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The Horses of the Vikings – What Makes Them Special?
The Icelandic horses were brought into the country by the Vikings and over the last 1000 odd years they have been kept as a pure breed. They are a special breed because unlike other horses that have three (or at best four) natural gaits the Icelandic horse has five gaits – the walk, trot and...
Blue Lagoon & Myvatn Nature Baths
Carry a swimsuit when you travel to Iceland… Some may laugh… but, believe me, you will have the last laugh at the Blue Lagoon or Myvatn Nature Baths!
While Iceland has a lot of natural hot water springs, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is a man made one located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Undoubtedly one of the most popular...
Smartphones fighting Incest In Iceland – Here is How!
Iceland is a country with a population of just about 320,000. And there has been little immigration over the years. This means there is not as much genetic diversity as on larger land masses. Go back a few generations and most Icelanders will find they are related to each other – almost everyone is distantly...
One Town One Pool in Iceland. Sundlaug – Its hot!
Doesn’t most of the stress of life come from loneliness, low social interaction and lack of a support system? And maybe exercise?The Icelanders have figured a fun way way of handling all of these – “Sundlaugs”“Sundlaugs” are geothermally heated public pools across Iceland. There are 120+ of them with each town having one. The New...
Katla – the Lady and the largest Icelandic Volcano
Folklore has it that once in Iceland, there lived a woman named Katla who was known to wear a special trouser and run like the wind! Katla’s skill had helped a lot of people and she was renowned far and wide. However, Katla also had a mean temper. Once when a shepherd needed to round...
Beliefs! The Elves of Iceland – the Huldufolk
If you want to lay a road, build a house, or construct a dam in Iceland, there’s one influential group you have to clear it with first – Elves, the ‘hidden people’, the Huldufolk. Legend has it that they are similar to humans, and wear 17th century clothing, tend to livestock, pick berries, and even go...