Author name: Stjori

The odd thing, the thing that surprises tourists and even younger Icelanders (well those over 21), is that drinking beer was illegal until 1st march 1989. Yes beer was under prohibition! Strangely thought, you could drink spirits and wine, well if you could afford them. And guess what? We have beer day every March 1st. […]

What are the Northern Lights or more precisely the Aurora Borealis exactly? And why do they only happen in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?  The first important thing to understand is that the Earth has a magnetic field. Specifically in the South and North, which is why a compass will point North. As we know the

From December 23rd Icelanders get into a very festive mood, though Christmas has a very set-in-stone starting time in Iceland:  Arrival of the last Yule lad – Kertasníkir  On the 24th, some younger ones might wake up extra early, as the excitement is hard to contain! The first thing they do is check their shoes, left

Equipment:  Settings:  Manual settings of SHUTTER, APERTURE, and ISO do your masterpiece!  If you are not sure what we are talking about, study your camera manual prior to the tour, it pays off   Further tips for being warm:)  Ready for Northern Lights tour? Let’s go out and play! 

Iceland is located on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, this means that Iceland lies on two tectonic plates, namely the Eurasian and the North American plate. This continental drift can be seen in Thingvellir (“þingvellir”) which is part of our Hot Golden Circle tour and can be seen on the image below. These two tectonic plates move apart or against each

Most folks have been to a public swimming pool. Enter the correct changing room for your gender, then peel off your clothes, put on the swimming clothes, shower and enter the pool. Simply?Well no so quick here in Iceland. You see we don’t use Chlorine in the pools, or very little. Why? Because after taking