Photographing the Wonders of Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Dr. Michael Schwarzmüller joins us as a guest blogger from Germany. As his web site and his account on 500px clearly show he is an accomplished photographer and an artist at heart. The good doctor visited the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the spring of 2014. A week...
Discover the Hidden Troll Bath
On my way to the Reykjanesviti lighthouse on the Reykjanes peninsula the other day I stopped nearby the town of Grindavik by a pool or a cauldron that sits right on the beach. I have known about the pool for a long time but never...
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...
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...