Iceland blog articles and news announcements

Cold weather clothing guide: Fabrics that retain heat

Icewear research found that the warmest material is wool, with thicker Icelandic wool being even better, and a wool-acrylic blend in between

Covid free, are there Iceland travel restrictions?

As of February 2021, the small nation just south of the Artic Circle has almost no infections—knock on wood! (Or “sjö, níu, þrettán,” as said in Iceland.)

Lent in Iceland: Bollu-, Sprengi- and Öskudagur

As long as there have been communities living in Iceland, there have been traditions of feasts and merrymaking. Christianity came to Iceland around the year 1000,

EuroVision Fire Saga – Húsavik lyrics nominated for Oscar

The song “Husavik” written for the Netflix original “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” is tapped as a likely nomination for best original song at the 93rd Academy Awards this year.

Experience the cold like the Arctic explorers in the Northwest Passage

The North West Passage refers to the 900-mile-long channel traveling from Canada’s Arctic Archipelago (about 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle)