Category: Iceland focused interviews

The best advice about Iceland rarely comes from a guidebook. It comes from the people who live here, work here, and have spent their lives getting to know one corner of the country better than anyone else. That’s what this section is for.

Since 2012, I have been sitting down with Icelanders worth listening to and asking them the questions a curious traveler would ask. The result is an archive of in-depth interviews that now runs to more than two hundred conversations — and it’s still growing.

The range is wide on purpose. We’ve talked with mountain guides about reading the weather and staying safe in the Highlands, with volcanologists and astronomers about what’s actually happening beneath your feet and overhead in the night sky, and with photographers about chasing the light through the seasons. We’ve spoken to chefs, hotel owners, and tour operators about how Icelandic tourism really works, and to writers, musicians, and historians about the culture and stories that shape the country.

For trip planning, these interviews do something a standard guide can’t. They give you the firsthand perspective — the honest opinions, the small practical tips, the things a local would tell a friend but rarely a stranger. Read a few before you travel, and you’ll arrive understanding Iceland in a way most visitors never do.

In this section, you’ll find every interview we’ve published, covering Iceland’s tourism, science, arts, food, and literary communities. Browse by the topic that interests you, or simply start reading — the honest, firsthand insight here is the closest thing to having a knowledgeable friend on the ground before you ever set off.


Rafn Sigurbjörnsson is an Icelandic photographer who has it as his passion to document Iceland. This is one of his pictures from Landmannalaugar.
Iceland focused interviews

ICYMI – Stuck in Iceland interviews in 2021

I conducted 14 interviews for Stuck in Iceland in 2021. I spoke to actors, musicians, filmmakers, writers, entrepreneurs, and people from the travel industry. My interviews provide unfiltered travel advice to my readers. I  welcome all ideas for Stuck in Iceland interviews in 2022. Let...
Rafn Sigurbjörnsson is an Icelandic photographer who has it as his passion to document Iceland. This is one of his pictures from Landmannalaugar.
Iceland focused interviews

Documenting Iceland with photos and videos

About six years ago, I interviewed Icelandic photographer Rafn Sigurbjörnsson about his Icelandic photo book series called ‘Wild Iceland – the untouched nature. The eight-book series was created in less than one year. Rafn has not stopped documenting Iceland with photos and videos in any...