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Iceland’s second annual LGBT winter festival kicks off a year of pride with outdoor adventures, local tours and late-night parties.

This very gay-friendly far-northern Atlantic island nation offers the perfect vacation, with some of the most incredible natural beauty on the planet, a warm populace & a surprisingly active capital city.

Reykjavik Mayor Jón Gnarr wore a floral-print dress, a blonde wig and bright red lipstick when he opened his city’s annual Gay Pride celebration on Thursday, Aug. 5.

Nordic nations hardly noticed when Iceland’s prime minister, 67-year-old Johanna Sigurdardottir, tied the knot with her longtime partner - a milestone that would still, despite advances in gay rights, be all but inconceivable elsewhere.

She was the first openly gay head of state. Now Iceland’s prime minister Johanna Sigurdardottir, 68, has broken new ground once more, with her marriage to longtime civil partner Jonina Leosdottir.

Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland’s volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts of ash fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway.

Economic crisis-plagued Iceland and London topped the list of top 10 value picks by The Lonely Planet. Read more...

Economic crisis-plagued Iceland and London topped the list of top 10 value picks by The Lonely Planet. Read more...