In 930 the settlers decided that there had to be some rules and regulations to rule the country and they established a parliament in Þingvellir. This location was picked as Þingvellir is well situated between the south and the north. […]
At 20.45 (8,45 p.m.) on Friday evening March 19th. 2021 an eruption started in a mountain area north east of the town Grindavik. This area is close to the mountain Fagradalsfjall and the valley´s name is Geldingadalur. When it comes […]
When Iceland was settled in the 870´s the settlers needed houses to live in and they used turf to build the houses. In the beginning all the houses were built totally with turf and the roof with branches of trees […]
This is a question we get many times and it can be a bit tricky to answer. Iceland has so much to offer and the four seasons are so different that it merely depends upon one’s interests, which time of […]
It is fair to say that the weather in Iceland is quite unpredictable and we have a saying that “if you don’t like the weather, just wait five minutes, it will change”. When this blog is written in the middle […]
As the name “Iceland” indicates, snow, ice, cold, besides of course the countries latitude, it is ironic that because of the relatively mild winters in Iceland, winter sports like skiing are only practiced for about 3-4 months. That is the […]
Covid 19 infections are very low in Iceland. For the past weeks we have had from cero to four infections pr. day. www.covid.is, the official information site about the pandemic says that today we have only 16,1 infections per 100.000 […]
The days are getting longer. Since December 21st. winter solstice, we can see already that the days are getting longer. On December 21st. The sunrise is at 11.22 and sunset at 15.29, or 4 hours and 9 minutes daylight. On […]
