Even in a town as small and quiet as Reykjavík, it’s still easy to get caught up in daily urban…
Even in a town as small and quiet as Reykjavík, it’s still easy to get caught up in daily urban…
At the southernmost point of mainland Iceland sits a particularly dramatic and tide-lashed stretch of coastline. Around the town of…
When I told the waitress that I was looking for something interesting to do in Þorlákshöfn, she expressed condolences. It’s…
Hvolsvöllur is a sleepy village in south Iceland, between Hella and Seljalandsfoss. It’s a somewhat forgettable, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it settlement of just…
Every tourist that comes to Iceland sets foot in Keflavík, but they rarely stay there—staring at the town instead through…
Kayaking has always been a favorite sport of mine because its effort-to-awesomeness ratio is incredibly low. Sure, pro kayakers can…
To most people who visit Iceland, the town of Hafnarfjörður is a suburb on the way to Reykjavík, or “that…
Sitting in the office on a rainy afternoon after several days reeking of the mundane, Hrefna and I take a…
Borganes is perhaps best known as the last‐chance gas and Bónus stop before the long drive onward to the remote…
I always get annoyed when people “stop over” in Iceland for a couple of days, because it always seems like…
As the dizzy heights of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier come into view, most people understandably feel a magnetic pull to the…
The majestic Route One ring road threads down through the mountains from Reykjavík to Iceland’s southern coastline, passing an endless…
Flúðir is a sleepy village of around 400 people, just over an hour’s drive from Reykjavík. After turning off the…
In a direct challenge to most internet commenters, two friends and I decided to spend two days circling the island in…
To the average Reykjavíking, the stars are nothing special. While travellers from bigger cities are often awestruck when they gaze…
For all of Reykjavík’s obvious charms, ask anyone who’s lived in the city for a while, and they’ll tell you…
It’s easy to get distracted by the routine of Reykjavík life. Mine goes something like: intern, race to Bónus before…
We had a nice visit yesterday from Julia, the winner of last week’s #GVpics Instagram competition, who dropped by with…
After last week’s inaugural #GVpics Instagram contest, it’s time for round two. The first week had a joint winner featuring…
Last week we launched the first #gvpics Instagram competition – asking you, dear readers, to use the #gvpics tag on…
Ideally, all of your travels in Iceland would be accompanied by mild weather and cloudless skies, but waiting for perfect…
Part of the adventure of any Icelandic road trip is the journey itself. The extremity of Iceland’s landscape and weather…
Seeing a glacier for the first time is a memorable experience. As the southern ring road from Reykjavík gently loops…
Have you ever looked at a waterfall in Iceland and thought I wonder how this would look like if I…
It was with some trepidation that our crew set out to bathe in as many natural geothermal pools in South…
Feeling an overwhelming urge to explore the nearby towns without missing out on Airwaves? Do you feel crushed by the…
Not long ago, I was packing my travel bag into the back of my friends’ four-wheel drive SUV as we…
Fists clenched, a middle aged bald man sits torn between frustration and amusement. “But Iceland is so ordinary. Nothing exciting…
Vatnajökull is the second largest glacier in all of Europe, covering 8% of Iceland’s land mass and dominating the southeast…
If you happen to be cruising down a valley-snaking road about an hour’s drive east of Reykjavík, there’s a chance…
Nearly 200 kilometres of road lay in front of us. From Reykjavík to Vík í Mýrdal in two days, that…
Every year in Iceland, the first weekend in August is dedicated to celebrating Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchants’ Weekend”), a labour day /…
“It’s a good thing you’re going underground,” our bus driver calls out as his windshield wipers work furiously to bat…
I’m huddled over the steering wheel peering out from behind rapidly jerking windshield wipers as sprays of rain lash out…
Forty-five kilometres from downtown Reykjavík I’m standing on a snowy embankment surrounded by the Leitahraun lava field. The snow slopes…
Rule number one when riding an Icelandic horse: do not use your leg. Or at least, do not use as…
Fifty kilometres north of Iceland’s Þingvellir National Park, a drop of water melts from the glacier Lángjökull, liberated from the…
“There were only six people in my year at school,” says Eiríkur Vilhelm Sigurðarson, who is possibly Vík’s most familiar…
The fine group of peaks known as Kerlingarfjöll were named after a high rock pillar that is said to be…
In the kitchen at Steinsholt, Kari Torkildsen is stirring up a delicious lamb soup. She and her husband, Gunnar Marteinsson,…
Fimmvörðuháls is an old hiking trail in Southern Iceland that’s flanked by two glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull. The name means…
I can’t believe I am in front of the silent, even beautiful, volcano Eyjafjallajökull. You’d never know the chaos it…
Tourists have been striking yoga poses in front of Icelandic scenery since time immemorial—or at least since time Instagram-memorial. Clearly,…
Visiting Iceland and renting a vehicle? Here are some tips to keep you and your travelling partners safe on the…
From the hundreds of mountain hikes and climbs (both equipped and un-equipped) Iceland has to offer, I have chosen to…
Verslunarmannahelgi (“Merchants‘ Weekend”) initially came about because the first Monday in August was designated a statutory holiday for merchants and…
“This tour’s been a bit of a game-changer,” our guide Arnar says from the driver’s seat. “Its popularity has been…
It was almost noon on a windy weekday at the end of August. A steady stream of Gortex-clad travellers filed…
Fall means it’s time for the annual gathering of sheep, the “réttir”—an important event for rural Icelanders that has been…
People often set aside the interior of Iceland as “other” from the rest of the country: it’s a barren, uninhabitable…