Tag: Vogar

  • Polish products in a new grocery store in Vogar

    Polish products in a new grocery store in Vogar

    Polish sausage and Polish sweets are part of the assortment in the new grocery store in Vogar on Vatnsleysuströnd. The townspeople welcomed the new store as more than two years had passed since the last one closed. There has been no shop in Vogar for more than two years. Now, in the former shop space, […]

  • The tourist followed Google Maps and got into trouble

    The tourist followed Google Maps and got into trouble

    A foreign tourist who was about to drive to the Ásbrú Hotel in Reykjanesbær needed help from the police after Google Maps misled him. The man entered his target into the app and found a shorter route to the hotel. The police then received a call for help from the man as he drove into […]

  • Gaseous pollution from Vogar to Borgarfjörður

    Gaseous pollution from Vogar to Borgarfjörður

    According to information from the Icelandic Meteorological Institute, it is possible that gaseous pollution from the Fagradalsfjall eruption will spread today from Vogar towards Borgarfjörður and Borgarnes. Due to the southerly winds forecast today, pollution is likely to be greatest over Vogar later in the day. Residents of Borgarnes and Borgarfjörður may also experience sulfur […]