Travel Stories

• activities

5 min read • Jun 10, 2022

The Icelandic capital is often ranked one of Europe’s most expensive cities, but it's not without its bargain side.

• budget travel

• connections

5 min read • Jun 8, 2022

From transportation to food to a pass that unlocks discounts on must-sees, here’s how to save cash in Iceland's capital city.

• destination practicalities

• neighborhoods

4 min read • Jun 5, 2022

From a buzzing shopping and museum-filled district to quieter locales with recreation options and vistas aplenty, these are the best neighborhoods in Reykjavík.

• public transport

• destination practicalities

6 min read • Jun 4, 2022

Reykjavík has a population of just 130,000 people, but it spans an area double the size of Paris. Here are the best ways to get around.

• tips and advice

• destination practicalities

5 min read • May 30, 2022

From mastering the local etiquette and staying safe to the perfect free drink you can't miss, here's everything the locals in Reykjavik want you to know.

• family travel

• connections

6 min read • Mar 3, 2022

Reykjavík is a major metropolis shrunk to small-town size – perfect for a family-sized city break. Here's how to explore the Icelandic capital with kids.

• hiking

• activities

5 min read • Mar 2, 2022

From the southwest corner of Iceland, you have easy access to some of the country's most iconic sights, from glacial caves to steaming lagoons.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Oct 6, 2017

When humans first arrived some 1100 years ago, Iceland seemed desolate: a layover for migrating birds, roamed only by the Arctic fox, the sole native land…

• beaches

• activities

5 min read • Aug 9, 2017

Large or small, rich or poor, every community in Iceland has its own public swimming pool. Here neighbours catch up, children misbehave and the local…

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • May 31, 2017

For a long time the cuisine of Iceland was spoken about in hushed tones, if at all – they eat what? Fermented shark? Sheep’s head? But these days,…

6 min read • May 25, 2017

With black volcanic deserts and verdant valleys, steaming geothermal springs and glacial rivers, plummeting ravines and precipitous ridges, it's no wonder…

• food

• food and drink

4 min read • Jan 4, 2017

Until 1989, beer was prohibited in Iceland. When parliament finally lifted the ban, some politicians painted a gloomy picture of the chaos that would…

• road trips

• destination practicalities

6 min read • May 15, 2015

During the Viking Age, fortune-seeking Scandinavians traded and marauded across Britain, France, Germany, Russia and beyond. Some of the heartiest Vikings…

• road trips

• destination practicalities

3 min read • Nov 3, 2011

The stark beauty of Iceland's wild scenery. Photograph by David Noton

2 min read • Aug 8, 2011

'It started as a joke,' says Sigurdur Hjartarson, curator and founder of the world's only 'Phallological Museum,' located a couple dozen miles south of…

• food

• food and drink

3 min read • Aug 27, 2010

Reykjavík may seem like a mystifying place, but this two-day itinerary will have you feeling like a hearty local.