Geoff Harper, a fellow Brit, is on his way to start his ‘Unchained Iceland’ challenge. Unchained Iceland is a five hundred mile traverse of Iceland’s southern beaches from Höfn to Reykjavík on a Fatbike. Whilst many riders have circumnavigated Iceland via the Ring Road this trip is unique. Geoff will be camping along the route […]
You know I have a soft spot for Puffins, right? Well, yesterday I met Ruth Allen via Twitter (@BlueEggsandTea). Ruth has an appreciation of all things Icelandic, and is a truly talented illustrator. She has kindly allowed me to use her wonderful Puffin illustration here on the blog and on Twitter. I think he […]
The following interview is taken from Discovering Iceland. Edward Hancox is the name of an Englishman who’s now famous in Iceland for writing a book about this otherworldly country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Not just any book. It’s packed with adventures and anecdotes. It’s been a while since I read a book […]
Úlfur is one of the first Icelandic words that I learnt. My tutor, an eight-year-old Icelandic girl, drew a picture of a wolf and pointed at it. It’s also the name of a really good Icelandic beer, and the first name of Úlfur Hansson. Úlfur is probably best known for his work on Sigur Rós […]
It seemed that Grundarfjörður was near to nowhere. I had made the mistake of trying to travel to this town/village on the northern edge of Snæfellnes from Reykjavík in an afternoon. Somehow, I still can’t quite get my head around distances in Iceland. Places that seem relatively near on the map taking forever to get […]
Samaris have been receiving a lot of attention recently. Not only have they signed to One Little Indian, they have also been played on UK radio and Góða tungl was Lauren Laverne’s track of the day. Here is an interview with Jófríður from the band from last summer. I recently took a flight to Grímsey […]
Rökkurró kindly suggested to their Facebook fans and Twitter followers yesterday that they check out my book. To return the favour, I thought I’d post some music from this delightful Icelandic band, and the interview with singer Hildur, which is taken from Iceland, Defrosted. Oh, and then you should definitely check out their Facebook page […]
Martin Varga is a 35-year-old man with a plan. Originally hailing from Germany, Martin wants to breathe life into a disused fish factory near Husavík in North Iceland. He plans on turning it into a hotel and café bar in order to share his love of Iceland with visitors. It’s an ambitious project, and one […]
Ok, this is how its going to work. Inspired by the kind actions of a few of my friends and Kickstarter backers, I’ve decided to set up an Iceland, Defrosted competition. It might work, it might not, but either way, I think its going to be a lot of fun. All you need to do […]
On a recent trip to Iceland, ostensibly to promote my book Iceland, Defrosted but really any excuse to visit Iceland, see friends and drink local beer, I spent several days listening to Kveikur the new album from Sigur Rós. There may not be a better place to listen to Sigur Rós than Iceland, but Kveikur […]
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