by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Jun 17, 2018 | Blogs
At the moment the Icelanders are in a dream, after the Icelandic football team managed to get a space in the World Cup in Russia this summer 2018. It‘s an unbelievable results for a nation of a bit over 300.000 people. I have been thinking since I saw one of the...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | May 28, 2018 | Blogs
Tell me a bit about yourself and your background both personally and in connection with wool, design, knitting and the arts. I‘m Icelandic. I was born in Reykjavik and grew up in Isafjordur. In my teens we moved back to Reykjavik. I have always been fascinated with...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | May 3, 2018 | Blogs
The knitting nation The scene is set in one of Reykjavík´s cafés. You are drinking Icelandic coffee (yes there is such a thing even though there are no coffee plantations in Iceland..yet). You are trying out Kleina, the icelandic pastry and sipping on some pure...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Mar 14, 2018 | Blogs
I The Travel Planner never promise good weather in Iceland. I only promise you weather and all kinds of it..on the same day sometimes. Arriving in Keflavik airport on a Sunday in February was an interesting experience. Wind plays a major part on this rock in The...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Feb 10, 2018 | Blogs
Travelling with children in Iceland Iceland is many people’s dream. Sometimes I get the question if Iceland is suitable for children or that even if it is too dangerous to bring children along. To me Iceland is a paradise for children. Living in Denmark for ten years...
