Even though all my visits to the area have been pre-Flyctory.com, Isafjordur and the West Fjords are belong my favorite regions in Iceland. The city lead to the band name of a new Icelandic post-rock duo, Isafjord. Their debut album…
Arny Margret – they only talk about the weather
Since I ran into her song akureyri in my Songs of the Week feature as of 28th January 2022, I really loved to listen to the music of the Icelandic artist Arny Margret. After I enjoyed listening to her EP intertwined in February this year, I…
Gullfoss – Iceland’s Most Famous Waterfall? (Pictured Story)
Many tourist traveling to Iceland put the day trip of the Golden Circle on the top of their list. Apart from the Thingvellir area and the Geysir Hot Spring Area, one of the key attractions on this trip is Gullfoss. The waterfall…
View Over Akureyri from Hlidarfljall
If you follow Flyctory.com for a while, you know that I love the Northern Icelandic city of Akureyri. This posting takes you to the Hlíðarfjall mountain. While the place is very popular in winter for skiing, it offers some nice…
Mani Orrason – The World Is Big and You Will Never Find Me
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 artist, Mani Orrason, is nowadays living in Berlin. Does not change anything about the fact…
Ystafell Auto Museum (Iceland)
Despite the country as such is rather small (measured by the number of people, not by area), Iceland has some quite unique and interesting places, museums and exhibitions. One of these places is the Ystafell Auto Museum, which is sometimes…
A (Partial) Trip along F899 (Flateyjardalsvegur – Pictured Story)
It’s summer season in Iceland right now again. People explore the amazing highlands. While I still struggle to complete a Driving in Iceland guide posting, I take you to a trip I in fact took in summer 2021, with a…
Icelandic Aviation Museum (Akureyri)
Flugsafn Islands – or the Icelandic Aviation Museum – has of course been a attraction I just could not miss while visiting Akureyri in my 2021 trips. Nonetheless, it took a while to gather all my thoughts into a posting –…