Stuck in Iceland Travel Magazine regularly interviews people who have visited Iceland and Icelandic artists, thinkers, authors, and travel experts. Our goal is to give you inside information into traveling to Iceland and insights into Icelandic culture and history.
Icelandic crime writer Lilja Sigurðardóttir loves kayking and kleina
I love crime thrillers; fortunately, Iceland is blessed with many great authors of that genre, so there is no shortage of quality page-turners for me to enjoy. Authors such as Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Arnaldur Indriðason, and Ragnar Jónasson are all great authors. Still, I want to...
Visiting Iceland for the first time? Siggadóttir gives essential tips
Visiting Iceland for the first time? Well, I can tell you that when you live in a country like Iceland, it is hard not to develop a passion for exploring it. Since I was a kid, I have loved being out in nature, seeing the...
Iceland sparkles when it is sunny says UK ambassador to Iceland
As you may have inferred from my interviews, I am addicted to Twitter. The key to getting a good experience from Twitter is putting in the time to find the best accounts to follow. The rule is simple, avoid the negative and the divisive, and...
Inspired by Iceland now enables you to OutHorse your out of office reply. Finally.
I have always been a fan of the campaigns by the super-creative folks at Inspired by Iceland. If I had to pick a favorite so far, I would say the Icelandverse. That campaign poked much-needed fun at the rather uninspiring messaging around Mark Zuckerberg’s announcements...
Meet the gardener who wants to reforest Iceland
Adrian Walder is a man on a mission to reforest Iceland. He has registered his project Birch Tree Yurts Iceland on the crowdfunding site Karolina Fund to build a novel kind of accommodation, birch tree yurts, in the north of Iceland. His ultimate goal is...
Exploring Reykjavik makes me feel at home says travel writer Marcia DeSanctis
Do you dream about exploring Reykjavik on your own? Follow in the footsteps of renowned travel writer Marcia DeSanctis. She writes for such magazines and journals as TRAVEL + LEISURE, Vogue, Air Mail, Town & Country, BBC Travel, and Departures. Her New York Times travel...
Icelandic Grammy award winner Dísella Lárusdóttir loves hiking in Iceland
Soprano singer Dísella Lárusdóttir is one of Iceland’s brightest stars. She just won a Grammy award for her magnificent performance in Phillip Glass’s acclaimed opera Akhnaten, which was put on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The opera is based on the...
She paddles to save the blue planet
The word ‘legend’ is overused. But I will still want to use it for my latest interviewee, Icelandic kayaker, photographer, and environmental activist Veiga Grétarsdóttir. In 2019 she was the first person to paddle a kayak around the entire island of Iceland. Veiga traveled counter-clockwise...
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.