On Christmas night itself - so a wise man writes - the lads were all restraint and just stared at the lights.
Then one by one they trotted off into the frost and snow.
On Twelfth Night the last of the lads used to go.
Their footprints in the highlands are effaced now for long, the memories have [...]
The Jólasveinarnir (Yule Lads) start arriving in town on the morning of December 12th. Remember to place a shoe on your virtual windowsill before that, as they will leave a small cyber-gift for children who have been good, a small toy or fruit, for example, and those children who have been naughty will receive something [...]
I wasn’t surprised that I’d have jet lag upon arriving in Iceland. After all it was suddenly 5 hours later plus the 5+ hours of the flight and the shorter daylight length from being much further north made the first day rather surreal. But no worries, I caught up with the new rhythm quickly. It [...]
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