Driving the Iceland Ring Road is the new driving route 66 in the USA. For one it actually exists. As you circumnavigate our stunning islands your breath will be taken away by the incredible mountains, waterfalls and sweeping landscapes you come across. It's self drive heaven, so organise your playlist,...
Why is Iceland Called Iceland? (And Greenland called Greenland)
Why is Iceland called Iceland and Greenland called Greenland, when Iceland is green and Greenland has huge amounts of ice? Some people think it's because the people discovered Iceland wanted to keep it for themselves, and encouraged people to go on further to the more tropically named Greenland. Whilst this...
Diamond Beach; What’s best? Summer or Winter.
Diamond Beach is unworldly. A black sand beach with clear, blue tinted icebergs sparkling in the sunshine. It would be worth a visit by itself, but it's creature, the mighty Glacier Lagoon - Jökulsárlón in Icelandic is on the other side of the road from it.
Bjordagur – Beer Day in Iceland.
It comes as a surprise to many but beer was illegal in Iceland until 1989! Since then Icelanders celebrate beer day, the day it was made legal by drinking a lot of it. If you are in Iceland on March 1st be sure to make the most of the Beer...
14 things you must pack for Iceland! And 3 to leave at home.
Choosing what to pack for Iceland’s weather can be a struggle, it changes every few minutes. Wake up to glorious sunshine, have a hailstorm on your walk to the bus stop, but by the time your bus arrives it's a dry, if very windy morning. And that's just in Reykjavik!
Konudagur; it’s Women’s day in Iceland today!
Konudagur is celebrated on the first day or the nearest Sunday, of the month of Góa, a month in the traditional Icelandic calendar. Góa is the second to last of the winter months, the days are starting to be visibly longer, summer is coming!
Öskudagur; a day of fancy dress, singing for sweeties, and pinning bags of ash to people. Of course.
The day after Bun day - Bolludagur is Sprengidagur - Explosion or Blast day. On it Icelanders pretend that they haven't spent the entire day before pigging out on cream buns, and instead gorge themselves on saltkjöt og baunir
Blast Day in Iceland! Eat till you feel like you’ll explode on Sprengidagur.
The day after Bun day - Bolludagur is Sprengidagur - Explosion or Blast day. On it Icelanders pretend that they haven't spent the entire day before pigging out on cream buns, and instead gorge themselves on saltkjöt og baunir
Bolludagur; an Icelandic Festival where Kids Spank their Parents for Cream Buns.
Choux pastry, the type used to make profiteroles, is made into little balls, sliced through the middle, filled with cream and jam and then topped with chocolate. At least that is the classic, now there are many many varieties. However you have your buns you can guarantee that you will...
What you must know about walking on glaciers in Iceland
Glaciers in Iceland take up 11% of our land, and almost all of our tourists want to visit them, and it is totally understandable, they still mesmerise Icelanders! Learn how to see them here!
