by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Jan 13, 2021 | Blogs
This has been a weird year to say the least. Everything we have taken for granted has been put on hold: such as hugging each other or shaking hands, traveling or meeting up with all of our family and friends at once. Some places have been hit very hard and are still...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | May 15, 2020 | Blogs
This week, Iceland’s prime minister,, Katrin Jakobsdottir, announced that the island nation will be accepting visitors from 15 June, setting up an unusual tourist season at a time when much of the world is slowly emerging from lockdown. With Covid-19 nearly...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Apr 23, 2020 | Blogs
“Never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” (Rahm Emanuel). I know many of us are wondering “where to next”? How is travelling going to look like?...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Jul 18, 2019 | Blogs
I must admit that Autumn is my favorite season in Iceland. I like it because of the beautiful sunsets, the blue berry picking, and the calmness of it. I like it because it makes life calmer when everyone is getting ready to face the winter months ahead and this is the...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Aug 15, 2017 | Blogs
Recently in Iceland, private companies and the government have been trying to cope with the massive surge in tourism happening in Iceland in recent years. The newest trend is to charge for parking at tourist locations to manage its flow to a certain extent and...