Iceland is known as the land of ice and fire, and volcanic eruptions are a common thing here. The volcano eruptions in Iceland are usually so big that it is impossible to hike close to them. Everyone remembers the 2010 eruption on Eyjafjallajökull that grounded thousands of flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of people...Read More

What are the current restrictions? Iceland, as with most countries around the world, has rapidly changing covid border rules and guidance. It’s hard to keep up with the latest covid measures, flight cancellations and border closures. There was however a little light at the end of the tunnel after announcements made by Iceland’s government last...Read More

As a guide I’ve been asked this question many times as we drive along an ice covered Icelandic road, with the wind blowing in total darkness at 9:30 in the morning: “What do the locals do in winter?” As a traveller it must seem pretty brutal to live here in these months, and to some...Read More

In the last 10 years or so Iceland has seen more and more tourists coming to visit, that is at least until Covid happened and left Iceland empty. Almost overnight the country emptied itself of all it’s admiring travelers and left behind an Iceland I once knew 15 years ago. I’m not native to this...Read More

Many cruise ships come to Iceland during the summer, and after days at sea the passengers will often want to experience a little of Iceland.With many tours on offer it can be hard to figure out which company to pick and where to go.Also there are some very important factors cruise ship passengers need to...Read More