Travelogues Iceland

Today I met up with Krisztina, an Au pair from Hungary, for a trip to Reykjavik. At ten o'clock, I left the farm, arrived at her place by eleven as I picked her up on the way,...

Today we took the earliest ferry - 8:15 - to the Westman Islands. Since we drove onto the ferry with my car, it was relatively easy to get around the island. First we went to...

Today we went on a waterfall tour with Janne. We met at Gluggafoss waterfall at half past one. There we first looked at the waterfall again and then walked up, as there are two...

Today was really a rollercoaster. Although my alarm went off at half past eight, I was tired and pretty exhausted, so I went to the kitchen and asked if it was okay for me to...

Wasser, mal kalt, mal heiß

Nothing replaces your own experience

Of enchanting beaches and the hunt for rainbows

I travel to Iceland with high expectations. I hope for spectacular landscapes, volcanoes, geysers, thermal springs, glaciers, fjords, and most importantly, waterfalls (I love...

Tuesday was all about the “Golden Circle”. Starting from Reykjavik, you can explore three of Iceland's most famous attractions in one day: Þingvellir National Park, Geysir, and...

On the 23rd of May, we left our hostel in Kirkjubæjarklaustur and drove along the dark black sands of the Vatnajökull volcano. The view during the drive was magnificent. Huge...

Not quite so "Lost at Sea" anymore, we are slowly approaching the solid ground of Iceland. Honestly, we are hungry for it... The sea has become a bit stormier or more unsettled...

Last night, Ingveldur came to my room at half past ten and asked if I wanted to go on an adventure. Sure. If only someone had warned me that it meant getting up at half past six...

Today we visited the waterfalls in the area. We actually wanted to leave at nine, but my alarm didn't go off, so I didn't wake up until half past nine. But as my mother and...

This evening we spontaneously went to the theater, half an hour away from the farm. The play, a comedy, was organized and performed by the theater association in this area. It...

19.08.2023: After a morning trip to the puffins (a few are still here, most of the nests are empty, the birds are heading south), we continue. We are fascinated by what the...

Today, as always, it started with feeding the calves and having breakfast. All the cabins had to be cleaned again, so I was busy all morning. In the afternoon, Ingveldur took me...

... Lava fields

For today, I didn't have anything planned in advance. In the morning, I got breakfast from the bakery nearby and had breakfast again at the promenade. After that, I sat in the...

Finding the geographical placenames is a challenge

Rain, sun, hot springs

Isafjordur Today we anchor again in the northwest of Iceland and tender into the small town of Isafjordur on the beautiful Isafjordur. The wooden houses with corrugated iron...

Our day in the capital

Water, rain and ice

An incredible start - our first day was full of fairy tales and beautiful weather

Horsewoman on an Icelandic horse in horse heaven Yes, this is still the same blog, not hijacked by a horse crazy person, and I did not fly to Iceland either. I will tell...

The peninsula southwest of Reykjavik offers a lot of interesting geology: we start at the geothermal field Gunnuhver, where according to legend, the evil spirit of old Gunna was...

We are in the capital city, about 200,000 inhabitants, more than half of all Icelanders live here in the greater area. However, Reykjavik is not really what one understands in...

We start at Kerid with an extinct volcano, sun, and fantastic colors. You can't get enough of the various shades of red and green and the birds fluttering and chirping in...

It doesn't get really dark at all, the sun shines into our room from about 4:00 am, but that doesn't stop us from sleeping. After the English-rich breakfast, we visit the first...