How to turn 28 in the middle of the Atlantic

A few months before she turned 28, Anna Spysz, a Polish-American living in Krakow, noticed her birthday would fall on 10/10/10 — the 10th of October 2010. She decided she had to do something very interesting to celebrate.

Words by: Anna Spysz

Hayley's shadow looms over Snæfellsnes

Hayley’s year in Iceland

Words by: Hayley Dunning

A short history of summer in Iceland

Words by: Eliza Reid

Iceland for Kids: A User’s Guide

Words by: Eliza Reid

Frímann Frímannsson browses for vinyl at Geisladiskabúð Valda in Reykjavík

Say hello to the hippest man in Reykjavík

Words by: Catharine Fulton

Crossing Iceland

In July 2010 Alastair Humphreys and Christopher Herwig traversed Iceland north to south, on foot and by river,...

Words by: Eliza Reid

Knitting circle

Maybe it’s the winters. Or the economy. Or just a seemingly innate sense of the next trend in fashion. Whate...

Words by: Eliza Reid

Are you there Iceland? It’s me, Julien

Julien Apack from Grenoble has visited Iceland twice, in 2004 and 2007, and recently he has found himself miss...

Words by: Julien Apack

Where everybody knows your name, and can pronounce it

To many visitors, Þingholt is the real centre of Reykjavík, and the place they spend most of their time whil...

Words by: Eliza Reid