Kjolur Hiking Trail in Iceland – The Haunted Highway
Ever since the Viking age in the ninth century. There is a “highway” through the country called the Kjolur (or “Kjölur”) hiking trail in the Icelandic highlands, which runs from the northern part of Iceland to the south. Tales of migrations and deceit on the...
Be One With Iceland on the Laugavegur Hiking Trail
Iceland has two very different routes called “Laugavegur” (“hot spring road”). One is the main shopping street in Reykjavik. The lower part of Laugavegur and Bankastræti, which follows it into the city center, are collectively and only half-jokingly called “Fleece Street” by us locals for...
Aurora Reykjavik is the New Icelandic Home of the Northern Lights
Catching the Aurora borealis, or the northern lights as most commonly known, can sometimes be difficult. Seeing them is highly rewarding, though, and the chase after them can be highly enjoyable. The search for the northern lights might be made easier by the aurora forecast...
Discover the Viking History of Iceland
One of the most moving artifacts at the National Museum of Iceland is the skeleton of a tiny infant from the pagan Viking Age, embedded in the museum floor. Timeless sadness This is one of the three replicas of Viking Age burial sites (or “kuml,” as those...