Basic Information about traveling in Iceland
The do's and dont's of traveling in Iceland There are a few websites you want to check before and during your stay in Iceland. These...
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Elisa Hanssen
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Let me help you plan your Iceland trip!
I want to help you experience Iceland the way I do by offering one hour video calls to help you plan your trip.
Elisa Hanssen
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Massive discounts on my prints
The next few days (May 28 - June 1) you will get a big discount on my prints! There will be a 20-60% discount on several items in my...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
First Day of Summer celebrations!
The first Thursday after April 18th is a national holiday in Iceland, because it is The First Day of Summer! So last Thursday it was time...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Volcanic eruption in Iceland
Iceland is growing some new land on the Reykjanes Peninsula. An eruption in Geldingadalur is spreading lava all over the place. It looks...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
My 5 year anniversary in Iceland
Five years ago today (February 15 2021) I stepped on a plane to Iceland. I thought I would stay for a few months, but I actually never...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Valentine's Day presents for Icelandic horse lovers
Valentine's Day is around the corner, so you might want to find a nice present for your Icelandic horse-obsessed partner. Lucky for you I...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Top 5 Most Popular Prints
It can be hard to choose a nice print for your home, especially if there are so many options. That's why I will show you the Top 5 Most...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
New item in my store: Miniature sweater keychains
Keys, everyone has them. So everyone needs a keychain as well, of course! I already knew I liked knitting Icelandic sweaters, but now I...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
My very first magazine cover!
Last year I wrote an article for FLUGRIT. This is the magazine of Hestagaman, the Icelandic horse society of Noord-Holland (the...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
The photo that perfectly represents 2020
I posted this photo in March of 2020. We were only at the beginning of the pandemic and were asked to keep a 2 meter / 6 feet (or 1,5...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
My 2020 highlights in 12 photos
Yes, 2020 was a crazy year. It was a year that brought a lot of hardship to a lot of people. But it was also a year that made many people...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
10 Last minute Christmas present-ideas
Having a white Christmas is, unfortunately, not something everyone in the world can enjoy. Here in North-Iceland we are lucky to be...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Top 5 most popular masks
My photos and sweater designs are available on a wide range of items. Masks have obviously become more and more popular this year and...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast with All Things Iceland
In September 2020 I did an intensive Icelandic Course in Ísafjörður and met Jewells from All Things Iceland there. She asked me to join...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Interview The IcehorseBlog
The IcehorseBlog interviewed me at the end of 2019. We talked about my move to Iceland, my old job in he Netherlands, my new job in...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Interview at NPO Radio 5 (Dutch national radio)
Op NPO Radio 5 mocht ik vertellen over hoe het leven op IJsland is. De conclusie: ongemakkelijke situaties zijn hier onvermijdelijk. Maar...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Short video about me in Iceland at Omroep Venlo
For all you non-Dutchies: this is a short item about me on a local tv-station in The Netherlands. You won't understand anything I'm...
Elisa Hanssen
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Interview about the snow in Iceland at NPO Radio 1 (Dutch national radio)
Zoals iedereen wellicht heeft gemerkt is het vandaag begonnen met sneeuwen in Nederland. Het land is in rep en roer. De NS heeft de...
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