Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir
Certified travel blogger
Hi, my name is Regína and I was born and raised here in Iceland. Since 2013 I have written 300 travel blogs about various interesting places to visit in Iceland. I hope you enjoy reading my travel-blog :)
My blogs
My blogs
Wonderfully Colourful Fairytale Figures in Akureyri in North Iceland
Hidden away in a private backyard in Akureyri town, the capital city of North Iceland, I found extraordinary colourful sculptures of fairytale figures. I got permission from the folk artist Hreinn Halldórsson to show them to you here in my travel-blog on Guide to Iceland. Top photo: the Fairytale garden Pippi Longstocking I didn't know about this wonderful fairytale garden, but while we were staying at Mývatn for a couple of days back in 2019, my husband had listened to the news, where the garden was featured. So while returning home the next day he wanted to surprise me and drove in
The Extraordinary Game of Thrones Locations I have visited on my Travels in Iceland
The Game of Thrones TV-series is my favourite TV-series and I know that the same goes for many other viewers around the world. Game of Thrones has been filmed in many locations around the world, many of which are right here in my country, Iceland. I, being an Iceland travel-blogger, have visited all of the Game of Throne locations on my travels in Iceland and written travel-blogs about most of them. There are for sure some spectacular Game of Thrones locations here, which are well worth a visit. Top photo: Gjáin in Þjórsárdalur valley Gjáin - Arya and the Hound - the Water Dance Gjáin an
The spectacular Geysir Geothermal Area - Strokkur and all the other Hot Springs
I have by now written some 300 travel-blogs about different locations in Iceland, which I have visited all around my country, some in very remote areas. I dedicated my last travel-blog to the Gullfoss waterfall - the Golden waterfall, which gives a name to the most popular route in Iceland; the Golden Circle. So I find it fitting to write about Geysir geothermal area now, as these 2 very popular sights are only 10 km apart, and are always visited together. The Majestic Gullfoss - Iceland's Golden Waterfall, which gives a Name to the Golden Circle Strokkur erupting The Geysir geothermal
The Majestic Gullfoss - Iceland's Golden Waterfall, which gives a Name to the Golden Circle
Over the years I have been showing you many waterfalls, some well-known and easily accessible, but others remote and difficult to reach. In this travel-blog, I am going to show you the best-known waterfall in Iceland, the breathtakingly beautiful Gullfoss, the Golden Waterfall, which gives a name to the Golden Circle. But as you might know then the Golden Circle is the most popular sightseeing tour in Iceland. Top photo: Gullfoss with a rainbow People by Gullfoss waterfall Gullfoss is one of Iceland's landmarks and it is the waterfall I have visited most often in my country. I count
The amazing Mt. Kerlingarfjöll, a fascinating Hike through Hveradalir, and the Kjölur Route
I have visited many of Iceland's geothermal areas over the years, as there is something so otherworldly about hiking amongst boiling mud pools, hissing vents and spouting geysers. Not to mention the extraordinary geothermal colours. But there is one geothermal area in particular that blows my mind, and that is the Hveradalir geothermal area in Mt. Kerlingarfjöll in the highland of Iceland, which is one of the largest high-temperature geothermal areas in Iceland. Top photo: Hiking in Mt. Kerlingarfjöll Hiking in Mt. Kerlingarfjöll and Hveradalir In the highland of Iceland, you will find
The Wreck of the Abandoned Plane on Sólheimasandur has become a Landmark in South-Iceland
On the vast sand plains of Sólheimasandur glacial outwash in South-Iceland, you will find an abandoned plane wreck. The plane, a Super DC-3 C 117, made an emergency landing back in 1973 on Sólheimasandur, and was left behind by the US Navy. The plane has now become one of the major tourist attractions on the South Coast of Iceland. This is not the site of a major plane crash though and there were no injuries. It was commonly believed that the plane crashed during a storm after it ran out of fuel when the pilot accidentally switched to the wrong fuel tank. Top photo: Walking on top of the
The Picturesque Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon in South-Iceland
Iceland has got some spectacular canyons, one of which is Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon in South-Iceland. Fjaðrárgljúfur is a canyon with quite a unique serpent-like shape and it was not well-known to visitors to Iceland until a few years ago. Don't worry if you cannot pronounce it, it is even difficult for Icelanders to pronounce ;) Top photo: Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon Photo from my 2020 visit. The serpent-shaped ledge in Justin Bieber's video - it is closed for nature protection There are speculations that Justin Bieber was influential in introducing Fjaðrárgljúfur to other travellers, as he shot
A Winter Visit to the South Coast of Iceland- all the way to Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon
I rarely travel in Iceland in the wintertime; I use the summers for travelling and the winters for writing. But now that I am reading news articles about cars flying off the icy roads or getting stuck in blizzards I want to tell you about one winter tour a couple of years ago. I guided 2 sisters, friends of mine from Slovenia, from Reykjavík all the way to Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon in freezing November temperatures. Top photo: Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon This was back in 2013 and since then, in the 280 travel-blogs I have by now written, I almost solely sho
A Visit to Fnjóskadalur Valley & a Cute Petting Zoo in North-Iceland
In my last travel-blogs, I have been showing you what beautiful treasures Bárðardalur valley has to offer. Now I am going to show you the next valley west of Bárðardalur, the forested Fnjóskadalur valley. Here you will find a beautiful arched bridge, a cute Petting Zoo, and 3 churches. To visit Fnjóskadalur valley you turn on road 833. A brand-new tunnel has been built here; the 7.5 km long Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel, and ring road 1 now goes through this tunnel instead of Víkurskarð mountain pass. Opening photo: Fnjóskárbrú bridge Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel in 2015 It can be quite dangerous
Grettir the Strong and the Troll in the Waterfall - a Viking Saga from North-Iceland
One of my favourite Icelandic Sagas is Grettisaga - the Saga of Grettir. I read it in college and the best-known outlaw of the Viking age, Grettir sterki - Grettir the Strong, has since been my favourite character of the Icelandic Sagas. This travel-blog is a side-blog of my travel-blog about Goðafoss waterfall, which was getting to be so long that there was no room for the story of Grettir. Top photo: Goðafoss waterfall Goðafoss waterfall The 64th-66th chapters in the Saga of Grettir tell us about one of Grettir the Strong Ásmundarson's (born around 996) deeds. In the story, the outlaw
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