Category: Iceland

Odin’s Eye at the Nordic Heritage Museum

The Odin’s Eye exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle’s oh-so-Scandinavian Ballard neighborhood is part of the annual Taste of Iceland by Iceland Naturally event....

World Cup in Akureyri

I never dreamed that I would make it to Akureyri, the “northern capitol” of Iceland. It certainly didn’t seem to fit into the schedule when...

Skin Deep

“Oh, yes, hi, I think we met before.” The attractive Icelandic man was so tall he had to bend down just to shake my hand....

How Do You Like Iceland?

I forgot to ask his name. Didn’t even realize until after I left town that I didn’t get his name. But I got his story,...

Playing it Safe

What do you do when a dream comes true at exactly the wrong time? It took two years to save enough money to go to...