by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | May 31, 2026 | Blogs
Why Iceland? The latest European heatwave is putting Iceland in the frame for a lot of travelers this summer, as it becomes clear that there are likely to be few other destinations that offer the possibility of a “cooler” experience at a number of levels. The...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Mar 17, 2026 | Blogs
When I sat down recently with Helga Kristin Fridjonsdottir of Iceland Unwrapped in Reykjavik, the conversation confirmed what I have been seeing in the Indian travel market for several years now. Iceland has moved from exotic curiosity to serious bucket list...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Mar 24, 2025 | Blogs
In my journey to understand how personal travel planning fits into Iceland’s future tourism strategies, I have attended discussion groups and conferences on the future of tourism in Iceland. In the past months I have been a part of the very interesting Ratsjá...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Mar 8, 2025 | Blogs
International women´s day Today is the 8th of March, International Women’s Day When I was growing up in the 80’s and until 1996 Iceland had the first woman president in the world, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Vigdis was – and remains – the role model of my...
by Iceland Unwrapped by Helgastina | Sep 27, 2023 | Blogs
One of the important factors of the Iceland experience is the first impression. It depends a bit on what season you choose to visit and how you are as a traveler. In my interviews with my clients, in the early stages of the travel planning process, this is one of the...