Northern lights in Iceland – the ultimate guide to seeing them
The northern lights in Iceland are a huge reason for a lot of people coming to this country. I totally get it. Whenever I take a walk at night and see the shimmering beauty, I am awestruck—my thoughts to the thousands of people who would…
Surfing Iceland Beneath the Northern Lights – Brace for the Storm and Surf!
One of the most astonishing Iceland travel films I have seen is the surfing Iceland film Under an Arctic Sky. It tells the story of group of surfers who embark on a quest to find the perfect waves in deep winter. But a massive storm…
Icelandic Northern Lights Enchant – Join the Northern Lights Hunt
Icelandic Northern Lights enchant our guest writer Nancy Claus. There are few natural phenomena quite as awe-inspiring to behold as the magical northern lights. Perhaps rivalled only by a total solar eclipse or a volcanic eruption. Join the northern lights hunt in Iceland and book…
Follow the Vikings North – Australian Travel to Iceland
Australian travel to Iceland is increasing and people from down under are truly welcome here. Heather D. Linnett hails from Australia but she has traveled more around Iceland than most people. Heather is an Australian who loves Iceland. She estimates that she has accumulated over 50…
Iceland Winter Surfing – Riding the Frigid Waves of the North Atlantic
I am pretty bad in cold water, as soon as I get in I start to gasp and have the overpowering urge to get out as fast as I can. And I have never ever in my life surfed. So I think everybody should be…
Seeing the Northern Lights and Stargazing in Iceland
Sævar Helgi Bragason is Iceland´s stargazer-in-chief and I am happy to call him my friend. He heads the largest astronomy club in the country and is a celebrity and a local hero for almost single-handedly organizing a massive national event for the 2015 solar eclipse…
The Best Places to Visit in North West of Iceland
Jón R. Hilmarsson moved to Skagafjordur in the autumn 2005. He was running three schools there and became charmed by the landscape and countryside of Skagafjordur. He was especially struck by the ever changing variety of light and colour. Moving to Skagafjordur was the catalyst for taking…
Epic Waterfalls and Northern Lights in Northern Iceland
Words and pictures by Cyril B who has a fantastic fantastic photo page on National Geopgraphic and nice pictures on his personal website. My name is Cyril, I’m 37 years old and I’m Engineer in the aeronautics industry. I’m French but I have lived in northern Germany since mid 2012….
