Tag: Iceland

Central Akureyri

The neighborhood I live in bills itself as the center of the universe. A sign at the neighborhood’s main intersection indicates the distance to a...

Áfram Ísland!

I personally dislike sportsball of all kinds. But I like my kids and I like Iceland. Back in 2016, both of my kids were on...

Half Told Stories

How many things that I love can you fit in one picture? A bookstore. Featuring diverse stories (which is another way of saying stories you...

Tasting Iceland, Naturally

Taste of Iceland, the annual, four-day Icelandic culture festival in Seattle (and a few other cities) turns 10 this year. October is high season for...

A Bookish Saga

On my first trip to Iceland, I naively bragged that I had read all the sagas. My listener was too polite to do more than...