Jón Heiðar Ragnheiðarson — Reykjavík-based Iceland Travel Editor since 2012
Icelander Jón Heiðar has run Stuck in Iceland Travel Magazine since 2012. One person, no investors, just honest Iceland travel advice and exclusive discount codes. He has conducted over 200 interviews with local experts, guides, and artists — and built Nonni, Iceland's first Iceland focused AI travel companion.
Soul of Iceland is found in its music and sound says Leandro Cerro
Since starting the Stuck in Iceland travel blog back in 2012 I have had the pleasure of meeting a lot of great people from around the world who have just one thing in common: They really love Iceland and make it their mission to explore...
Snæfellsnes Peninsula Road Trip – Iceland in a Nutshell
The master photographer Martin Schulz returns with yet another brilliant article for Stuck in Iceland, and this time he covers the Snæfellsnes peninsula in a West Iceland Road Trip. Thanks, Martin, for sharing your epic pictures and your travel story from Iceland. Visiting Iceland for the 14th time It’s...
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...
Iceland travel advice from someone who actually lives here
I'm Jón, a native Icelander who has called Reykjavík home for over 30 years. Since 2012, I've been running this magazine the way a knowledgeable local friend would — giving you the honest advice, the real discounts from 50+ partners in the Icelandic travel industry, and 200+ expert interviews you won't find anywhere else. This is Iceland from the inside.