Cycling in Reykjavik – See this Time Lapse Video of Exploring the City
Bicycling has fast become a favorite sport and a popular way to get around for people here in Reykjavik. It is a pretty good idea to get a bike if you want to explore the city since distances here aren´t that long. For example you can...
Check out the Reykjavik Street Food Market
A quick public service announcement: there is a really nice food market in the center of Reykjavik every Saturday in August and July. Opening hours are from 1 – 6 PM. I went today and it had a really nice assortment of various restaurants offering a lot...
Why You Should Visit Iceland in Winter
Words and pictures by Peter Riederer Because almost everyone goes to the south of Europe in winter, Me – Peter a 33 years old IT-Department leader and my friend Marc a 36 years old Sales Operations Manager from Munich – Germany decided to buck the trend...
From Lush Borneo to Remote Iceland
Words and pictures by Drew Pyke. As avid wildlife photographers from leafy Sussex (UK), we arrived in Iceland full of ‘northern promise’. Having ventured to the orang-utans of the Borneo rainforest and the puffins of the Farne Islands the year before, the most sparsely...
Final Night of 2015 Sonar Reykjavik Music Festival
Our favourite Vlogger Asgeir finishes his episodes from the 2015 Sonar Reykjavik Music Festival with a great video from the third and final night. It features YUNG LEAN, Ryan Hemsworth, Elliphant and the laser infused madness of Skrilllex.
Glimpse of World War 2 in Reykjavik
The British occupied Iceland on the 10th of May 1940, the same day that the German invaded Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. The primary purpose of the occupation was to strengthen Britain’s position in the battle of the Atlantic. At this time, German submarines were wreaking...
Experience Iceland on Humanity TV
Words and pictures by Kerrin Sheldon and Gaston Blanchet. We are founders of an interactive documentary travel series called Humanity, built for the iPad. We are huge travellers, eespecially since starting the project in 2012. Initially, the goal of the project was centered around the idea of creating...
Great Hiking Trail Near Reykjavik – if You Can Find it!
There are loads of great hiking trails around Reykjavik. We love to hike Mount Esja but it can be a bit of a challenge for beginners. If you are looking for something easier the Búrfellsgjá hiking trail might be the right thing for you. The...
