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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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The mystical Rauðhólar Pseudocraters and Tröllabörn - the Troll Children in SW-Iceland
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

The mystical Rauðhólar Pseudocraters and Tröllabörn - the Troll Children in SW-Iceland

In this travel blog, I am going to show you a special phenomenon you pass on Ring Road 1 just east of Reykjavík. You will notice a cluster of dark maroon hills. These hills are called Rauðhólar - Red Hills, and are around 5,000 years old pseudocraters, give or take a few years. Top photo: a lovely couple on top of one of the pseudocraters Rauðhólar pseudocraters   Pseudocraters are, as far as I know, rarely seen outside of Iceland and on the planet Mars, so they are quite an interesting phenomenon. They are formed when 1,100°C molten lava flows over ponds and swamps, causing the wate

The gentle Giantess in the Cave in Keflavík in SW-Iceland - Skessan í hellinum
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

The gentle Giantess in the Cave in Keflavík in SW-Iceland - Skessan í hellinum

In a mysterious cave by the marina in Keflavík town lives a Giantess with a heart of gold. The Black Cave of the Giantess was opened on the 6th of September 2008 during the town festival Ljósanótt - Night of Lights. On that day, the Giantess moved all the way from her mountain into the cave in SW-Iceland. She doesn't have a name, as she has forgotten it, but is referred to as Giganta - Skessan in Icelandic. Join me on a tour of her cave :) Skessan í hellinum - the Giantess in the Cave The Giantess is a character in the story of Sigga and the Giantess, by the Icelandic author Herdís Egi

Laugarvatnshellir Cave and the Cave People of Iceland
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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. Let's have a look inside the cave. Top photo: In front of Laugarvatnshellir cave Laugarvatnshellir cave   A young couple, Indriði Guðmundsson and Guðrún Kolbeinsdóttir (17), decided to take up residence in

Explore the beautiful Snæfellsnes Peninsula on a Day Tour with Tröll Expeditions
Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir
Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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, an excellent travel company offering a wide range of guided tours. 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 to the Snæfellsnes peninsula in 5 parts for those of you who want to explore it on your own, but I also want to show you what the guided tours are like.  Top photo: Snæfellsjökull glacier Gerðuberg basalt columns Gerðuberg basalt columns   We were picked up in Reykj

Glacier Hike & Ice Climbing on Sólheimajökull glacier in South Iceland
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

Glacier Hike & Ice Climbing on Sólheimajökull glacier in South Iceland

At last, I joined a glacier hike tour on Sólheimajökull glacier in South Iceland. 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, visited the ice caves, and walked to the edge of several glaciers, but never really experienced a glacier up close and personal until now. Join me on my only glacier hike :) Top photo: hikers on the glacier Sólheimajökull glacier   Sólheimajökull, which translates into Sun World Glacier, is an icefall or glacial tongue that extends down 

The lovely little Village Eyrarbakki on the South Coast of Iceland & Húsið - the House
Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir
Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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 very different from 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 around 602 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, serving the south coast of Iceland all the way to Mt. Lómagnúpur.  

The Lava Tunnel: The Extraordinary Raufarhólshellir Lava Cave in South Iceland
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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 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. Join me on a tour of the cave. On a guided tour of Raufarhólshellir cave I had visited Raufarhólshellir cave a couple of times before a footbridge and stairs were added, and I am so glad it is now so accessible and easy to visit. I once showed it to a girlfriend from London, and she was all but traumatized after the visit, as she w

The remote Strandir in Iceland - Stillness & Sorcery 
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

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 about 60 people (2025) live in the rural district of Árneshreppur 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 Goðafo

Hotel Laugarhóll at Strandir - hot Pools and Sorcery in Abundance
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Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir

Hotel Laugarhóll at Strandir - hot Pools and Sorcery in Abundance

In the remote and peaceful Strandir on the eastern part of the Westfjords region of Iceland, many a pearl of nature awaits you. On one of my visits 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 for its peaceful and beautiful natural surroundings. I sorely needed to soak in a hot pool and relax in nature before I set off on an 8-day exploration of the Westf

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