Stykkishólmur, Iceland Travel Blogs

The Birds
Jun 24, 2009 (13 photos)

... with Houses, Lundey: Puffin Island.  You get the idea.  To get to this Flatey, we took the ferry from Stykkishólmur.  Once again I was struck by culture shock after being in Peru and watching hundreds of men loading boats by hand...   ...

Akureyri to Stykkisholmur
Sep 22, 1999 (5 photos)

What a strange night. Awake every hour to go out onto the balcony and stare into the skies for the Northern Lights. No luck. Am I looking in the wrong direction? Am I missing them between alarms? Will I ever see them? Are they such a gift as to only ...

Stykkisholmur
May 3, 2008 (15 photos)

... - almost couldn't open the car door - and also saw a pretty yellow sand beach at Skardsvik. We finally made it to Stykkisholmur and checked into our hotel. We went shopping at the grocery store for some lunch foods for the rest of the trip and then ...

Ascention Day
May 22, 2009 (3 photos)

Some answers to questions from A Rough Guide to Iceland * Foxes came over on icebergs like the polar bears * Reindeer were brought from Norway for hunting and horses for riding (no horses species have been introduced in hundreds of years so they are truly ...

On to Stykkisholmur
Oct 23, 2008 (5 photos)

Hello Everyone!  We left Reykjavik and have moved on to the little fishing village of Stykkisholmur.  Yes, that's the correct spelling.  We arrived after dark and found a little hotel by the ocean.  Tomorrow mornng we are going to check ...

Snæfellsness
Jul 26, 2008 (21 photos)

... and more chances to explore, but they lied, so no bikes. But I had my most enjoyable time in Iceland so far in Stykkisholmur (Stickish-olmer). The weather was still fantastically sunny and the campground was large and pleasant with lots of family and ...

Stykkisholmur
Oct 22, 2008 (7 photos)

Hi All, Here are a few pictures for ya!!!