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From speeding over black sand beaches to walking behind waterfalls, descending into volcanoes, hiking on glaciers or driving across the wild Highlands: read about our Iceland travels within.
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Coffee, Kitties And Sweaty Dancefloors: Unnur María Máney Bergsveinsdóttir’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Unnur María Máney Bergsveinsdóttir is the indisputable circus queen of Iceland. During the day, she spends her time hoop-dancing and performing on the aerial silks as Húlladúllan. At night she morphs into Kabarett star Miss Encircled. If that’s not enough, Unnur is…
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Town Guide: Fish, Local Food & Coastal Nature In Suðureyri
A small town in the northern Westfjords, Suðureyri prides itself on its flourishing fishing industry, as well as its sustainable ways of handling fish. With a tunnel road leading from nearby Ísafjörður and Flateyri, the town is easier to reach than ever.…
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Into The Highlands: A Five Day Trek Into Iceland’s Wild Interior Desert
Note: Driving in Highlands requires advance research on everything from suitable car types to weather, road conditions, prohibited practises, and river crossings. Visit safetravel.is and road.is for further guidance. The engine judders to a halt, and we step out of the van…
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The Real Lava Experience: A Visit To Vík’s Brand New Icelandic Lava Show
This September, almost 100 years after Katla’s last eruption, a particularly volcanic piece of history is brought back to life. Fittingly located in the middle of the Katla UNESCO geopark in the town of Vík, The Icelandic Lava Show pours forth the…
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The Hanging Fall: A Summer Hike To Hengifoss
The Hengifoss waterfall appears suddenly across lake Lagarfljot, like a sharp white scratch against the dark cliffs. It turns out to be a fleeting glimpse—Hengifoss is set back from the sinuous lakeside road in a high canyon. The closer we drive, the…
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Further Up And Further In: A Journey Through Misty Mountains, Eternal Ice, And Singing Caves
After a visit to Ólafsvík, a sleepy village nestled in between the sea and the northern foot of Snæfellsjökull glacier, we hit the road southwards with the aim of following the mighty glacier towards the other side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Route…
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Town Guide: Music Museum, Cozy Café, Rugged Cliffs & Views Of The Fjord In Þingeyri
Located next to a grand fjord in the Northern Westfjords, the small town of Þingeyri is known to many Icelandic people for hosting the Dýrafjarðardagar Viking Festival during the first weekend of July. This festival offers up festivities, including music, a beach…
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Cats, Flotation Tanks, And Amazing Vegan Food: Linnea Hellström’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Linnea Hellström, the vegan visionary behind the new restaurant Veganæs, gives us the low-down on her perfect day in the city. First thing in the morning: I live with my boyfriend, Krummi, and our cats and it’s very important to hang out…
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Travelling Through The Westfjords: A Dialogue On Icelandic Tourism
Travelling through the Westfjords in late August is like travelling back in time—only very few tourists visit the rugged landscapes, and unspoiled nature seems to be in the foreground in every direction you look. This imagery stands in stark contrast to the…
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The Kindness Of Strangers: Searching For Puffins In The Westman Islands
In the Westman Islands, opportunities for seeing puffins—the colourful seabird often associated with the north Atlantic—are manifold. You can enjoy the raw but very dead heart of the puffin for your glorious, carnivorous lunch. You can also buy stuffed puffins in gift…
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Chilli, Curiosities & Comedy: Kimi Tayler’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
When she’s not paper machéing or riding around Reykjavík on her tricked-out bicycle, comedian, visual artist and self proclaimed ‘Aspiring Power Lesbian’ Kimi Tayler told us how she’d spend her perfect day in Reykjavík. For brunch If I’m not scarfing down crumpets…
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Town Guide: Seaside Charm & Wild Nature in Tvøroyri
If the far-flung capital of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, is too much of a metropolis for your taste, you could consider hopping on a ferry to the southern island of Suðuroy. The Smyril line goes twice daily from Tórshavn, landing in the…
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Cloud Island: A Drive Around The South Faroese Outpost Of Suðuroy
The Faroe Islands appear suddenly, a jutting interruption in an endless carpet of rolling clouds. The plane circles the islands during the descent until everything is blotted out, the blue gradient of the sky and the jagged peaks vanishing into a churning…
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Over The Misty Mountains: Hiking The Famous Fimmvörðuháls Trail
The name of the river ‘Krossá’ sounds like ‘cross,’ as in the symbol that signifies Jesus Christ and which marks countless graves within the Christian community. Appropriately, this river is the graveyard of cars in the Þórsmörk region of Iceland. The cars…
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Curry, Band Meetings and Midnight Sun: Bjarni Daníel’s Perfect Day in Reykjavík
Bjarni Daníel is the singer and guitarist of dream punk sweethearts Bagdad Brothers, who just released their second EP, “JÆJA,” via the post-dreifing arts collective. Bagdad Brothers are currently planning a show at Húrra on the 28th of July together with BSÍ…
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Town Guide: Seafood, Wildlife, Crystals & Caves in Neskaupstaður
Iceland’s easternmost town of Neskaupstaður is known to many for the Eistnaflug metal festival, but it’s a charming place to visit all year round. With a new road tunnel running from nearby Eskifjörður, it’s easier to reach than ever, and you’ll be…
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An Island Unto Themselves: A Solstice Adventure On Grímsey
The island of Grímsey is the only place in Iceland that’s in the Arctic Circle. Getting there was quite the journey. We left Reykjavik at 2:30am to arrive in Dalvík in time for the 9am ferry, which arrived at Grímsey at noon.…
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Prisms, Galleries and Cocktails: Melkorka Þorkelsdóttir’s Perfect Day in Reykjavík
Mellí (Melkorka Þorkelsdóttir) is a visual artist, downtown DJ, gotherfucker and a Hello Kitty enthusiast. She is the second half of the DJ Dominatricks hypersexual techno VJ/DJ duo. She has also been doing obnoxiously bubbly and flamboyant DJ-sets as DJ Motherfunker. Here’s…
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Last Farm In The Valley: Slow Time At East Iceland’s Wilderness Centre
The Fljótsdalur valley is a secluded place. It begins at the foot of Lake Lagarfljót, where Route 934 winds through narrow shelves of farmland, clasped between high mountains on either side. When the land gets too steep to be useable, the fields…
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The Best Seat In The House: Paragliding Iceland
If there is one natural resource Iceland will always have in abundance, it’s wind. While the country continues to inch its way towards wind power, one company has already harnessed it for the purposes of improving our quality of life: Happyworld, which…
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Town Guide: Hidden Places, Wildlife & Westfjordian Wonders In Patreksfjörður
Tucked away in the southernmost region of the Westfjords lies Patreksfjörður, a peaceful fishing town of around 700 inhabitants. It’s a great hub for exploring the lower reaches of the Westfjords, sitting conveniently close to the towering Látrabjarg bird cliffs that mark…
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Town Guide: Folk Art, Fish & Chips, Sea Monsters And Wild Swimming In Bíldudalur
In centuries past, Bíldudalur was a centre of trade and fishing in the Westfjords. It still has a working fishing harbour today, but many of the 200 townsfolk are employed at a factory that processes Hafkalk, a mineral-rich algae that’s pumped from…
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Grímsey: The Best Place In The World To Experience The Summer Solstice
One of the best places to watch and experience the summer solstice is Grímsey, a little-known, tiny Icelandic island, located North of the Icelandic mainland. Grímsey is known for being the only place in Iceland where one can cross the Arctic Circle.…