bits and pieces from the northern island.
I took a last stroll in the silent dampness of Hólavallagarður. Such a melancholy place during the autumnal months. It’s all fallen leaves and rowan’s tiny pomes. And rotting graves, fading flowers and forgotten angel figurines. I bid my farewell to all the little children sleeping in the womb of that mossy soil, to the … Read the full article →
I was lucky enough to be a winner of the film location competition held by Icelandic Cinema Online through their Facebook page. The prize was one of the issues in the recently launched Icelandic Film Map series. I usually never take part in any promotional giveaway, but the tone of the contest was very inviting … Read the full article →
Even among his readers, not everybody knows that Jorge Luis Borges had a deep fascination for Norse mythology. In his later years Borges was especially drawn to old nordic literature, and he wrote several compositions based on the works of Snorri Sturluson. The following poem is contained in the collection La moneda de hierro. Borges … Read the full article →
Iceland is obsessed with polar bears. The national sport is to hunt down and kill polar bears as soon as they set foot on Icelandic soil, even if it’s common knowledge they an endangered species. Huzzah for human supremacy! As you may have heard, the last “polar bear spotted” alarm turned out to be false. … Read the full article →
It’s true, most travelers these days will go nowhere without a camera. One condition that travelers usually consider when picking their next destination, consciously or unconsciously, is that it promises to be a photogenically rewarding subject. A photo is evidence you have somehow “made yours” what you saw, thus a photo you take is a … Read the full article →
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Alexander Welch is an American college student that has been granted a six-month permit to study biology in Iceland. He is assigned to a Reykjavík-based research team that is investigating vitamin deficiency in local sheep. While carrying out his task, which among other things includes the collection of blood samples from various farms around Iceland … Read the full article →