Daytrips from Reykjvík offer you a chance to see nature and experience adventures but still get back to Reykjavík at night. We are going to suggest four-day trips this summer from Reykjavík that we love, with our favorite stops and each trip has a theme. This is the first one, full of beautiful scenery and […]

Handpicked Iceland – Day 7 EAT – Guesthouse Nýp EAT – Leifsbúð PLAY – Eiríksstaðir EAT – Hótel Bifröst EAT – Roadhouse (unfortunately we couldn’t make it, this time) Like everything at Nýp, we had a very organic and a fresh country stile breakfast. Really wished I could just stay there for the rest of […]

Handpicked Trip – Day 2 – Relaxation and Luxury Our plan for today: Eat – Ensku Húsin Play – Ölkelda Eat – Langaholt Guesthouse Shop – The little shop at Búðir Eat/Sleep – Hótel Búðir It was easing waking up at Ensku Húsin after a good rest in this quiet country guesthouse. First thing was to […]

Handpicked Roadtrip – Day 1 Today’s schedual was the following: Eat/Culture – Edduveröld Culture – Byggðasafn Borgarfjarðar Shop – Ljómalind Eat/Culture – Settlement Center Sleep – Ensku Húsin The trip began in Reykjavík where we picked up Runólfur (the car), a 1977 Renault Estafette. Before we could leave we had to learn all the tricks and tips of […]

We started four years ago collecting special places around Iceland and created a cute little hand drawn maps called HandPicked Iceland which now include: eat & sleep, shop & play, kids & culture and Reykjavík city. We are the only publication in Iceland that hand-pick places based on what we would personally recommend to our best friends. We make […]