Selárdalur valley is the art gallery at the edge of Iceland
Selárdalur in the Westfjords is one of the fascinating places in Iceland. A hermit created an art gallery in this incredibly remote place, complete with buildings, statues, and a fountain. This is an update of an article originally published in 2013. The artist at Selárdalur with...
When an eruption in Iceland turned into a folk festival
How many of us get the chance to see a volcanic eruption up close? Well, not many. But we modern-day Icelanders are privileged people. We don’t always appreciate our privilege, but when the eruption in Iceland started on the 19th of March at Geldingadalur valley,...
Beautiful paintings from Iceland by Blake Greene – see this amazing art
I have many people in my social media feed that regularly share beautiful pictures from their travel from all over Iceland. These visions of Iceland from my friend remind me of how many wonderful places there are in this country. One of my favourite people...
Family-friendly Reykjavik park- see birds, salmon and rabits
Although Reykjavik isn´t really a large city, the locals have several sanctuaries from the hustle and bustle and gridlock. Reykjavik does have a couple of really nice parks, and of course, you can always escape to lovely Grótta on the western edge of town. Perhaps the best place...
The Icelandic Christmas Cat
The horrible Icelandic Yule lads were a gruesome bunch of trolls that terrorized children and stole food from hungry peasants around Christmas. Their parents were the horrible ogre Grýla who ate naughty children and her bedridden lazy no-good husband Leppaludi. And there was their pet,...
How to Celebrate Icelandic Christmas
Icelanders go big on Christmas. Not only do we like to give big gifts but Icelandic Christmas goes on 13 days. Yes you read that correctly, Icelandic Christmas goes on for 13 days. Like elsewhere in the western world Christmas celebrations and preparations start obnoxiously...
New Year’s Eve in Iceland – celebrate with a bang!
As the readers of this magazine may have discerned, being stuck in Iceland isn’t always so bad. This is especially true for New Year’s Eve in Iceland, a fun night here. The main attraction is the massive fireworks that go on from 11 and beyond...
Ásbyrgi is the oasis of the north – Odin’s steed created a natural wonder
Imagine a place which is so strange the only explanation people had for its creation is to attribute it to the steed of Odin himself. The legend is that the chief of the gods was racing across the sky his horse, Sleipnir, stepped down with...
