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What does the first Icelandic woman to reach the top of Mt. Everest think about labels, death and dreams? Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir exchanged a comfortable life for adventures and went on a solo expedition of...
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Icelandic tour operators are wooing back pandemic travelers with a promotion better than any seasonal discount — free coronavirus tests. As a savvy response to the new coronavirus screening program, tourism com...
Sigurður talks about what it takes to dig a 500-m tunnel deep into Europe’s fourth-largest glacier. He is the managing director of Into the Glacier, an Iceland tour operator that leads visitors deep into the wo...
Your Guide to Reykjavik’s Poshest Neighborhood. Vesturbær is a favorite spot for young families where the hip atmosphere radiates with a healthy dash of pretense.
Hlíðar is a central residential area right next to Miðborg in Reykjavik. It has plenty of open green space and is well connected to the city center. If you’re looking for a quiet stay right by downtown Reykjavi...
Miðborg is the capital’s center of culture, nightlife and shopping. Chances are that if you’re visiting Reykjavik, you’ll spend most of your time in this area! Full of museums, trendy cafés and other popular at...
Totally Iceland interviews Margrét Erla Maack, aka Miss Mokki, the high priestess of Reykjavik’s cabaret and burlesque scene. Maack brought burlesque to the forefront of the Reykjavik variety nightlife scene wh...
Despite its relatively small population, Iceland has a high concentration of designers. Each stands out in its own way, but our favorite local fashion creators have a few things in common. They love Icelandic n...
Hulda Hakon has been a major figurehead of the Icelandic art scene since the 1980s. Totally Iceland’s Yanshu Li sat down with Hakon to talk about the particularities of Reykjavik’s art scene, the 2008 financial...
Icelandic musician Hildur Guðnadóttir collected an Oscar for best score for her work on Todd Phillips’ film “Joker.” Her award ended the academy’s 22-year streak of honoring only male composers. The night was n...
Do you think that dropping everything and moving to a different country is quite extreme? You’re probably right, especially if you move for something you’ve only done once before. But it didn’t stop Byron Conro...
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