Summer In Mývatn And How I Found Out I Enjoy Bird-Watching
“Great weather today,” exclaims Jakob. “It’s a perfect day for bird-watching!” It’s barely ten on a Saturday morning, and he’s already excited by the prospect of watc
Outside Of Reykjavík: McChurches, Steam Rooms & Vast Canyons
It’s all going on out there in countryside. Here are three places you might wanna star in Google Maps. Place: Kópavogskirkja Religious? Architecture aficionado? Fast food fa
Pictures: The Color Run Iceland 2017
The annual colour run took place yesterday, and oh boy was it colourful. Fun was had by all as young and old ran the 5k while covered from head-to-toe in […]
Outside Of Reykjavík: Art In The East, Soup, Massive Ice Tunnel
You didn’t come to Iceland to be in the city, right? Here are some places you could drop by on your road trip. Town: Seyðisfjörður If you’re doing a loop […]
Siglufjörður Town Guide: Hikes, Herring And Hot Pots
In the international TV hit ‘Trapped’, Siglufjörður is a place of dismembered corpses and human trafficking; dark secrets and guilty consciences; a CGI ferry looming ominousl
New Nordic Cuisine On The Floodplains Of South Iceland
It’s been over a decade now since René Redzepi and the crew sat down to dish out the Manifesto for the New Nordic Cuisine. A lot of words were thrown […]
Admiration, Awe, And The Hidden Folk: The Hafnarfjörður Elf Walk
For most of history, scientists indubitably believed that humankind resided in a geocentric solar system. This theory was so wholeheartedly accepted that when Copernicus and Galile
Outside Of Reykjavík: Theatre, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Elves
If you’re heading of Reykjavík soon, here are some interesting tucked away spots and fun activities that might interest you, from Keflavík to Hafnarfjörður to Snæfellsne
Seyðisfjörður Town Guide: Music, Waterfalls, Galleries & LungA
Tucked away in the Eastfjords, over a winding mountain pass, lies the small but perfectly formed port town of Seyðisfjörður. Home to 665 people, it feels like a miniature world
The Djúpavík Effect: Peace & Superheroes In Strandir
It’s halfway along the dirt road between Hólmavík and Djúpavík that the car starts to make a strange sound. We grind to a halt and look at the wheels in […]
Photos: Snæfellsnes Road Trip Part Two
Grapevine photographer Timothée Lambrecq recently took a road trip out the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The area is sometimes referred to as “Iceland in miniature” due to i
Outside Of Reykjavík: Mountains, Sagas And… Goats
Here are a few interesting spots to star on your Google Map for your next Iceland road trip. Place: Borg Situated outside the town of Borgarnes north of Reykjavík is […]
Adventures Close To Home: A Trip To Borgarnes
It’s an hour’s drive from the capital to Borgarnes, and, on this Good Friday morning, old-time Southern gospel seems a fitting soundtrack for the familiar bucolic stretch of Ro
Photos: A Road Trip Around Snæfellsnes
Grapevine photographer Timothée Lambrecq recently took a road trip out the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The area is sometimes referred to as “Iceland in miniature” due to i
Alt Golden Circle: Lesser Known Spots On The Tourist Trail
The Golden Circle wasn’t always known as such. The first recorded mention of the Icelandic-language term “Gullni Hringurinn” was in 1979, on a RÚV radio show hosted
Video: Take One Minute Fjord Break
On a recent road trip around Iceland, our resident videographer Timothée Lambrecq took a few moments to chill in some of the more picturesque spots he found. So if you’re [&
Stykkishólmur Town Guide: Art, Sushi, Glaciers & Volcanoes
Of all the small towns around Iceland’s coastline, Stykkishólmur—population 1195—is one of the most charming. The small harbour is enclosed by a small, easily hikeable cliff
Video: Take a One Minute Black Sand Beach Break
On a recent road trip around Iceland, our resident videographer Timothée Lambrecq took a few moments to chill in some of the more picturesque spots he found. So if you’re [&
Saga Spots: Helgafell, The Holy Mountain
Just off the road linking Stykkishólmur to the rest of Snæfellsnes, Helgafell (“Holy Mountain”) rises 73 metres above the flat, bucolic landscape of Þórsnes headland. Altho
Far North: An Eyjafjörður Itinerary
The greatest luxury in Icelandic travel: turning off the Ring Road, pausing that inexorable vacation countdown timer, and burning one of your precious days discovering the answer t
Seaweed City: A Trip To The Sjávarsmiðjan Spa
The crossing from the capital region to western Iceland happens suddenly. Past the wind-whipped Kjalarnes coastal road that winds north from Reykjavík, Route One traces a path nor