The Icelandic goat is the GOAT! – visit this family friendly farm
I was baffled when I first saw the acronym ‘GOAT’. Somebody tweeted that some athlete was the #GOAT! I thought about this for quite a while. It was a little strange to shout out online that an athlete was a goat. A Google search revealed...
Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is only found on planet Iceland
Many people I talk to say they come to Iceland to see the northern lights. This is kind of risky. Please don’t get me wrong; the aurora borealis is terrific. However, they are elusive. Perhaps it is smarter to come to Iceland for its waterfalls....
Hiking Mt. Kaldbakur – the iconic mountain of my childhood
I grew up in a cold room. My bedroom window faced directly north towards Eyjafjörður fjord, and I had messed it up one summer. I had a thing about locking my room, but one day when visiting my grandparents, who lived down the road, I...
Eldborg crater is a beautiful relic of Iceland’s fiery past
I love hiking, especially when it leads you to new places. I am so lucky to live in a country that is bursting at the seams with hiking trails. These can be challenging multi-day trips, such as Fimmvörðuháls, Laugavegur, and Kjölur. Then there are the...