Flatey Island is the Jewel of Western Iceland
It had been a freezing night at Stykkisholmur and our road trip around Iceland was off to a rough start to say the least. We woke up, got up and made some coffee and hot cocoa for our daughter. There were patches of frost on...
Grótta is the place for the Perfect Reykjavik walk
The headline ‘Perfect Reykjavik Walk’ is a bit of a lie. The place I am talking about here belongs to the small and lesser-known town of Seltjarnarnes on the western tip of Reykjavik. But I like to keep things simple, so I am sticking with...
Run a Cable Car Across a Raging River to Meet a Fearsome Female Ghost
Sometimes it’s the little things that make your day. A few years ago I was travelling along the East Glacial River gorge or Jökulsá Austari as we call it and came across the Cable car that was constructed over the river at Skatastaðir. I found...
The coolest ice cream shop in Reykjavik
The area around the old harbor in downtown Reykjavik is undergoing a renaissance. Trendy bars, restaurants, hotels, and galleries have sprouted up, but fortunately, the area is still true to its origins. The latest addition to the old harbor is the ice cream shop Valdís ...