The city center seen from Hallgrimskirkja tower. Reykjavik was once a hidden gem — calm and fairly secluded from the world — until about a decade ago, when tourism took it by storm. The nation that ...

The capital of Iceland is your sophisticated gateway to all the ethereal fjords, glaciers, geothermal water, volcanos, Icelandic horses, whales, nature, and elves that you can handle. Once considered ...

A museum pass, public hot springs and free airline stopovers help shrink the cost of visiting Iceland’s capital.

Reykjavik's Hallgrimskirkja church is impressive enough, but even more so with a northern lights display as a backdrop. Iceland is a hot travel destination right now, and not just because of the ...

(JTA) — REYKJAVIK — December light is brief in Iceland. It was not yet 4 p.m., and by the time the giant menorah was lit in downtown Reykjavík, the day had already slipped into darkness. A steady ...

Paul is a freelance travel and culture writer who has written and updated a slew of guidebooks (Rough Guides, National Geographic, Wallpaper, Fodors, DK) on a variety of destinations. He is based in ...

(JTA) — REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Until recently, this city located near the Arctic Circle was one of the few places in Europe ...

The central area of downtown Reykjavik is often crowded with tourists, but at the same time, it’s full of interesting pockets with less traffic. In a town that swings from hibernation mode in winter ...

Reporting from Reykjavik, Iceland — On the 50-minute drive from Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport to downtown Reykjavik, the landscape switched from long, flat stretches of dirt to patches of ...

Paul is a freelance travel and culture writer who has written and updated a slew of guidebooks (Rough Guides, National Geographic, Wallpaper, Fodors, DK) on a variety of destinations. He is based in ...