Nykur – A Deadly Icelandic Water Horse – Folklore Friday
This episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a folklore story every Friday in 2024. What Makes a Nykur Different than a Normal Icelandic Horse? Nykur is a water horse that is a...
31 Touko 20240s
Ask Jewells Anything About Iceland – Response Episode 4
This is the fourth episode for my segment “Ask Jewells Anything About Iceland”. Thank you to everyone who sent in questions. If you want to submit a question, you can do it here. You can check out pre...
30 Touko 202427min
The Man & The Polar Bear – Folklore Friday
This episode is part of my Folklore Friday series where I am sharing a folklore story every Friday in 2024. A Tale from Grímsey Island I’m sharing about a man and a polar bear in Grímsey, which is the...
24 Touko 202410min
Iceland Will Require a Visa Waiver Fee Starting in 2025
At the beginning of 2025, a new travel authorization system called ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) will come into effect. This new requirement aims to bolster security acr...
22 Touko 202413min
The Four Protectors of Iceland – Folklore Friday
This is part of my Folklore Friday Series, where I am sharing an Icelandic folklore story every Friday in 2024. A King’s Decree Leads To Iceland’s Land Spirits Being Discovered In the Heimskringla sa...
17 Touko 20248min
Is Iceland Splitting in Half? – How Moving Tectonic Plates Impacts the Country
Iceland straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet. This unique geographical setting has led to some fascinating geological features and dynamic landsc...
16 Touko 202412min
Bickering Icelandic Siblings Seal Their Fates With Magic – Folklore Friday
This is part of my Folklore Friday Series, where I am sharing an Icelandic folklore story every Friday in 2024. A Magical Woman from Norway Migrates to Iceland In the book of the Icelanders, or Landn...
10 Touko 20240s
Rökkvi Vésteinsson on Using LingQ to Learn Languages & More
Rökkvi Vésteinsson was born in 1978 in Iceland. He had a multicultural upbringing, living in Chicago at age 11, and spending summers in Denmark and Sweden during his teens. By age 20, he was fluent in...
9 Touko 20240s
