Eistnaflug – The Most Brilliant Festival in the World
I have been collecting festival and concert experiences throughout the world for many years. Many great memories are linked to the different festivals, and I made lots of great experiences and friends at the different locations. In this way, it came that I have been...
Looking for a Hotel in Akureyri? Here is a Perfect Hotel for You
Are you looking for a hotel in Akureyri? My sister Hildur runs a family-friendly hotel that has just opened in my lovely hometown of Akureyri, so I want to tell you all about it. The hotel is called ´Hotel Kjarnalundur´ and has 46 rooms. It is only...
Iceland Winter Surfing – Riding the Frigid Waves of the North Atlantic
I am pretty bad in cold water, as soon as I get in I start to gasp and have the overpowering urge to get out as fast as I can. And I have never ever in my life surfed. So I think everybody should be...
Flatey Island – Discover the Island of Zen in the West of Iceland
Icelandica is a blog written by Tory Bilski, an American woman who travels to Iceland every summer with a group of friends. They ride horses, chatter incessantly, and kick up dust. She has previously written for Stuck in Iceland about visiting the site of the...
Ivory Vikings – Solving the Mystery of the Lewis Chessmen
I have had many great guest authors who have contributed to Stuck in Iceland. Nancy Marie Brown is squarely in the celebrity category of my guest bloggers. She recently published a new book called Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who...
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...
Get a Guide in South East Iceland
Like most Icelanders I haven’t been too good at exploring the South-Eastern part of Iceland. But I feel that it is important to highlight the great possibilities for travel in faraway places of this country. The best way for someone for me who has far...
Iceland C47 Plane Video – See the Famous Skytrain Wreck
My friend Asgeir of ´DoMore Asgeir´fame is back! Now he makes the journey to the crashed Iceland C47 plane at Solheimasandur and creates a Iceland C47 plane video. It is complete with a history lesson that may not be exhaustive but is mostly accurate. He...
