(Greater) Reykjavik Archives

Mani Orrason – The World Is Big and You Will Never Find Me

by Florian Buechting20. August 202220. August 20220

This review is about music from Iceland. I am always happy to run into music from one of my most favorite places worldwide. However, the …

Flying with Icelandair Domestic (Flygfelag Islands / Air Iceland Connect)

by Florian Buechting18. July 202227. March 20250

Icelandair Domestic, Air Iceland Connect or Flygfelag Islands – the inter-Iceland aviation connections nowadays driven by Icelandair have different historic names. In summer 2021, I …

Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura

by Florian Buechting7. July 20227. May 20230

During one of my trips to Iceland in 2021, I decided to have two nights right at Reykjavik Domestic Airport (RKV). I was around that …

The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavik

by Florian Buechting11. April 202211. April 20220

The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavik (sometimes also with an added ± 871) gives you an insight of the 10th century settlement. Some walls are even older …

Whales of Iceland (Reykjavik)

by Florian Buechting24. March 202217. May 20230

While whaling has been quite popular in Iceland’s past, the large marine mammals are nowadays rather the stars on a tourist cruse than as main …

Hallgrimskirkja Reykjavic – Church and View from Tower

by Florian Buechting25. January 202225. January 20220

The unique architecture, the significant height of 75 meters and its location on top of the hill right in the city center of Reykjavik made …

Saga Museum Reykjavik

by Florian Buechting17. January 202217. January 20220

When I visited the harbor-area attractions in Reykjavik, I felt it is a good opportunity to share as many of the places around there with …

Hilton Reykjavik Nordica

by Florian Buechting11. January 202211. January 20220

You can almost read the popularity of Iceland as a tourist destination also for North American tourists that the capital Reykjavik hosts three Hilton Hotels. …