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...
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...
The Magical Valley Hidden in the Icelandic Highlands
Words and pictures by the Icelandic photographer Ragnheiður Arngrímsdóttir. Check out her fantastic entry to the 2014 National Geographic Photo Contest. She found a hidden gem of a valley the other dayin the Icelandic highlands and was kind enough to share her experience and pictures....
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...
The Great Fish Day in Dalvik is an Icelandic Feast for the Senses
Julie Sarperi joins the guest bloggers here at Stuck in Iceland. Julie is French and runs a fantastic travel blog in her native language. She writes about the annual festival called The Great Fish Day which takes place in the village of Dalvik in the North-East...
Is This the Worst Idea in Icelandic Tourism?
As noted here before Iceland is enjoying something of a tourism boom. Some simply call it a gold rush. Regardless of what you call it people here are experimenting with different ways of entertaining tourists. I came across this advertisement in downtown Akureyri the other...
Photographing the People With Divine Names
Varya Lozenko is as Russian photographer that joins the ranks of guest bloggers here on Stuck in Iceland. She shares with us the unique photograph project she is working on but it involves photographing 320 Icelanders or one in thousand of the population. You can...
Extreme Climbing and Hiking in North of Iceland
Do you want to spend some 24 hours hiking and climbing across 45 kilometers of rugged terrain of snow, semi-glaciers and loose rocks and boulders, scaling 24 peaks and accumulating an elevation gain of 4,5KM in sub-arctic conditions? If so the annual 24 peak challenge...
