Drink, Write, Love: Discovering Iceland’s Creative Culture
Arielle Demchuk is “trying” to be a writer in Edmonton, Canada. When not writing, she dabbles in photography, knitting, reading, and of course, travelling. The best advice she ever received was from a weird animated indie movie called Waking Life, which said that “The idea is...
Go on the Perfect Reykjavik Hiking Trail
Iceland is in many ways the perfect country for hiking. But not everybody who is visiting will have the time or the inclination to venture far from Reykjavik. And of course, hiking on glaciers or in the highlands is not for everyone. Luckily, there is this...
Icelandic Holidays You Never Heard Of
Today is the first day of summer and that is a day off here in Iceland which is of course much appreciated. There are parades and other events to mark this joyous occasion. I thought it might be interesting to cover Icelandic holidays and celebrations...
Crossing Things Off the Bucket List in Iceland
Drew Stewart joins us as a guest blogger here at Stuck in Iceland. He is an 18 year old student and and a extremely talented music photographer from England. Drew works as a photographer at Wembley Arena but loves travel photography and experimenting with landscape and...
The Incredible Westmann Islands
Julie Sarperi joins the guest bloggers here at Stuck in Iceland. This is her second article for Stuck in Iceland but previously she wrote about her visit to the Great Fish Day Festival in the northern village of Dalvík. This time Julie embarks on a journey...
The Perfect Walk in Downtown Reykjavik
Reykjavik is full of great places to go out for a stroll. Grótta is perfect for bird watching and romantic walks and Elliðarárdalur valley has a really nice river flowing through it and is perfect for cycling or walking. But let me tell you about the perfect walk in...
See the Scale of Vast Icelandic Glaciers and the Highlands in One Huge 3D Map
Most tourist come to Reykjavik before they head out to the rest of the country. A great way to get perspective of the scale of the vast interior and glaciers here in Iceland is to visit City Hall which displays a vast 3D map of...
The Party of the Year Approaches at Light Speed!
If there is an annual event in Reykjavik that could claim the title “party of the year” it would have to be the EVE Fanfest. Since 2003 it has has brought thousands of residents of the online universe Eve Online to Reykjavik. Like last year...
