A Totally Cringeworthy Video About Iceland
Icelanders love to talk about their country and of course this site is just one example of that. However, sometimes the results can be truly cringeworthy. Please let us know if we ever do something like this. We will be thoroughly embarrassed. Written by Jón Heiðar...
See the Seat of the Bishops at Skálholt
Skálholt is one of the most historic sites in Iceland. It was the seat of bishops all the way from 1056 until it was it was moved to Reykjavik in 1785. It was the site of the first school in Iceland (also founded in 1056)...
Run a Cable Car Across a Raging River to Meet a Fearsome Female Ghost
Sometimes it’s the little things that make your day. A few years ago I was travelling along the East Glacial River gorge or Jökulsá Austari as we call it and came across the Cable car that was constructed over the river at Skatastaðir. I found...
Do the Icelandic Monster Mash!
It is a little known fact but the sea around Iceland and especially the remote Westfjords are teeming with elusive monsters that usually reside in the deep sea. But they sometimes venture up to dry land on beaches and coves to hunt. This means that...
Step Back Into 17th Century Iceland at the Gröf Turf Church
You want to get away from the craziness of the 21st century? Well, who doesn´t? Guess what, I know the perfect place for that. One of the most memorable place that I have visited in my home country of Iceland is the small 17th century...
Discover the Viking History of Iceland
One of the most moving artifacts of the National Museum of Iceland is the skeleton of a tiny infant from the pagan Viking age embedded in the floor of the museum. If you are excited about joining a tour with a historical flavor here in...
The Space Ship in the Heart of Reykjavik – The Annual EVE Fanfest
Iceland is home to the one of the most vibrant virtual worlds ever created. This is the awesome EVE Online, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that has over 400 hundred thousand players world wide. It is run by CCP games which was founded in...
Viking hall in Reykjavik – meet the original Icelanders
I am fascinated with the origins of things. How they began and how they evolved. I am intrigued by how history is ever changing with the times. It is fascinating to see how one generation perceives its history differently than preceding generations. Rarely are we...
