Cruising on the Herjolfur Vestmannaeyjar Ferry
by The Vestmannaeyjar islands and especially Heimaey, the main island of the “West Men Islands”, are a key tourist attraction of Iceland. Most visitors (and locals) …
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Grenjadarstadur Turf House Museum
There are a few Turf House Museums you can visit in Iceland. The UNESCO is even thinking about putting this unique kind of architecture on …
Viking World (Nardvik, Iceland)
Apart from the legendary Blue Lagoon, the Viking World / Vikingheimar in Nardvik on Reykjanes is likely one of the most popular tourist attractions next to …
Sagnheimar Natural History Museum Vestmannaeyjar
As some of my plans during my stay at Vestmannaeyjar did not work out as expected, I had time to explore some of the more …
The Settlement Exhibition Reykjavik
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)
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 …
Vadlaheidargong Toll Tunnel and Alternatives
Going from Northern Iceland’s largest city to the famous Myvatn Thermal Bath or even further on to Egilstadir – the Northeast part of Iceland’s famous …
Keflavik Airport (KEF)
There is currently some effort to establish regular international flights from Akureyri (AEY) again, but in general, if you approach Iceland, Keflavik Airport (KEF) is …
The F35 Kjölur-Route in Iceland
The F35 – or Kjölur Route is likely the most famous road trip in Iceland, apart from route 1, the Ring Road. The reason is that …
Arny Margret – intertwined
After I ran into her song akureyri and made it head one of my Songs Of The Week episodes, I was really looking forward to listen to more …
Rokksafn – The Icelandic Rock’n’Roll Museum (Reykjanesbaer)
Iceland is indeed a country, which is famous for its broad music culture. There are several Icelandic acts, which became global players in the industry, …
Airport Hotel Grasteinn (Keflavik)
When I visited Iceland in October 2021, my Lufthansa flight from Munich Airport (MUC) to Keflavik (KEF) arrived at the Nordic island shortly after midnight. …