7 Times This Icelandic Newspaper Was Funnier Than You

When they tweeted an article with this awkward photo. I don’t know who this guy is, but he’s probably not jazzed about this.   When they asked who to send nudes to. In a July 2017 newspaper, Icelanders asked the vandals who carved “send nudes” into valuable Icelandic moss where exactly they wanted their nudes…

10 Things To Do in Blönduós, Iceland

“There goes that m-th–f—ing ice cream truck!” Dan, one of our gracious hosts, yells at a passing truck as we’re driving to dinner. Beautiful scenery, small town living, angry kria (artic tern), and missed opportunities with the town ice cream truck…this is everyday life in Blönduós. Blönduós is a small farm town in Northern Iceland,…

The Blue Lagoon

During my last trip to Iceland, I didn’t go to The Blue Lagoon. I don’t remember why, it just didn’t work out. I was cool with it. Whilst hitchhiking, I happened upon Myvatn Nature Baths – basically the same thing, but smaller. Plus, they had cake there.

Excited and uncomfortable.

I’ve finalized my upcoming winter adventure. I’m excited – mostly in quiet moments, where I’m not thinking about my very trivial day to day problems. I was driving in my car this morning, and heard Of Monsters & Men on the radio – and just freaked out. It’s been two years since I’ve been to…

“I’m really not that kind of girl.”

I don’t know if you know this, but after you’re single for awhile, there are inevitable milestones. The first time you decide to stay in and watch Netflix instead of going out? Check. Deciding to dye your hair a crazy Crayola color? Check. Then there’s the big one. The one action that every single girl…

Adventures in Faith & Hitch-Hiking

I’m on the side of a road in Egilsstaðir, Eastern Iceland. The biting Icelandic wind bites my nose and ears. It blows through my thin leggings, the only clean pair of pants I have. I hold up a sign that simply reads, “Akureyri”. Cars speed past. Some drivers appear sympathetic, some ignore us completely. Some…