Category: Iceland

  Reykjavik’s old harbour lies to the north-west of today’s city centre, where most visitors stroll through the shopping streets and take in the sights. Large crowds of tourists rarely find their way over here. And yet this part of the city is well worth seeing! Whenever I talk to people who have been to […]

  Normally, as an Iceland fan, I should only be writing positive things about Iceland here, encouraging you in your plan to travel here and giving you reasons why you should visit. But Iceland may not be for everyone, and that’s why I want to list a number of reasons why you might be better […]

  Fact check: in this post I want to clear up a few pieces of misinformation, prejudice and misconceptions about Iceland. Above all, though, I’d like to use this opportunity to remind everyone of basic netiquette and make one thing clear: nobody is free of mistakes. You will find misinformation on this blog too, of […]

  Travel tips for Iceland — that’s what people keep asking me for. I’m often expected to deliver that one single tip for the trip. That’s really difficult, if not impossible, to answer, because what’s an insider tip for one person is boring for another. What makes sense for one traveler won’t help the next […]

  Fascination Iceland – that means breathtaking landscapes, dreamy roads, fairytale waterfalls and so much more. In these 7 experiences, I want to try to put into words what makes this fascination so special for me. Here we go… Bathing – In the Snow Beneath the Stars There are dozens, maybe hundreds of hot springs […]

  What do you do in Iceland on a slightly overcast, freezing-cold Sunday to pass the time? Easy — you climb into the mountains and lie down in a river that is fed mainly by glacial meltwater… …at least when boiling-hot water from geothermal springs joins in and heats the river up to a pleasant […]

  In my first list of 10 tips for travelers in Iceland, I hopefully already gave you a few good pointers. Here are 10 more, brand-new tips… Tip 11: Use Google Maps… the right way! How? Offline! In Google Maps, you can download the maps for Iceland to your smartphone before your trip, so you […]

  In this post I want to round up the nicest / best tips from fellow travelers that I have come across in forums, groups and blogs over the years. Let’s get started… Tip 1: Picnic instead of restaurant in Iceland! If you are traveling Iceland on a small budget, there is no way around […]

  A round trip around Iceland is probably the most popular way to travel for anyone spending more than a stopover on the island. Doable in a week, but easily stretched out over several months, this way of getting to know the island is only ever as complex as you make it. There is plenty […]