Regína Hrönn Ragnarsdóttir
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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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Íslenski bærinn Turf House at Austur-Meðalholt in South-Iceland
Now that I have written about almost all of the remaining turf houses in Iceland I am going to show you the turf farm at Íslenski bærinn at Austur-Meðalholt in Flói in South-Iceland. Íslenski bærinn actually means the Icelandic turf farm. Almost all of the remaining turf houses and turf churches in Iceland belong to the Historic Building's Collection of Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - the National Museum of Iceland. But not the turf farm of Austur-Meðalholt, it is in the possession of the farmer and artist Hannes Lárusson, who maintains the turf farm himself. Top photo: an outhouse at Íslenski bær
A lovely Christmas Buffet at Fjörukráin Viking Restaurant in Iceland
I often visit the Viking restaurant Fjörukráin at the Viking Village just before Christmas to get a taste of their Christmas buffet, or jólahlaðborð as we call them in Icelandic. Christmas buffets are ever so popular amongst us locals and the restaurants quickly get fully booked. Top photo: at the lovely Christmas buffet Entertainment at Fjörukráin This restaurant, Fjörukráin, is my favourite restaurant and here you enter the world of the Vikings! It is located in the second oldest building in Hafnarfjörður town, built in 1841. We dined in the very ornate Viking-style restaurant on t
Grýla and Leppalúði - the Parents of the Icelandic Yule Lads
I have written a previous travel-blog on the mischievous Icelandic Yule Lads. Now I am going to tell you about their parents - the cannibal trolls Grýla and Leppalúði. You might have noticed them in Akureyri if you have travelled up north to the capital city of North Iceland. They used to be located in Reykjavík as well. You can see what Grýla and Leppalúði in Akureyri look like in my photo below. Top photo: with the parents of the Yule Lads in Reykjavík Grýla and Leppalúði in Akureyri Grýla is a very bad and grim ogre, and she eats badly behaved children, she comes to pick them up, p
Árbæjarsafn Open Air Museum in Reykjavík - a Christmas Visit
Árbæjarsafn Museum is a wonderful must-see open-air museum here in my hometown Reykjavík. The museum is are open all year round and you can join guided tours in English every day at 1 pm at the museum. Árbæjarsafn Museum was opened in 1957 and is part of the Reykjavík City Museum. On your visit to the museum, you will see old houses, which have been moved to Árbæjarsafn Museum from the old centre of Reykjavík, to preserve them and exhibit them. Most of the houses are fully furnished, but some of them host exhibitions. Here you can see and learn about the lifestyle of old Reykjavík. Tu
The Icelandic Yule Lads live at Dimmuborgir in North-Iceland!
Here in Iceland, we have 13 Yule Lads, which are quite different from Santa Claus. There are records of names of more than 70 Yule Lads, but somehow these 13 Yule Lads have stayed with us until modern times. The Yule Lads live in Iceland, way up north in Mývatn at Dimmuborgir - Dark Fortress or Dark Cities, and there you can find their cave hidden away - and you might even stumble upon it during your visit to Dimmuborgir. Top photo: with my father-in-law inside Jólasveinahellirinn - the Cave of the Yule Lads in Dimmuborgir The information sign at Dimmuborgir tells us about the Iceland
Lagarfljótsormurinn Serpent in Lagarfljót Lake in East-Iceland - Iceland's Loch Ness
Lagarfljót lake, which is renowned for the monster in the lake, is Iceland's 3rd largest lake and warms the first place of Iceland's longest lakes at 25 km. It is 53 square km long and its greatest depth is 112 meters. It has got bridges on both ends so you can drive around the lake, which makes for a beautiful drive. Hallormsstaðaskógur forest, which is Iceland's largest forest covers around 15 km of the banks of the Lagarfljót lake. I have written another travel-blog on this largest forest in Iceland. Top photo: by the monster sign Lagarfljót The glacial river "Jökulsá í Fljótsdal
The majestic Hengifoss and Litlanesfoss Waterfalls in East Iceland
Now, this is my 100th travel-blog here on Guide to Iceland, and I wanted to write about something very close to my heart - Hengifoss waterfall - the Hanging Falls. Hengifoss waterfall is located next to Lagarfljót lake and faces Hallormsstaðarskógur forest, about which I have written another travel-blog. It is a beautiful waterfall, around 128 meters tall, making it the 2nd highest waterfall in Iceland if we don't count the waterfall in the Morsárjökull glacier. Top photo: Hengifoss waterfall in East Iceland Hengifoss The spectacular waterfall drops into the gorge Hengifossárgljúfur in
Hallormsstaðaskógur Forest in East-Iceland - Iceland's largest Forest
Hallormsstaðaskógur national forest in East-Iceland is Iceland's leading woodland, covering an area of approx. 740 hectares. It is Iceland's first national forest and has been preserved since 1905. It is a natural birch forest, but a nursing station was established in 1903, and experiments were made with the planting of foreign tree species. The oldest larch grove in Hallormsstaðaskógur forest, Guttormslundur grove, dates back to 1938 and is named after Guttormur Pálsson, ranger. This is my travel-blog in a series I wrote about my travels in East Iceland. Hiking in Hallormsstaðaskógur
The Sigurgeir's Bird Museum at Mývatn - Breeding Birds in Iceland
I have written several travel-blogs about one of my favourite places in North Iceland, the amazing Mývatn area. But seeing that there is so much to see and do in this amazing part of Iceland, I will be adding a couple of more travel-blogs about the Mývatn area. At Mývatn, you can see bubbling mud pools, walk on the rim of a crater filled with a lake, see beautiful lava pillars and amazing lava formations, bathe in the Blue Lagoon of the North, visit geothermal springs, visit the Cave of the Icelandic Yule lads, etc, etc. Top photo: the eagle at the museum The Sigurgeir's Bird Museum at
A fantastic Stay at the Frost and Fire Hotel on the Banks of Varmá River in South-Iceland
After a refreshing hike to Reykjadalur valley, we stayed at a lovely romantic hotel, Frost and Fire (Frost og funi in Icelandic) on the banks of the river Varmá in Hveragerði town. This lovely little hotel is hidden from view from the road leading to the starting point of the Reykjadalur valley hike. A hidden gem indeed in beautiful surroundings. Top photo: The Frost and Fire Hotel on the Banks of Varmá River in South-Iceland Our room When we got the key to our room, we were also given a tour of the facilities, the hot pools, and the spa. The view from our room was beautiful as we were
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