Mid-morning in Reykjavik and I am briskly walking down Laugavegur – the city’s main avenue – keeping my eyes peeled for a controversial food: whale meat. As a child of the Free Willy generation, I have about as much interest in tasting whale meat as I do in eating a tire. I am more… [Read More]
A Guide to Taking a Road Trip in Iceland’s West Fjords
Paved highways give way to bumpy, gravel roads that hug the sides of cliffs and overlook an endless ocean. The tour buses that clog southern Iceland are replaced with dirt-covered Land Rovers that proudly wear the mud-strewn mask of the day’s past adventures. Welcome to Iceland’s West Fjords, a treasure trove of natural beauty far from the tourist… [Read More]
How to Spend 24 Hours in Reykjavik
With a population of less than 400,000 people, surreal landscapes, dramatic glaciers and untouched nature, Iceland has been at the top of everyone’s travel list this year. For my first assignment as Travel Editor of Culture Trip, I had the pleasure of flying to Iceland for a whirlwind tour of east Iceland -… [Read More]
