Museums and galleries
If the weather is not ideal in Austurland (East Iceland) or you want to learn more about Iceland's arts, nature, and culture, you have many good options. Here below, you can find a list of museums and galleries all over Austurland. They are listed by [...]
Volunteer Culture
Iceland has a long-standing tradition for volunteer work. Many of these volunteers form an integral part of the Icelandic community. Most of them are in humanitarian help of some sort. These include international aid, national aid for low-income families, organizations specific to aiding people dealing [...]
Bolludagur
Today is quite the interesting day in Iceland. Today is bolludagur, roughly translated to cream puff day. Bolludagur is the first of 3 consecutive festive days in Iceland. These days mark the beginning of what used to be the fast before Easter. In Icelandic Bolla [...]

The last of the Jule-lads

The last of the Jule-lads to arrive down among people is Kertasníkir . He was [...]

It´s closing up to Christmas

The 11th of the Jule-lads is Gáttaþefur he came from the mountains on the 22nd [...]

The ninth of these funny Jule-lads is Bjúgnakrækir, he arrives down from the mountains on [...]