The Empire of the Fox
In the fog I could see dark shapes moving in parallel to us, watching us. I immediately realized that these were artic foxes, the only original Icelandic wild animal! I broke off from my group, digging around in my jacket for my camera. I felt like...
Of Monsters but mostly Men and Women
If you are planning to visit Iceland you might find it worth your while to research the natives by listening to some quality icelandic music. We Icelanders often pride ourselves of being a nation of book lovers. And for a good reason too. But we...
Jokulsarlon in Iceland is Ground Zero for Global Climate Change
We don´t like tourist traps. One idea for a name or a tagline for this blog was actually “Declaring war on the Golden Circle” For those who don´t know, the Golden Circle is a well trodden tourist route covering the Thingvellir National Park, the waterfall...
The Medieval Seat of Power With the Awesome Escape Tunnel
“You will just have go and join the cows in the field” the lady from the Icelandic National Museum said smiling. It had been a long drive to the medieval farm of Keldur in in the southern region of Rangárvellir close to the highly active volcano of Mt....