As of July 22, Icelandair will be offering four direct flights per week between Seattle and Reykjavik, says the Puget Sound Business Journal: "Flights from Reykjavik will be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday and flights from Seattle will be on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday." more ›

Seattlest's MvB happens to be in Iceland on vacation, as the country is struggling with an intense economic crisis. Which he had no part in instigating, despite the great deals he's getting with the exchange rate. This is his post on what's going on in Reykjavik, which is Icelandic for "smoky bay." He looked that up. more ›