Katla on Netflix shows Icelandic superstar GDRN in a new role
Icelandic singer Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð is known to music fans as GDRN. She has released two highly successful albums and won many accolades for her music. She has collaborated with many other Icelandic musicians, including the acclaimed Eurovision act Hatari. But now she turned her…
Andri Snær Magnason ponders Time and Water in his acclaimed book
Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason is the most influential Icelandic literary figure since the Nobel prize winner Halldór Laxnes was in his heyday. I first heard of Andri Snær Magnason when my wife brought home his poetry book, Bónusljóð (Bónus Poetry). I found the poetry…
Kælan Mikla are the Icelandic Queens of Goth – here is their travel advice
One of my favorite bands is the uber-cool, and a self-described synth-punk trio from Iceland, Kælan Mikla (The Big Chill). These three Icelandic queens of goth have been on the music scene since 2013. Their first hit, Kalt, was released two years later. Since then, they have traveled…
Is the holy grail in Iceland? Watch Finding Thule to find out
The magical thing about running Stuck in Iceland Travel Magazine is connecting with people who have chosen my country as the venue for extraordinary (and sometimes eccentric) projects! The most exotic thing that I have encountered in the nine years running the magazine is the documentary…
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…