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Couple wow internet with spectacular views of Iceland during epic 3,000km trek

During their monumental walk around Iceland, Anna Liszewska and her partner got through 712 chocolate bars, 57 tins of tuna, 3.2kg of peanut butter and 2.8kg of Nutella while walking an average of almost 11 hours and 34km a day. Matúš Lašan

During their monumental walk around Iceland, Anna Liszewska and her partner got through 712 chocolate bars, 57 tins of tuna, 3.2kg of peanut butter and 2.8kg of Nutella while walking an average of almost 11 hours and 34km a day.

Extreme runner from Gdynia becomes double record breaker after running across Iceland

Przemysław Szapar, 42, broke the records after going from the east coast to the west coast in both the ‘EW traverse’ which took 12 days and ‘The Great Traverse of Iceland’, which took him from the farthest point on the east coast to the farthest point on the west coast, a feat he accomplished in 17 days.

Polish astronaut becomes first Pole in unique space mission simulation inside lava tunnel

Agnieszka Elwertowska, a computer engineer and student of the WSB University in Gdańsk, took part in the CHILL-ICE mission organised by Euro Moon Mars ESTEC in one of Iceland’s lava tunnels.

Polish military contingent set to start air policing mission in Iceland

Poland will send four fighter aircraft and 140 military personnel to Iceland on Wednesday, a military press official has said.

Poland joins NATO's air policing mission in Iceland

Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a decision for a Polish military contingent to join NATO's air policing mission in Iceland, PAP was told on Monday by Paweł Soloch, head of the National Security Bureau (BBN).

Pole charged with setting deadly fire in Iceland

A 60-year-old Pole has been charged with setting fire to a multi-family house, in which three Polish nationals lost their lives.

Norway and EEA Grants withdraw project co-financing over LGBT resolution

The south-eastern Podkarpackie province has lost EUR 1.7 million in funding in Norway and EEA Grants after its regional assembly passed a resolution against “LGBT ideology”.

Breath-taking photos from space capture planet Earth in all its splendid beauty

The competition organised by Warsaw company CloudFerro set out to identify the most beautiful images of the Earth.

Where can you safely fly to from Poland?

Fancy a foreign holiday but don’t know where? Here’s TFN’s update on where’s open.

From tinned fish to luxury watches – the man who changed career to found Poland’s premium watch brand

Founder Bartosz Knop says: “Balticus is more than just watches, it is a Polish brand with passion, creating a quality product tailored to the needs of the owner.”

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