OMNOM Chocolate Visits Vatnajökull
We love creating everlasting memories for our travellers in the Vatnajökull region, and to stimulate other senses than gazing at majestic glaciers and listening to rich wildlife we decided to partner up with Omnom chocolate to tease your tastebuds. This summer 8 of our restaurants will be offering 8 magical dessert creations on their menus:…
Iceland’s most festive cookies
Peppered ginger snaps These are baked in many homes in Iceland just before Christmas, normally as a family event. Probably every Icelandic person has a childhood memory related to decorating these cookies and all sorts of shapes with different coloured icing. Nowadays, these cookies are often used as substitute for biscuits in many desserts as…
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Recipe, Traditions, Local, Nature, Cuisine Wild Berry Picking
Skyr, blueberries and cream The Icelandic wild berry picking season is upon us and the evergreen fields turn to a luscious red with a black cover of all the wild berries. Icelanders will soon all head out to pick wild berries to make jams, juices for the winter, or better yet, cakes! Skyr, blueberries and…
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Slow adventure, Local, Nature, Guided tours, Cuisine Slow adventure in Vatnajökull Region
What is Slow Adventure? Slow adventure is a form of tourism which avoids the quick-fix adrenalin-pumping hits of convenient adventure experiences, in favour of slow, immersive journeys, living in and travelling through wild places and natural spaces – experiencing nature in its time frame, its seasons, its weathers and its variations. These journeys will…
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Recipe, Traditions, Local, Nature, Sightseeing, Hiking, Tips, Cuisine Icelandic Bun Day
Buns filled with cream and fruit Bun day is celebrated in Iceland Monday before Bursting Day, when Icelanders, old and young, dedicate the day to the consumption of delicious cream filled buns. The tradition comes from Scandinavia, where the bun was traditionally a kind of a cream-filled chocolate eclair, a little like profiteroles. It is…
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Höfn, Local, Glacier, Tips, Cuisine Vatnajökull – Frozen in time
Enjoy the Vatnajökull Region In 874 Ingólfur Arnarson became the first settler in Iceland. At similar time the water used in this special beer fell onto the clean and unspoiled Vatnajökull glacier. Now it returns from the glacier as icebergs in the regional glacier lagoons. On the black sand around the glacier, the small and…
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Höfn, Local, Tips, Cuisine Taste of Vatnajökull
EXPERIENCE THE TASTE OF VATNAJÖKULL Our small fishing town of Höfn has a great variety of local foods produced in the region by farmers and fishermen. This part of the blog will tell you about some of the restaurants that are located in Höfn yet there are a lot more of them in the entire…
