di Verona, dailymail.co.uk reports.The air in Verona, the city most commonly associated

Astrologers have confirmed that the sun has released four giant solar flares within a 48-hour period, bdtoday.net reports.In the early hours of Monday, 13 May, the first of the emissions was registered

Hollywood actress Julia Stiles has spoken about her love of Iceland, calling it a "magical, magical place".In an interview with foxnews.com, Stiles said that one of the best parts of her job was the opportunity

April was a record breaking month for tourism in Iceland, according to a recent news report.Despite being the coldest April since 2000 and the coldest in Akureyri since 1990, Keflavik International Airport

Stockholm's newest attraction, the Abba Museum, is set to open on 7 May, guardian.co.uk reports.Unbelievably, up until now, no such celebration of Sweden's arguably biggest import existed in their home

A man who spent two months living in Greenland has spoken out about the country's 'raw beauty', adding that the experience really changed him.Talking to philly.com, Americo DiSantis (who appeared on the

The top two names sent in to the Inspired by Iceland competition were revealed at the weekend - 'Isle of Awe Land' and 'Let's Get Lost Land'.In August 2012, the Icelandic government posed the question:

A Reykjavik hamburger has been identified as one of the 11 best burgers in the world, according to a travel website, reports icelandnews.is. While most discerning visitors to Iceland would probably never

A photographer has compared the Northern Lights with "celestial fireworks going off", as he managed to take some of the clearest aurora photographs ever seen, huffingtonpost.co.uk reports.The news site

Iceland has been crowned the most welcoming holiday destination in the world, icenews.is reports. In the Economic World Forum's (EWF) 'Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013', visitors to specific