Icelandic Grammy award winner Dísella Lárusdóttir loves hiking in Iceland
Soprano singer Dísella Lárusdóttir is one of Iceland’s brightest stars. She just won a Grammy award for her magnificent performance in Phillip Glass’s acclaimed opera Akhnaten, which was put on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The opera is based on the...
She paddles to save the blue planet
The word ‘legend’ is overused. But I will still want to use it for my latest interviewee, Icelandic kayaker, photographer, and environmental activist Veiga Grétarsdóttir. In 2019 she was the first person to paddle a kayak around the entire island of Iceland. Veiga traveled counter-clockwise...
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is the Icelandic queen of the crime thriller
When I interviewed Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, she was already one of Iceland’s most celebrated crime writers. Yrsa is a civil engineer by profession who somehow also found time to become the country’s reigning queen of Nordic noir. Since then, the international recognition has only grown. Yrsa...
10 Family-Friendly Activities in Reykjavík
Are you thinking about traveling to Reykjavík with your children and wondering how to entertain them? Here’s a handy guide to 10 kid-friendly activities your whole family will love by Jenna Gottlieb. Go on a whale-watching excursion Whale-watching is, in some ways, the best part...