Updated: August 2026 | Fish Company, or Fiskfélagið, is a restaurant in central Reykjavik where Icelandic ingredients are combined with flavors and inspiration from different parts of the world. When we visited the restaurant, we chose the seven-course tasting menu ”Around the World” – a food journey that is actually still on the menu.
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Updated: August 2026 | The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavik is hardly like any other museum. It houses a large collection of penises and other phallic objects from animal species from Iceland and the rest of the world. We visited the museum many years ago – and since then the odd little collection has grown into a much larger tourist attraction.
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Updated: August 2026 | Fish Market, or Fiskmarkaðurinn, is a popular restaurant in central Reykjavik with a focus on Icelandic ingredients and Asian flavors. When we visited the restaurant, we had a fantastic tasting menu – a dinner that remains one of our most memorable dining experiences in Iceland.
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Updated: August 2026 | Riding an Icelandic horse through a landscape of mountains, lava and steaming hot springs sounds almost like the ultimate Icelandic experience. And that was exactly what we had been looking forward to when we booked a horseback riding trip to Reykjadalur outside Hveragerði. What we hadn’t expected was the freezing wind and snow… It was a horseback riding trip we will never forget – for several reasons.
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Updated: August 2026 | What to pack for a trip to Iceland? Icelandic weather is known for its ability to change quickly, and it's not always the temperature that's the biggest challenge. With wind, rain, and rapid weather changes, the right clothes can make a big difference.
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I was asked to tell you more about my year as an exchange student in Iceland in 1992, so here goes! Just over twenty years ago, I spent a whole year as an exchange student in Iceland. I was 17 years old and living with a family on Hemön, south of the Icelandic mainland. I went to the local high school and participated in life on the island. Here is my story!
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Today in the afternoon there was a wedding in Lidingö church, between Robin and Alexandra. Teary-eyed we sat in the church with our cameras at the ready ... After the ceremony we went home to Alexandra's mum where we were offered champagne and snacks. Soon we will have a barbecue and continue the celebration ...
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Markus Lutteman's 'El Choco' is not a literary experience. But it is a fascinating journey into a world that is best experienced from a distance. After a failed drug smuggling operation, Jonas Andersson ends up in the notorious San Pedro prison in Bolivia. There are no locks on the cells and no guards. The violent and armed prisoners rule the roost.
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Today we took a "Harbour Hopper tour" here in Halifax, Canada, which is a tour with an amphibious boat. This green-blue intermediate between a car and a boat starts on land, and after some time on the city streets, you simply drive into the water.
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We must say that all the people we have met in Canada are incredibly nice, and the service in the restaurants is fantastic. So we thought we'd take the opportunity to write about service and prices in Canada!
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