A Scavenger Hunt Via GPS: Geocaching In Skagafjörður
On Friday evening we set off toward Skagafjörður where we would spend the weekend exploring. It wouldn’t be like anything we had done before; Bragi Jónsson, an Icelander who c
Lemúrinn: The Icelandic Tourist Experience In 1925
In July 1925, a German cruise ship called the SS München stopped in Reykjavík, its first stop on a month-long trip to the wild north, including subsequent stops in Jan […]
Exploring The Reykjanes Peninsula
You may have noticed while looking at a map of Iceland that the Reykjanes Peninsula, where the Keflavik International Airport is situated, has a familiar shape. It looks like a [&h
Iceland: The New Morocco?
When I started surfing in Iceland 11 years ago, people would ask me the same question over and over again: “Surfing in Iceland! Are there any waves here?” At first […]
Mývatn (‘For You Americans’ And Other Tourists)
One of the first stories our tour guide Logi tells us as we leave the Akureyri airport is about the 1965 and 1967 NASA training missions at Mývatn. Located about […]
Yes We Can: Five Fancy Pools For Your Pickin’!
“One of this country’s best redeeming qualities are the pools of hot water found sprinkled all over it. Those pools somehow manage to make life on the edge of the […]
The Best of Reykjavík 2012: Activities and Fun-Times
Best pool: Laugardalslaug Swimming is a favourite pastime in Iceland. Most towns around the country have a swimming pool and Reykjavík has seven of them. They do in fact all [&hel
A Day In The Life: Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir
What’s up, Lovísa? I just released a new album, ‘Brostinn strengur’, which I have been working on most of this year. These days I’m planning concerts around Iceland, p
Réttir: NO SHEEP LEFT BEHIND!
Come end of September, the days grow noticeably shorter, the grass turns yellow and it’s time to bring the sheep in for the winter. This is a two-part affair beginning […]
At Skaftafell National Park, Gleam Knowledge, Experience Awe
Camping overnight in Skaftafell one gets the feeling a weeklong stay would barely do the region justice. Aside from all the activities that can be booked from the premises (includi
Singing Around Iceland
Accomplished English chorister Daniel Hutton is cycling 1.000 miles around Iceland for charity, singing for families in exchange for room and board. After participating in an excha
A Day In The Life Of Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir
What’s up, Silja? I’m working on what will hopefully become Iceland’s next constitution—and the first one written from scratch by Icelanders, although we’re getting a lot
Skaftafell: Black Ice, Black Falls, Hyper-Colourful Experience
Standing around in the Skaftafell Visitors Centre during midday is more akin to being in a crowded shopping mall than at a nature reserve. It’s busy. Real busy. Don’t let [&hel
Verslunarmannahelgi
Chances are you have not been properly introduced to the term Verslunarmannahelgi. This labour day / bank holiday equivalent, dedicated to Icelandic merchants, is celebrated every
A Day In The Life Of Egill ‘Gillz’ Einarsson
What’s up, Gillz? There are four writers in Iceland who aren’t lazy, and Big Man is one of them. I have a day job; I get people in shape so […]
Bolungarvík Is The Bird Nerd’s Paradise
When most visitors to Iceland—or really, most people living the capital area—think of the Westfjords, Ísafjörður is usually the first place to spring to mind. Arguably the c
A Day In The Life Of Guðmundur Jörundsson
What’s up, Guðmundur? I graduated last weekend in fashion design from the Iceland Academy of Arts, which was pretty nice. Now I’m working on a new men’s fashion line for [&h
A Day In The Life Of Nanna Árnadóttir
What’s up, Nanna? Workin’ my merkin to the ground, man (disclaimer: I don’t have a merkin). Got my day job, my freelance work and doing rewrites for my debut novel […]
Five Places You Should See / Trips You Should Take
Esja—That big mountain over there Close to the heart of every Reykjaviking—literally as well as metaphorically—is the mountain range Esja, located just north of Mosfellsbær,
Ten Mundane Things You Can’t Really Do In Iceland
While there are a number of totally wild and out there things to do in Iceland (at least fifty, according to the book), there are also a number of seemingly […]
This Man Crossed Iceland With No Outside Help And He’ll Do It Again
Meet Louis-Philippe Loncke, art enthusiast-turned-engineer-turned explorer extraordinaire. Last summer Lou-Phi, as he likes to be called, completed an exploration first; when he cr