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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 amazing turquoise Blábjörg Cliffs in Berufjörður in East Iceland

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The amazing turquoise Blábjörg Cliffs in Berufjörður in East Iceland

Hidden away from the road in the beautiful Berufjörður in East Iceland is a turquoise rock called Blábjörg or Blue Cliffs. Blábjörg cliffs are by the sea along Ring Road 1, but most people are unaware of them and pass them by. It is well worth stopping to take a closer look at it, especially on a sunny day, when the cliff's colours are vivid. Top photo: Blábjörg cliffs and Mt. Búlandstindur Blábjörg cliffs Blábjörg is a part of the Berufjarðar tuff and formed in a pyroclastic flow in a massive phreatic eruption that took place here some 9-10 million years ago. There is easy access to Bl

The Ghost Skeljungur and Bóla in Bólugil - Folklore from North Iceland

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The Ghost Skeljungur and Bóla in Bólugil - Folklore from North Iceland

In this travel blog, I want to tell you why a gorge with a row of beautiful cascades in Skagafjörður, North Iceland, is called Bólugil ravine. And also why a peculiar rock close by is called Skeljungssteinn rock. These stories, which are supposed to have taken place around the settlement of Iceland, are told in Icelandic folklore. The stories are brutal, and I never pass this area without thinking about the terrible fate of Bóla and Skeljungur. Once you know these stories, you’ll never see this area the same way again! Opening photo: Bólugil gorge By Bólugil gorge Let's start by hea

Galtastaðir-fram and other traditional Turfhouses in East Iceland

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Galtastaðir-fram and other traditional Turfhouses in East Iceland

On my travels around Iceland over the years, I have visited all the remaining turf houses in my country, but these few turf houses are part of Iceland's architectural heritage. In many of my travel blogs, I have shown you what the turf houses in Iceland look like, and in this travel blog, I want to show you what the turf houses in East Iceland look like. There are a couple of turf houses and outhouses left in East Iceland that give us an idea of what turf houses were like in this part of Iceland in the olden days. Top photo: Galtastaðir-fram turf house in East Iceland Bustarfell turf house

A Wonderful Stay at Fossatún amongst the Trolls of West Iceland

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A Wonderful Stay at Fossatún amongst the Trolls of West Iceland

In this travel blog, I am going to show you the fairy-tale world of trolls at Fossatún in West Iceland. It is such a fun place to visit, and I always stop by it when travelling on the Silver Circle of Iceland. Here you can find Tröllagarðurinn-the Trolls' Park, which the owners created as a recreation area for their guests at Fossatún. Top photo: In Grýla's cauldron with my husband and his niece Grýla - the mother of the Icelandic jólasveinar - the Yule Lads The owners and farm-stay operators of Fossatún, Steinar Berg and Ingibjörg Pálsdóttir, bought the land at Fossatún back in 2001 and

Biskupsbrekka - the Bishop's Hill and the Memorial Crosses for Bishop Jón Vídalín

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Biskupsbrekka - the Bishop's Hill and the Memorial Crosses for Bishop Jón Vídalín

In my last travel blog, I showed you a hike on Mt. Meyjarsæti and told you about the road leading from Þingvellir to West Iceland. Now I want to show you one stop on the way, Biskupsbrekka - Bishop's Hill. Just before you reach the junction at Uxahryggir and Kaldidalur valley highland trail, you might, or might not, notice a couple of crosses by Biskupsbrekka hill on the Uxahryggjaleið route. Top photo: the memorial crosses by Biskupsbrekka One of the memorial crosses at Biskupsbrekka hill Most travellers will not notice these crosses as they blend into the landscape if you don't know t

An easy Hike on Mt. Meyjarsæti and Lake Sandkluftavatn in South Iceland

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An easy Hike on Mt. Meyjarsæti and Lake Sandkluftavatn in South Iceland

In this travel blog, I am going to tell you about an easy hike on Mt. Meyjarsæti, by Hofmannaflöt plains in South Iceland, next to Þingvellir National Park. Mt. Meyjarsæti is neither a tall nor a big mountain, only 237 meters, and Landmælingar Íslands - the National Land Survey of Iceland refers to Meyjarsæti as a hill, but I'd like to think that I was hiking on a small mountain :) Top photo: Mt. Meyjarsæti Mt. Meyjarsæti This small mountain is an old, beautifully shaped volcanic neck that visitors often overlook. That is why I want to tell you about this area: some very interest

Ármann in Mt. Ármannsfell and the Troll Games on Hofmannaflöt Plains in South Iceland

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Ármann in Mt. Ármannsfell and the Troll Games on Hofmannaflöt Plains in South Iceland

In this travel blog, I want to introduce you to the half-troll Ármann in Mt. Ármannsfell in South Iceland. Ármann was related to Bárður Snæfellsás, the protector of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, about whom I have written another travel blog. Ármann is much less known than Bárður Snæfellsás, though, and that is why I want to tell you a little about him and the games on Hofmannaflöt plains by Þingvellir national park. Ármann is said to have been the protector of Alþingi, which was established in 930 at Þingvellir. Top photo: Hofmannaflöt plains and Mt. Meyjarsæti Bárður Snæfellsás Ármann's

Kerið crater and Nykurinn - the Water-kelpie in South Iceland

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Kerið crater and Nykurinn - the Water-kelpie in South Iceland

Kerið in Grímsnes is a quite impressive, oval-shaped volcanic crater filled with a lake, formed during a volcanic eruption some 6,500 years ago. Folklore is connected to the lake in the crater, which tells of a water kelpie living there. In this travel blog, I am going to tell you a little bit about the craters, the water kelpie, and the settlers of this area in South Iceland. Top photo: looking into the crater Kerið crater Kerið crater is the northern end of a row of craters called the Tjarnarhólar craters, which are russet to bright red in colour. The beautiful russet-coloured Kerið cr

The Golden Circle in Iceland looks quite magical in the Wintertime

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The Golden Circle in Iceland looks quite magical in the Wintertime

I have written many travel blogs about the Golden Circle, the most popular day tour in Iceland, visited by the majority of our foreign guests. I revisited the Golden Circle on a freezing winter day when the days are very short and the temperatures are very low. On this particular day, the temperatures dropped to -18 degrees C. Top photo: Strokkur spouting The massive Gullfoss waterfall was almost frozen solid Fortunately, the weather was still and sunny for most of the day, as I showed you in my last travel blog about the second stop on our visit, the Secret Lagoon by Flúðir. The tour I

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