Suppose you live on an rather secluded island not far from the Arctic. Once in a white hillbilly moon an iceberg brings along a polar bear. After weeks and even months sailing around the ocean with nothing for company but ice it would be rather nice of you to welcome the bear with some means.…
What kind of fish are you getting at any Iceland restaurant? Take a wild guess. PIC gourmetfoodsteps
Even if Icelanders have just recently come out from under the rocks as a nation we are quicker than Usain Bolt to embrace all the “lovely” things about getting money for nothing.…
The major symbol of Reykjavik city is the Hallgrimskirkja church. PIC Rog01
In spite of what many visitors believe the city of Reykjavik is a very young city in all respects. Those “old” buildings you see crammed between modern high rises in the center of the city are very seldom older than a century.
Oh yes, trolls almost outnumber humans on this Atlantic island of ours.
It´s always good sport to poke fun at other nations for their weird beliefs or customs. At least it has been towards Iceland and Icelanders throughout and for good reasons too.…
Nat Geo designated this pool of industrial water a World Wonder a few years back. They were wrong. PIC Dan Ngueyn
Talk about ignoring the locals! What team Total Iceland has been saying about the famed Blue lagoon for years is now front page material for all the large news sites in Iceland due to a couple of unknown foreign bloggers giving the place a big thumbs down.…
Marvelous when the sun in shining but this can quickly change for the worse. PIC jbdodane
Contrary to what tourism officials and tour operators want there are quite a lot of folks out there interested in visiting Iceland that do not have bank vaults full of cash lying around.…
Pray you need not use the emergency services in Iceland. PIC doctorhandshake
Taking care is easier said than done. Especially when doing all those unique Iceland activities like climbing a glacier, hiking the highland or shopping in Reykjavik. Should you at any point need to visit the emergency room at the nearest hospital you better have some serious loose change in your pocket.…
We warned you time and time again…
Poor old Johan Stone from the Netherlands. All happy and shit about visiting Iceland in February only to get seriously mad and pissed about getting stuck in snowstorms and getting nowhere fast on local roads.…
This looks safe enough. But it´s not. PIC eirasi
Common stupidity is a growing phenomenon in this world it seems. If in doubt, consider these two brand-new examples from Iceland.
There is one less Chinese in the world after a Chinese tourist was swept out to sea in the popular Reynisfjara beach in Iceland.…
The sheep-roundup or Réttir as its called in the local language. PIC Gudrun Osk Arsaelsdottir
If driving around Iceland in September or October you may have noticed, or perhaps actually been delayed, by herds and herds of sheep being chased by farmers on foot, horses or in vehicles.…
Happy as happy can be. Icelanders mostly find happiness in pill form. PIC billygraham.org
Today´s media leaves much to be desired. We are bombarded with all kinds of quack information purporting quick fixes to make our lives better, healthier and richer too.…
Life before death. Now you can rent a room in government run care homes in Iceland
Now you can get a preview of how life will be like when you´re 89, sick as hell and nobody gives a damn. Just such a service will soon be available in Iceland.…
The local currency. Now you need considerable more to buy less.
Here we are again. Slightly older and a little wiser and still dreaming about that Iceland trip like we did last year and the year before and the year before that etc.…
Even for seasoned golfers it´s easy to get thrilled playing under the midnight sun. PIC Arctic Open
We know! Iceland is not the first country to come to mind when thinking of golfing in some exotic locale. Hell, it´s probably near the bottom of the list alongside North Korea.…
The only place in the world where you literally dive between continents. But deaths are occurring with alarming regularity. PIC Jerrold Bennett
You may or may not have heard about Silfra pond at the famed Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. Massively popular for divers since it affords the chance to literally dive between continents.…
From 300 thousand tourists a year to well over a million in a couple of years will mean gigantic problems in a tiny country. And so it came to pass… PIC George Atanassov
About time some foreign journalist saw the light.…
Not many tricks to make a trip in Iceland cheaper but this could help. PIC Globesurfer.de
It is getting infinitely harder for backpackers and those on tight budget to visit Iceland. This place was always expensive but now demand is way more than supply regarding hotels, guesthouses and even restaurants, making any budget trip here next to impossible.…
A party of “mostly” forgotten alcohol brands.
If we had a dime for every time we´ve come across some local tour enterprise offering foreigners the chance to sample the infamous rotten shark and to kill the taste with a drink of the even more infamous Black Death spirit, we´d be right up there in Silicon Valley doing some Jeff Bezos shit.…
For a town its size it´s quite amazing the varied things one can do in Akureyri. PIC Tom Olliver
At the beginning of the century any connoisseur traveling around Iceland would have cut the trip short halfway and hurried home with horrible stomach aches.
Traditions from times past and Yule Lads to boost. PIC Árbæjarsafn
Twenty years ago the thirteen different Santa´s of Iceland only got mentioned in hushed tones as if a secret. After all, why should smelly, dirty, ugly and slightly criminal fellows from the mountains have any chance against the generous, fat and shiny Coca Cola Santa Claus now celebrated worldwide as the one and only?…
Little to worry about for those choosing to camp in Reykjavik city. PIC Reykjavikcampsite
We understand your concerns completely. Setting up camp in cities of this world can be a daunting thought. Often campsites are far away from everything. Security less than perfect or non-existent and necessary services poor and sometimes lacking altogether.…
Even if a picture says a thousand words it can do no justice to Ásbyrgi national park in northeast Iceland. Lush green canyon sheltered by awe inspiring cliffs is a must see place.PIC livingbroadly
Some locals refer to Asbyrgi national park as the capital of elves in Iceland.…
Before you order some fancy schmanzy bacon or other pig products in Iceland you should know how the poor animals are treated. PIC RUV
We don´t know about you but team Total Iceland believes we should treat animals as fairly and squarely as possible.…
Stunning scenes from a forthcoming Indian movie taken partly in Iceland. Screengrab
One has to wonder. Today not a human with a camera has not made or is not making a trip to Iceland to capture the beauty of this fair land of ours and brag about back home.…
