Hveradalir in Kerlingarfjöll – see this geothermal wonderland
It is a cliché to say that a place is so beautiful that you are overwhelmed and can’t find the words to describe it. It is also not credible to say that a place is changing all the time. From one minute to the next,...
Hiking Jökulsárgljúfur National Park – Icelandic feast for the senses
Jökulsárgljúfur is one of the most impressive areas in Iceland. It is in the northeastern part of the country. Its name means ‘glacial river canyon’ and is derived from the impressive canyon created by the mighty Jökulsá river (or glacial river). It is a part...
Most Popular Hiking Trails in Iceland in 2018
The hiking Guide Einar Skúlason is a good friend of mine. He is the man behind the popular Iceland hiking app Wapp which is both available for Android and the iPhone. The app now contains whopping 265 Icelandic hiking trails and more will be added...
Hiking in Iceland in Winter
Words and pictures by Yanshu Li, who is a storyteller who focuses on business and economics journalism at Boston University in the U.S. Follow her on Twitter and on Flickr. She went hiking in Iceland in winter. Hiking in Iceland in Winter at Búrfellsgjá crater Búrfellsgjá is...
A Lovely Day in the Snæfellsnes Peninsula
I have become quite addicted to winter hiking and as my readers may have noticed I satisfy my addiction in a hiking group run by the Iceland hiking app publisher, guide and all around nice guy Einar Skulason. My latest trip with his group was to...
Royal Winter Hiking in Iceland – Go on this Reykjavik Hiking Trail
From time to time I join the trips organized by the hiking guide Einar Skulason. The crowd is kind of cool, you are always able to find somebody fun to chat to while you hike. Einar tells fun stories and those trips usually go smoothly....
Enter the Ravine of the Sacred Tree
Confession: I haven´t really been all the way up the Ravine of Nauthúsagil, but this is a destination that I wanted to let you all hikers know about sooner rather than later. In any case, I am hoping to be there soon again and go...
In a massive canyon resides Glymur, the second highest waterfall in Iceland
Iceland does have some impressive canyons, but personally, I am mostly into canyons that are adorned with big waterfalls. If you are looking for a photogenic canyon and a big waterfall in Iceland, look no further than the waterfall of Glymur in Hvalfjördur (fjord of...
