Meet the gardener who wants to reforest Iceland
Adrian Walder is a man on a mission to reforest Iceland. He has registered his project Birch Tree Yurts Iceland on the crowdfunding site Karolina Fund to build a novel kind of accommodation, birch tree yurts, in the north of Iceland. His ultimate goal is...
Save 10% on these Iceland helicopter tours
My favorite thing to do when traveling is to go on a helicopter ride. I have had the immense pleasure of flying above New York City in a helicopter. And I have soared above the Grand Canyon and the Hoover dam. I have also been...
Visit Perlan
Unfortunately, I am no longer able to offer promotional codes for Perlan. However, options like the Whales of Iceland, Lava Show, and Flyover Iceland are great choices for family-friendly indoor entertainment. But if you are keen on booking a ticket for Perlan, you can do...
A road trip to Flateyri where a folk school is rejuvenating the village
The Westfjords have a special place in my heart, it is a beautiful and rugged area, and I relish going there. My wife and I recently drove to Flateyri from Reykjavik to pick my daughter up. She had completed a very successful winter studying at...
Exploring Reykjavik makes me feel at home says travel writer Marcia DeSanctis
Do you dream about exploring Reykjavik on your own? Follow in the footsteps of renowned travel writer Marcia DeSanctis. She writes for such magazines and journals as TRAVEL + LEISURE, Vogue, Air Mail, Town & Country, BBC Travel, and Departures. Her New York Times travel...
Icelandic Grammy award winner Dísella Lárusdóttir loves hiking in Iceland
Soprano singer Dísella Lárusdóttir is one of Iceland’s brightest stars. She just won a Grammy award for her magnificent performance in Phillip Glass’s acclaimed opera Akhnaten, which was put on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The opera is based on the...
She paddles to save the blue planet
The word ‘legend’ is overused. But I will still want to use it for my latest interviewee, Icelandic kayaker, photographer, and environmental activist Veiga Grétarsdóttir. In 2019 she was the first person to paddle a kayak around the entire island of Iceland. Veiga traveled counter-clockwise...
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is the Icelandic queen of the crime thriller
Icelandic author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is a master of the gritty crime novel. And sometimes, her books veer into the supernatural. For me, her books are an essential part of the Christmas season. Here in Iceland, the period before Christmas is known as the Christmas book...
