In early July, my wife and I traveled around the Westfjords. One of our favorite stops was Laugaból, also known as The Guesthouse at Dynjandi Falls, in Arnarfjörður. This is where we got to know Leslie Schwartz and Greg Littlewood. They bought the farm in…

Seyðisfjörður in the East of Iceland has always attracted people who do things their own way. It is a town of just under 700 people at the end of a long fjord in the East, famous for its rainbow street, its artist community, and the…

I meet a lot of travelers at the day job, but every now and then someone walks in who’s clearly done their homework. Auriane Rezé-Duclos was on her sixth trip to Iceland when I met her at Lava Show, and it turns out she runs…

One of the best services I have seen for travelers is Iceland Cover, which lets you rent outdoor clothes and camping gear for your trip to Iceland. I know that many people are excited about visiting Iceland but are rightly worried about how to dress…

The Eastfjords are the part of Iceland that most travelers admit they ran out of time for. The Ring Road slings you down the south coast, past Vatnajökull and Höfn, and by the time you reach the east, you’ve usually got a ferry to catch…

Hvammsvík Hot Springs sits at the end of Hvalfjörður — Whale Fjord — about an hour from Reykjavik, and it is quietly becoming one of the most talked-about experiences in Iceland. Unlike the big-name geothermal spas closer to the capital, Hvammsvík puts you deep inside…

Iceland’s volcanic landscape tells a story of beauty and devastation in equal measure. Iceland’s rugged beauty is shaped by countless eruptions. However, that has come at a price. Throughout Icelandic history, cataclysmic eruptions have devastated the Icelandic people. If you want to immerse yourself in…

If you’re thinking about seeing Iceland from a helicopter, you’ll probably end up talking to Helena Gallardo at some point. Helena handles customer service at Volcano Heli, a small helicopter tour company based in Reykjavík. They’re not the biggest operation in Iceland, but they’re one…

Nine years ago, I bought myself a book before Christmas. It was the debut of a new author, Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdótir, who at the time was a journalist at the Icelandic National Television. The book was called ‘Eyland’ – a literal translation could be ‘Island…

Before you start pinning waterfalls and booking tours, it helps to listen to people who actually know Iceland from the inside. Over the past year, Stuck in Iceland spoke with locals, guides, artists, scientists, and adventurers who all experience the country in very different ways…

It’s that time again—time to sit down with my good friend Sævar Helgi Bragason, Iceland’s stargazer-in-chief. He’s the person I always turn to when the spectacular Icelandic aurora is set to dance across the sky. Readers will remember Sævar from our previous conversations about stargazing…

In a land where fire meets ice, Rico de Jong has found his element. The 24-year-old Dutch photographer and videographer didn’t just move to Iceland for his master’s degree in Volcanology. He moved to chase the raw, untamed beauty of a landscape that refuses to be…

When I was a teenager, I saw the scariest, most riveting film ever: Aliens. The film had everything a teenage boy dreams about: spaceships, gun-toting marines, scary, slimy monsters, and Sigourney Weaver. I then watched Alien, which was just as amazing.  Aliens has always been…

It is not every day that an Icelander takes home an Emmy. However,  compositing supervisor Sigurjon Fridrik Gardarson at Vancouver-based Stormborn Studios just did. Sigurjon and his team were awarded an Emmy for their visual effects work on Five Days at Memorial, the gripping Apple…

When most people think of Iceland, they picture epic landscapes—volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, and endless lava fields. But Kaśka Paluch, a Polish-born musicologist, journalist, and sound artist, has given us a way to hear Iceland like never before. She is creating Icelandic soundscapes to match the…

In the world of video games, few titles feel as deeply rooted in place as Echoes of the End. This is the debut action-adventure game from Reykjavík-based studio Myrkur Games. Released in August 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, the game marks…

Book collector Eyþór Guðmundsson collects, restores, and shares Iceland’s literary heritage from centuries past. His Instagram account, @oldicelandicbooks, has become a digital window into a world of 17th-century bindings, centuries-old Bibles, forgotten manuscripts, and unexpected historical treasures tucked inside crumbling pages. There, you can watch…

The upcoming solar eclipse, which will take place on the 12th of August next year, is already causing a lot of excitement. I don’t think I’m exaggerating to say that Iceland is already sold out. After all, the western part of the country is prime…

I noticed the super-talented Reykjavik-based French photographer Kévin Pagès for three reasons: He captured unbelievable drone footage of a man walking right to the top of an erupting crater on the Reykjanes peninsula in 2024. It is safe to say that this gentleman was putting…

I recently rediscovered my joy of reading. I got myself a library card and am now tearing through books. Mostly, I read Icelandic crime novels, but I am slowly branching into other genres. However, I suspect that Nordic Noir crime novels set in Iceland will…