by understandiceland | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Students from Understand Iceland have been using South Iceland as a classroom in sustainable studies. But how sustainable is South Iceland really? Iceland is known to be one of the greenest countries in the world. With its abundant renewable energy soucres 100% of the...
by understandiceland | Dec 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
In Iceland we have a very disfunctional Christmas family living in the moutains. Who are the Icelandic Yule Lads, why is their mother so evil and what is the deal with the Christmas cat? In Iceland there is no Santa Claus, instead we have 13 mischievous, half trolls...
by understandiceland | Dec 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Þorrablót – Mid winter festival Þorrablót - Mid winter festival Þorrablót – Mid winter festival Bóndadagur – The day of the husband is coming up. It marks the beginning of the Þorri month, the old traditional viking month for January-February. ...
by understandiceland | Dec 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Is there a wrong way and a right way to travel in Iceland? A new article in Bloomberg suggests so. If there is a “wrong way”, what is the “right way”? Bloombergs article suggests that by following everything Instagram shows you, stopping...
