Metal on the Black Beach – See Solstafir Rock out in Reynisfjara Beach
There aren´t many quintessentially Icelandic rock or metal bands out there but Solstafir is definately one and Skalmold is another. The Evolving Music of Solstafir Sólstafir´s music has evolved a lot and their album, Ótta has 8 songs which each is named after the old way in naming...
September Road Trip in Iceland – See this American Having Great Time
Recently I got a message from a really cool guy from the US, Mateo Askaripour. He did a September road trip in Iceland. To celebrate his time in Iceland he created a nice video called ´Thank you Iceland´ featuring the song Sunday Candy by Chance The Rapper. It...
Great Hiking Adventure in Iceland – Italian Superman Hiked Across Iceland
A great hiking adventure in Iceland was completed by Italian adventurer Mattia Vettorello. He achieved the amazing feat of hiking solo some 806 KM (500 miles) across the Icelandic highlands. He called his expedition Iceland15 and he funded on the crowd funding site Karolina Fund. Crossing Vatnajökull...
With Iceland on Her Brain
Photos by Eileen Cotter Wright Eileen Cotter Wright is the owner of PureWander.com, an online magazine focusing on group travel adventures abroad and in the backyard. Eileen is also short-listed for the Odeon UK Blog Awards for her female-centered travel blog CrookedFlight.com. We “met” the...
Follow the Vikings North – Australian Travel to Iceland
Australian travel to Iceland is increasing and people from down under are truly welcome here. Heather D. Linnett hails from Australia but she has traveled more around Iceland than most people. Heather is an Australian who loves Iceland. She estimates that she has accumulated over 50...
The Sweet Life of Icelandic Cafés – Have a Taste!
Icelandica is a blog written by Tory Bilski, an American woman who travels every summer to Iceland with a group of friends. They ride horses, chatter incessantly, and kick up dust. Tory is a big fan of Icelandic Cafés. She has previously written two articles...
A Tale of Two Old Reykjavik Graveyards
Reykjavik has two old graveyards which are no longer in use. The first one is now a square just across the road from the Settlement Museum (which I highly recommend) and was in use from the settlement in the ninth century to about 1838 when the graveyard...
2015 Was a Huge Year for Stuck in Iceland and I Say Thank You!
At the end of 2015 I just can´t believe how successful my little online travel magazine has become. Of course I owe its success to all of my readers, people who are looking for beautiful places to and fun things to do in Iceland. I...