Rifts, Rain And Rebirth: Up Close And (Very) Personal With The Þríhnúkagígur Volcano
Childhood adventure books led me to believe that descending into a volcano would be a far more frequent occurrence than it has proven to be in my life so far. […]
Abandoned Iceland #14: The Laugavegur Hike Day 4
The fourth and final day! There’ll be canyons, caves, hot pools and gulp the last glacier river. Will we make it to Þórsmörk in one piece? Tune in to find […]
Abandoned Iceland #13: The Laugavegur Hike Day 3
Ever wanted to see two Grapevine writers cross a glacier river and make a big ol’ fuss about it? Well you’re in luck. Day three of the Laugavegur trail sees […]
Abandoned Iceland #12: The Laugavegur Hike Day 2
On day 2 we traverse 12km from Hrafntinnnusker in the snowy highlands to the stunning lakeside campsite, Alftavatn. There’ll be jaw-dropping vistas, very windy tents and even
Abandoned Iceland #11: The Laugavegur Hike Day 1
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is Iceland’s best-loved hikes. So we decided it
Seven Peaks In Seven Days: A 40-Year-Old Icelandic Man’s Quest For Bodily Destruction
Seven peaks in seven days, I decided. Why? Mostly to prove to myself that I could still beat the mountains which I had traversed so easily in my youth. In […]
Abandoned Iceland #10: Mount Esja
One mountain, three reporters and a tin of baked beans – what could go wrong? In this episode of Abandoned Iceland, Valur, Poppy and Polly battle the elements to scale […]
Abandoned Iceland #9: Skaftafell National Park
Svartifoss, the most gothic waterfalls of them all in Skaftafell, south of Iceland. The waterfall inspired the architect, Guðjón Samúlesson, to use stuðlaberg or columnar basal
Abandoned Iceland #8: Golden Circle—Geysir
Sam travels back in time to April 2020 to explore how things were at Geysir Hot Springs area during COVID-19. Sound off in the comments below and tell us where […]
Abandoned Iceland #7: South Road Trip
Valur Grettisson and his trusty companions, Art Bicnick and Polly, the chief morale officer, travelled from Reykjavík to Jökulsárlón in the middle of COVID-19 and found surpris
Abandoned Iceland #6: Icelandic Forest—Heiðmörk
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, Hannah Jane Cohen and photography editor Art Bicnick pay a memorable visit to Heiðmörk, a place of incomparable beauty. One of the oldest jo
Ghosts On The Wind: The Eerie Beauty Of Snæfellsnes
Snæfellsnes is often touted as “Iceland in miniature,” and not for nothing—in a single day’s drive north from Reykjavík, you can experience heaths, beaches, lava fields,
Abandoned Iceland #5: Jökulsárlón—Glacier Lagoon
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, we visited Jökulsárlón and found a handful of Icelanders, expats and one seal roaming around. No one else. It was truly incredible. Thanks
Rediscovering Paradise: The Unexpected Side Effects Of Covid-19
It was 2010 when Eyjafjallajökull erupted. I went with a group of friends from work (I was working for the biggest private media company in Iceland at the time) and […]
Abandoned Iceland #4: The Snæfellsnes Peninsula
In this edition of Abandoned Iceland, news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine and her lovely wife Ada travel with photography editor Art Bicnick to beautiful, mysterious Snæfellsnes. Th
Abandoned Iceland #3: Around The Golden Circle Part I
In this episode, Sam and his wife tour the area around Fluðir, Reykholt and Skálholt. They visit Faxafoss and Sam tries the freshest Bloody Mary ever made at Friðheimar. They [&
Bifröst: The Bridge Between Humans And Gods
In Norse mythology, Bifröst is the burning rainbow bridge that extends between the realm of mortals and the realm of the gods. In reality, Bifröst is a quiet town, with […
Abandoned Iceland #2: Grundarfjörður
We journeyed to Grundarfjörður in the time of COVID-19 and instead of tourists, all we found was a lot of wind, rain and of course, Kirkjufelll, one of West Iceland’s […
Get Medieval With It: 1238 Museum Puts You In The Shoes Of A Viking
Far in the northern reaches of Iceland, nestled in between Mount Tindastóll and Laxárdalsfjöll Mountain, in a town called Sauðárkrókur, lies the 1238 Museum. Since opening la
Abandoned Iceland #1: South Coast
In this episode of COVID-Cast, Hannah Jane visits some of the more popular tourist destinations, which are pretty much empty now. She also talks about news surrounding the pandemic
A Visit To Reykjanes Is Just What The Doctor Ordered
It’s flu season, which means that you or someone you know is likely to come down with some form or another of the plague. And I’m talking about the normal […]