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 :)
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My blogs
Laugarvatnshellir Cave and the Cave People of Iceland
In this travel-blog I want to tell you about Laugarvatnshellir - the Cave of Laugarvatn. It is quite a remarkable cave, as two families lived in it in the last century, and two children were even born in this cave. Laugarvatnshellir is one of the very few caves in Iceland in which people actually lived. It was normal for outlaws to live in caves, but not for the common Icelander. Top photo: In front of Laugarvatnshellir cave Laugarvatnshellir cave A young couple, Indriði Guðmundsson and Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir (17), decided to take up residence in the cave in 1910, living there for 11 m
Explore the beautiful Snæfellsnes Peninsula on a Day Tour with Tröll Expeditions
I recently joined a guided tour of the beautiful Snæfellsnes peninsula with Tröll Expeditions, which is an excellent travel company with many guided tours in small groups. On our bus were only 4 other passengers so we had quite a lovely time and felt like we were friends travelling together. I have already written a detailed guide of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in 5 parts for those of you who want to explore the peninsula on your own, but I also want to show you what the guided tours to the peninsula are like. Top photo: Snæfellsjökull glacier Gerðuberg basalt columns Gerðuberg basalt col
Glacier Hike & Ice Climbing on Sólheimajökull glacier in South-Iceland
At last, I joined a glacier hike tour on Sólheimajökull glacier in South-Iceland. As even though I have lived here in Iceland my whole life I had never gone glacier hiking before. I have been inside the ice cave tunnel in Langjökull a couple of times and visited the ice-caves - and walked to the edge of several glaciers, but never really experienced a glacier up close and personal until now. Sólheimajökull, which translates into Sun World Glacier, is an icefall or glacial tongue which extends down from Iceland's fourth largest glacier, Mýrdalsjökull ice cap. Hidden beneath the ice cap one o
The lovely little Village Eyrarbakki on the South Coast of Iceland & Húsið - the House
I often visit the pretty little villages on the south coast of Iceland, Stokkseyri and Eyrarbakki - where the pace of life is much different than that of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city, where I live. In this travel-blog, I will be showing you what I find so alluring about Eyrarbakki village, which has got around 570 inhabitants. Back in the 18th century Eyrarbakki was a very vibrant community and served as a centre for fashion and culture in Iceland. Here you could find one of Iceland's biggest ports and trading centres in Iceland serving the south coast of Iceland all the way to Mt. Lóm
The Lava Tunnel: The Extraordinary Raufarhólshellir Lava Cave in South Iceland
Raufarhólshellir lava cave - the Lava Tunnel - is one of the extraordinary lava caves in Iceland. It has just recently been made more accessible to visitors and reopened with guided tours in June 2017. It is such a delight visiting this 4th longest lava cave in Iceland. On a guided tour of Raufarhólshellir cave I had visited it on a couple of occasions before a footbridge and stairs were added to it, and I am so glad that it is so accessible and easy to visit now. I once showed it to a girlfriend from London and she was all but traumatized after the visit, as she was not used to walki
The remote Strandir in Iceland - Stillness & Sorcery
Join me on a day tour of one of the remotest areas of Iceland - the scenic Strandir. While some 7,000 people live in the Westfjords Region of Iceland, 4,000 of whom live in the capital city of the Westfjords, Ísafjörður, only some 43 people live in Árneshreppur rural district at Strandir. In my previous travel-blog, I told you about the beautiful nature and hot pools by Hotel Laugarhóll, where I stayed for the night. And showed you the lesser-known Goðafoss waterfall, which bears the same name as its famous namesake up north. Top photo: a map of the Strandir area Goðafoss waterfall at S
Hotel Laugarhóll at Strandir - hot Pools and Sorcery in Abundance
In the remote and peaceful Strandir on the east part of the Westfjords region of Iceland, many a pearl of nature awaits you. On my last visit to Strandir, I stayed for one night at Hotel Laugarhóll in Bjarnarfjörður, where you will find several of these pearls, amongst them the preserved hot pool of Guðmundur góði - Guðmundur the Good, who was the bishop at Hólar in the 13th century. I chose this family-run country hotel because of its peaceful surroundings and beautiful nature. I sorely needed to soak in a hot pool and relax in nature before I set off on an 8-day exploration of the Westfjo
Calm Water Kayaking by Ísafjörður Town in the Westfjords - the Kayaking Centre of Iceland
I had been travelling for 5 days in the Westfjords of Iceland and had by now reached Ísafjörður - the Capital City of the Westfjords. I was wondering what to do and see here and checked out the tours available at Borea Adventures. They had several tours to choose from, amongst them a selection of kayaking tours. I had wanted to try out kayaking for the longest time, as I have seen that kayaking has become an increasingly popular sport in Iceland. This was my first time doing some kayaking, so I opted for calm water kayaking in the calm fjord by Ísafjörður town, which is often called the
Whale Watching from Hólmavík in the Westfjords Region of Iceland with Láki Tours
After joining several whale watching tours in Iceland I have become an avid whale watching fan. So when I was travelling in the Westfjords Region of Iceland and heard of a new whale watching tour in Hólmavík I jumped at the chance of seeing some whales. We were staying in Bjarnarfjörður for the night and one of the guests at the hotel had joined a whale watching tour of Láki Tours earlier that same day. She told us about the tour and couldn't hold her excitement - on this tour a humpback whale had put on half an hour "show" right in front of the whale watching boat! And it even breached (ju
The lovely Boutique Hotel Ráðagerði in Patreksfjörður, the friendly Village in the Westfjords of Iceland
The Westfjords of Iceland are ever so beautiful, a bit off the beaten track for most people, but very much worth visiting during your Iceland visit. If tranquillity and breathtaking landscape is what you are looking for, then the Westfjords are the place to check out. During my 8-day visit in 2017 to the Westfjords of Iceland, I stayed for one night in the lovely fishing village Patreksfjörður in the southern part of the Westfjords, which is Iceland's westernmost village. This little tranquil village has a population of ca 700 people, making it the biggest village in the southern part of th
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