Iceland

The Dark South Shore of Iceland [Video]

Videographer Tom Mitchell visited Iceland’s South Shore in November, finding it to be a “dark, desolate place. Would love to go back in summer and film a contrasting video to this one.” Indeed. Crank up the volume and go full-screen on this one. It’s moody, beautiful and inspiring.

Midnight Sun: A Time-Lapse Journey Through Iceland [Video]

The videographer notes: Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. This short time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011. For 17 [...]

Arctic “Resort” Could be Chinese Resource Bid

Iceland © suvodeb If you’re in the mood for a chilly destination, Chinese businessman Huang Nubo might have your answer. He’s made a bid for 200 square miles of land in Iceland’s Arctic wilderness in order to supposedly build a resort. However, some are skeptical that a golf course near the North Pole is the [...]

Tipsy Travel: Favorite Drinks from Around the World

Hawaiian Mai Tai © Sarah_Ackerman As a traveler you can explore a new country in a variety of ways. You can delve into its history and art at museums. You can taste the local flavors at markets and restaurants. … or you can get straight down to business and pull up a stool at the [...]

Iceland’s Penis Museum Pulls in the Crowds

Phallological "Penis" Museum, Iceland First, a little word association. I say: “Iceland.” You say: “Penis”, right? Of course you do. That’s because Iceland has allegedly cornered the market on phallic museums. Literally. A penis shaped sign marks an otherwise nondescript building letting visitors know they are entering the Icelandic Phallological Museum in Husavik, about 298 [...]

Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros

Idiosyncratic, intelligent and involving, Iceland: Beyond Sigur Rós is a memorable celebration of Iceland’s dynamic and diverse contemporary independent music scene. Check out the complete, beautifully shot documentary via Serious Feather.

Photo of the Moment: In the Shadow of Skógafoss Falls, Iceland

© Natale Carioni Skógafoss is a waterfall situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 km from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometers, creating together with some [...]

Photo of the Moment: Dog Sledding with Greenlandic Huskies, Iceland

Icelanders Now Totally Bereft Of McDonalds, Americans Still Not So Much

© Hinrik Icelanders this week are waking up to a bleak McDonald’s-less dystopia. The ubiquitous global chain no longer exists in the increasingly impoverished nation, where a near-total economic collapse has made it too expensive to import McDonald’s products. The island’s three Reykjavik branches, the oldest of which opened 16 years ago, closed for the [...]

Photo of the Moment: Under Seljalandsfoss Waterfall, Iceland

Photo of the Moment: House on the Prarie, Iceland

Photo of the Moment: Fjord Sunset, Iceland

Photo of the Moment: Northern Lights, Iceland

Photo of the Moment: Farm Under an Icelandic Sunset

Farm Under an Icelandic Sunset © Stuck in Customs If it’s not immediately evident, I have a not-so-secret man crush on Trey of Stuck in Customs. Particularly his Iceland photos.

Photo of the Moment: Lonely Icelandic Church

Photo of the Moment: Sunset Over an Icelandic Farm

Photo of the Moment: The Open Road, Iceland

Remembering John Lennon: Still Imagining Peace

Close to 27 years after his death, John Lennon has been immortalized in a work of art designed by Yoko Ono and installed in Reykjavik, Iceland. The art work called the Imagine Peace Tower comprises a wishing well from which a tall tower of light shoots out to touch the sky. The surrounding ground bears [...]

Exploring Alien Iceland with Sigur Rós

I simply love Sigur Rós. Their music is at once captivating, haunting, and achingly beautiful. It’s no surprise then that their soundtrack – complete with music box chimes and odd mechanical noises – is a perfect complement to the eerie, alien landscape of the new Icelandic video, entitled Heima: You can also check out the [...]