Knitting the Icelandic way – crafting trolls out Icelandic wool
Words and pictures by Barbara Glover. We are grateful for her story about her learning knitting the Icelandic way. No pain, no gain! “Ouch!” I cry as I jab my finger with the needle for a second time. The multi-colored, felted wool balls, ribbons, and...
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga has fun with Iceland in Eurovison
“Icelanders are thrilled that Will Ferrell is making fun of them in his new movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. That sounds strange, but there is an explanation for this. As you might know, Icelanders are crazy about Eurovision song contest. This...
Stuck in Iceland is on a Coronavirus induced hiatus but will return
The world is still in the grips of the Coronavirus pandemic, and it is unclear when people can start travelling to Iceland again. I can see that the traffic on the magazine has dropped to about one-third of what it was before the pandemic hit....
Folk artist in Grundarfjörður – visit Liston at his workshop
In spite of the uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus and its devastating effect on travelling, I am still passionate about keeping the magazine going. So here is an article about a folk artist in Grundarfjörður on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. When this whole virus thing has blown...