Five lessons on traveling in Iceland
Going to Iceland? Here's what we wish we had known. Buy a case of wine on your arrival. Every glass you order at your hotel will cost the equivalent of…
Where are all the cats?
Reykjavik tourist shops are filled with T-shirts sporting variations on the I Visited Iceland theme, including one touting "Cats Of Reykjavik." Where have they put them? During every trip we…
A cow-patterned country
The road from the eastern fjords to Lake Mvatyn in northern Iceland is like a high cold desert, devoid of vegetation, settlements or even sheep. On all sides are volcanic…
A theology of geology and biology
That title is a stretch, but Marida IS obsessed with geology and Terri WAS going to die if she Didn't See Puffins. In the end, we both got our wish,…
Rules for driving in Iceland
There is actually only one key rule for driving in Iceland: Don't. Look Over. The Edge. If you do happen to glance down as you are hurtling at 60 miles…
Water falling everywhere
The sunny days we spent in Reykjavik turned out to be an anomaly for early May, and the weather reverted to rainy, windy type for the next few days. This…
Bucket List winners & losers
As people at home in the US comfortably strolled outside to see the northern lights, extraordinarily bright and visible as far south as Texas, we in Iceland continued to travel…
The Golden Circle
We had originally thought to bypass this heavily-touristed route, but our interest in geology and a recent Zoom class on Vikings convinced us to at least visit Þingvellir. Not only…
A symphony in siding: Reykjavik
Iceland's capital city requires a mental shift to be appreciated. Coming from the airport, you traverse miles of old lava fields now covered in bristling tufts of straw colored grass.…