Everything you need to plan an amazing vacation to Iceland!
[Note: It looks like I forgot to post this! And I lost most of the pictures. Ignore all of that– it’s a good show!] Icelandic Sagas– The Greatest Hits in 75 minutes is inappropriate for children. And my children really enjoyed it. Here are the most important things to know: The show is in Harpa, …
The South Coast of Iceland is one of the most popular areas for tourist to visit when they venture out of Reykjavik. There’s a lot to see and do: waterfalls, glaciers, black sand beaches, and more. Arcanum is a tour company that operates in south Iceland, and can take you beyond what you are able …
UPDATE August 2017: Fakasel’s web site is now more or less blank. Sadly, please treat the information below as nostalgia only, since you won’t be able to visit! See our new post about other options for seeing and riding Icelandic horses. UPDATE MAY 2017: Fakasel’s web site says there are temporarily closed, and it has …
The Blue Lagoon seems to overshadow all of the other things you can do in Grindavik, or on the Reykjanes Peninsula. It feels like I’m on a bit of a crusade to get people to experience other things in Reykjanes: In particular, I’m a big fan of the Reykjanes Geopark (which really takes up most …
(Update in 2020: We’ve written a children’s book about this amazing true story!) I think this is one of the greatest things in Iceland. Let’s start with a quick description of puffins. Atlantic Puffins are seabirds found around Iceland, Greenland, and several other areas in the North Atlantic. Most of the year, they live out …
During our last couple of days in Iceland, we went to a couple of lesser-known museums between Reykjavik and the Keflavik airport. Let’s start with the Fire Museum in Keflavik. When you’re driving to or from the airport, you may see a fire truck mounted on a sign way up in the air. It’s on …
