Pumpkin vs. Lava Because Halloween
Halloween is upon us. This festival has become popular in Iceland. People dress up, throw parties with scary themese and some children go out trick or treating. But our friends at the Icelandic Lava Show took things a little further. They are starting a Youtube channel...
Slippurinn in the Westman Island is one of Iceland’s best restaurant
Once, it was rather a daunting task to travel to the Westman Islands, a cluster of islands south of Iceland. Travel would include an hour’s drive to Þorlákshöfn and a 4 hour of sailing. Icelanders didn´t go there often (or land crabs, as the Westmanians...
Ride the Waves – Rib Boating in the Westman Islands
It is safe to say that I have been forcing my body to produce more adrenaline than usual. The other day I had massive fun on a buggy. And then we went to the beautiful Westman islands and there we had incredible time rib boating....
The Soundscape of Southern Iceland
The Southern Highlands of Iceland is the subject of an unique video, or soundscape, made by Jamie Goldrick (web/Instagram). When I watched it I was impressed that it featured the the old and beautiful poem Verses of Vatnsenda Rósa (1795–1855). In the poem Rósa confesses...
Video: Reykjavik, Golden Circle and Black Beach – Go on an Adventure!
My sister and I went on a 3 day trip to Iceland. My sister had to be there for a school project, and since Iceland was on my bucket list I gladly tagged along. We made the best of the three days that we had,...
Metal on the Black Beach – See Solstafir Rock out in Reynisfjara Beach
There aren´t many quintessentially Icelandic rock or metal bands out there but Solstafir is definately one and Skalmold is another. The Evolving Music of Solstafir Sólstafir´s music has evolved a lot and their album, Ótta has 8 songs which each is named after the old way in naming...
Iceland C47 Plane Video – See the Famous Skytrain Wreck
My friend Asgeir of ´DoMore Asgeir´fame is back! Now he makes the journey to the crashed Iceland C47 plane at Solheimasandur and creates a Iceland C47 plane video. It is complete with a history lesson that may not be exhaustive but is mostly accurate. He...
See the Stunning Dyrholaey – You Must See this Natural Wonder in Iceland
We envy Birna Vidarsdottir. She lives on a farm right next to Dyrholaey, the village of Vík and to Reynisfjara beach. All great destinations in and by themselves. She took the above picture of the lighthouse at Dyrholaey just a year ago. The lighthouse was originally...
