Seeing the Northern Lights and Stargazing in Iceland
Sævar Helgi Bragason is Iceland´s stargazer-in-chief and I am happy to call him my friend. He heads the largest astronomy club in the country and is a celebrity and a local hero for almost single-handedly organizing a massive national event for the 2015 solar eclipse...
See the Huge Viking Hall Excavated in Reykjavik
Archaeologists were in for a big surprise when they were researching the ground where a new hotel is going to built in Lækjargata street in the center of Reykjavik. They had expected to find buildings from the 18th and 19th century underneath this former parking...
Finding the Holy Grail in Iceland
Update 3rd July 2015: Sofia and Alex did reach their Kickstarter project. They have a special deal with us here at Stuck in Iceland: Should they discover an old cup in the Icelandic highlands we will get to drink Úlfur IPA beer from it. But...
The Icelandic Turf House Made for the Rich
Inequality has always been with us. It was of course prevalent in Iceland in the rural society that was the norm until the middle of the twentieth century. If you want to discover how the rich had it in Iceland back in the 19th and...
Those Germans Want More Icelandic Music!
We heard recently from a couple in Berlin called Frank and Jo are a couple who live in Berlin, Germany. Frank is a freelance cameraman and a video producer. Jo is a artist, has a PhD in geology currently works as a typesetter. They have a “slightly”...
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...
Challenge this guy to Do Insane Stuff in Iceland
Now here is something completely different. An Icelandic guy called Asgeir that has thrown down a challenge to the world. He wants you to subscribe to his video blog on Youtube, challenge him to experience something in Iceland and he will go ahead and do it...
Ghost Stories: On the Trail of Agnes Magnusdottir
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. She has also written about her visit to Flatey island. She went on the...
