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Hi, my name is Regína and I was born and raised here in Iceland. Since 2013 I have written 320 travel blogs about various interesting places to visit in Iceland. I hope you enjoy reading my travel-blog :)

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The Historical Laugarbrekka on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir

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The Historical Laugarbrekka on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir

Laugarbrekka is a well-known stop on the south side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland, and here the half-troll half-man and Protector of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Bárður Snæfellsás, settled and built his farm. Bárður lived at Laugarbrekka until he disappeared into Snæfellsjökull glacier after the incident at Rauðfeldsgjá, which I told you about in my travel blog about Bárður. Opening photo: a statue of Guðríður Þorbjarnardóttir The information sign at Laugarbrekka Sigmundur Ketilsson, who had arrived in Iceland with Bárður, then lived at Laugarbrekka. What I am going to

Iceland's Only Serial Killer - the Bloody Story of the Homicidal Axlar-Björn

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Iceland's Only Serial Killer - the Bloody Story of the Homicidal Axlar-Björn

Have you ever heard about the notorious murderer Axlar-Björn - Iceland's only serial killer? In this travel blog, I am going to tell you about this mad person who murdered around 9-18 people, that we know of, especially wanderers and people travelling in the vicinity of his farm, Öxl, on the south side of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. Top photo: the Axlar-Bjarnardys' burial mound sign The information sign about Axlar-Björn at the viewing point above Öxl farm, where he lived Axlar-Björn, by the end of the 16th century, robbed his victims of their possessions and threw the bo

Unleash your Inner Viking Warrior with a Professional Viking Portrait in Reykjavík

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Unleash your Inner Viking Warrior with a Professional Viking Portrait in Reykjavík

Over the years, I have written many travel blogs on Viking-related activities in Iceland, as those of you who read my travel blog know - I love my Viking ancestry and am always on the lookout for Viking-related locations and activities to show you in Iceland. And guess what, in my own city, Reykjavík, I found a professional studio off Laugavegur, our main shopping street downtown, which specializes in Viking portraits. I think this is a great souvenir to take back home from Iceland, maybe the best - a unique, professional Viking portrait of yourself, alone, or with your friends and family,

Árhver/Vellir in West Iceland - Have you ever seen a Hot Spring in the Middle of a River?

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Árhver/Vellir in West Iceland - Have you ever seen a Hot Spring in the Middle of a River?

In the middle of the Reykjadalsá river in the beautiful Borgarfjörður in West Iceland, you will see steam coming from a river. It looks almost like a whale had found its way into the river and was blowing in the middle of the river. This geological feature is a hot spring known by four names: Árhver, Vellir, Vellindishver, and Vellineshver. I am going to use the name Árhver in my travel blog as I find it cute - it literally means the hot spring in the river :) Árhver hot spring Árhver, which has been called Iceland's most peculiar hot spring, consists of some six vents on small san

The Mystical Sorcerer's Cottage in Bjarnarfjörður in the Westfjords Region - Kotbýli kuklarans

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The Mystical Sorcerer's Cottage in Bjarnarfjörður in the Westfjords Region - Kotbýli kuklarans

In the remote Strandir area in the Westfjords Region of Iceland, the mystical Kotbýli kuklarans - the Sorcerer's Cottage awaits you. It represents both the habitation and living conditions of a sorcerer, but also the normal living conditions of tenant farmers in the 17th century. In my travel blog about the Museum of Icelandic Witchcraft and Sorcery in Hólmavík village, I told you about my visit to the sorcery museum. In this travel blog, I am going to tell you about the Sorcerer's Cottage at Klúka in Bjarnarfjörður at Strandir - the home of the Sorcerer himself... Kotbýli kuk

Möðrudalur - the Highest Located Farm in Iceland

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Möðrudalur - the Highest Located Farm in Iceland

Right in the middle of "nowhere" in the wilderness of Iceland, you will find the highest inhabited farm in Iceland, Möðrudalur á Fjöllum - Möðrudalur in Öræfi at 469 meters (1,539 ft) above sea level. It is like entering an oasis after the drive through the rugged wilderness of Iceland. There has been a farm in Möðrudalur since the settlement of Iceland, and one of Iceland's leading farms was located here in the olden times. Important crossroads were in this area, the Trail of the Bishops and the Trail of Sámur, but you can read about Sámur in the Viking Saga Hrafnkel's saga freysgoða - th

Djúpivogur Village in East Iceland and the Eggs at Gleðivík Bay

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Djúpivogur Village in East Iceland and the Eggs at Gleðivík Bay

By the harbour in the lovely little village of Djúpivogur in East Iceland, you will find a bay called Gleðivík or Merry Bay. In that bay, a hidden treasure is to be found - a distinctive outdoor artwork hidden away from sight. This is an artwork by the popular Icelandic visual artist, Sigurður Guðmundsson, called Eggin í Gleðivík - the Eggs at Merry Bay. The noted artist Sigurður Guðmundsson has received several international awards for his visual artwork. Eggin in Gleðivík - the Eggs at Merry Bay The outside artwork consists of 34 huge granite eggs, which represent the eggs of each o

Kvernufoss Waterfall - the less visited Neighbour of Skógafoss in South Iceland

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Kvernufoss Waterfall - the less visited Neighbour of Skógafoss in South Iceland

Kvernufoss waterfall is a beautiful 30-meter-high (98 ft) waterfall that is half-hidden away in a gorge in South Iceland, yet very close to the Ring Road. It is located on the east side of the popular Skógafoss waterfall and was once overlooked by travellers. I first visited it back in 2010, but had often ogled it from the ring road when driving east after visiting Skógafoss waterfall. I decided to write a travel blog about my visit to Kvernufoss to see if it would catch on, and it sure did :) Kvernufoss Waterfall I have been writing travel blogs for 12 years now for Guide to Ic

The Icelandic Haukadalsskógur Forest, Marteinshver hot spring, and a dip in Kúalaug hot pool

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The Icelandic Haukadalsskógur Forest, Marteinshver hot spring, and a dip in Kúalaug hot pool

Next to the very popular Geysir geothermal area in South Iceland, you will find one of our national treasures: the huge Haukadalsskógur forest (Iceland standard), a lovely church, and a small geothermal pool where one can bathe. Very few people visit it as they go straight from Geysir to Gullfoss waterfall, which are 2 of the main attractions of the Golden Circle, the most popular day tour in Iceland. Top photo: wood cutting in Haukadalsskógur Mushrooms in the forest Haukadalsskógur forest is the most intensively cultivated of Iceland's national forests and one of the largest in Sou

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