I have quite officially dubbed the large swath of countryside surrounding Vik in southern Iceland the “Holy Shit” area of […]

I don’t really know why anyone stays in campgrounds, my campground host whispered conspiratorially to me. What do you mean? […]

One of the pre-journey tasks I always attempt is to read some of the literature written about a country and […]

One of the Icelandic traditions that has most piqued my interest is that of hot-potting. For centuries, Icelanders have used […]

Do Icelandic birds ever stop singing? That was the question I kept asking myself last night as I lay awake […]

I caught up on my Icelandic beer on a noontime stop during a brief rainstorm. Almost as soon as I […]

I admit I was wrong. Alighting in the stark and featureless environment of the airport made me wonder if I […]

Best-laid plans and all that. The minute my head hit the pillow last night, I was asleep. Although my guesthouse […]

While the Sagas are famous within the literary tradition of Iceland, the island has continued to produce outstanding authors and […]

The plane dipped into the thick cloud layer and the pilot intoned — in both Icelandic and English — “Welcome […]